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Post Office Stores food hygiene rating

Retailers - other · Great Yarmouth

Post Office Stores holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the shop 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 17 January 2025, 17 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: Main Road, Filby, NR29 3AA

How it compares in Great Yarmouth

In Great Yarmouth, 71% of rated places manage a 5, so Post Office Stores sits behind roughly 731 nearby businesses. 16% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Great Yarmouth
5 out of 5 731 71%
4 out of 5 161 16% ← Post Office Stores
3 out of 5 74 7%
2 out of 5 24 2%
1 out of 5 32 3%
0 out of 5 5 <1%

A further 89 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 Post Office Stores 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.

Questions about Post Office Stores

What is Post Office Stores's food hygiene rating?

Post Office Stores has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Great Yarmouth Council on 17 January 2025.

Is Post Office Stores 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 shop to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was Post Office Stores last inspected?

Post Office Stores was last inspected on 17 January 2025, 17 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Great Yarmouth Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Post Office Stores?

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 "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Post Office Stores compare to other places in Great Yarmouth?

71% of the 1,027 rated food businesses in Great Yarmouth hold the top rating of 5, while Post Office Stores holds a 4. 161 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Great Yarmouth Council inspects Post Office Stores 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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