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Waters View food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Tendring

Waters View holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the care premises are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 30 September 2025, 9 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 85 Harwich Road, Little Oakley, Harwich, CO12 5JA

How it compares in Tendring

In Tendring, 67% of rated places manage a 5, so Waters View sits behind roughly 775 nearby businesses. 19% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Tendring
5 out of 5 775 67%
4 out of 5 221 19% ← Waters View
3 out of 5 105 9%
2 out of 5 32 3%
1 out of 5 20 2%
0 out of 5 3 <1%

A further 124 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Waters View none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Waters View, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Cloverwood General Store Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 16 December 2022
Junior Adventures Group School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 9 July 2025
Hamford View Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 29 August 2025
Tamarind Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 22 May 2026
Ramsey Step Down and Care Centre Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 18 July 2025
Tescos Stores Ltd Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 4 - Good 16 April 2025
Oakley Pharmacy Retailers - other 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 9 November 2024
Ramsey Methodist Church Pub/bar/nightclub 0.9 miles away 5 - Very good 12 July 2024

Questions about Waters View

What is Waters View's food hygiene rating?

Waters View has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Tendring Council on 30 September 2025.

Is Waters View safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this care premises to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Waters View last inspected?

Waters View was last inspected on 30 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Tendring Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Waters View?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Waters View compare to other places in Tendring?

67% of the 1,156 rated food businesses in Tendring hold the top rating of 5, while Waters View holds a 4. 221 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Tendring Council inspects Waters View and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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Understanding this rating

More food hygiene ratings near here

Waters View is one of 126 rated food businesses in Harwich. See every hygiene rating in Harwich

Tendring inspects and rates 1,280 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Tendring

The official record is held by the council: http://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/

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