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Price Cutters food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Oldham

Price Cutters holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The shop met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 13 November 2025, 7 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: 267-269 Ripponden Road, Oldham, OL1 4HR

How it compares in Oldham

In Oldham, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Price Cutters sits behind roughly 1,491 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Oldham
5 out of 5 1,253 75%
4 out of 5 238 14%
3 out of 5 91 5% ← Price Cutters
2 out of 5 65 4%
1 out of 5 26 2%
0 out of 5 7 <1%

A further 259 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 Price Cutters 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 Price Cutters, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
A&A Mini Market Retailers - other 391 yards away 5 - Very good 18 November 2025
Asda Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 July 2025
Bear On The Hill Pub/bar/nightclub 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 5 May 2025
Best One Retailers - other 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 6 June 2023
B&M Retail Ltd Retailers - other 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 31 March 2021
Baby Bears Play Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 22 January 2026
A-Star Kids Pre-School Caring Premises 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 3 December 2024
24 Mocktails Limited Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.8 miles away 5 - Very good 29 November 2023

Questions about Price Cutters

What is Price Cutters's food hygiene rating?

Price Cutters has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Oldham Council on 13 November 2025.

Is Price Cutters safe to eat at?

A 3 means the shop met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Price Cutters last inspected?

Price Cutters was last inspected on 13 November 2025, 7 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Oldham Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Price Cutters?

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

How does Price Cutters compare to other places in Oldham?

75% of the 1,680 rated food businesses in Oldham hold the top rating of 5, while Price Cutters holds a 3. 91 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Oldham Council inspects Price Cutters 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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