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Norton Lodge Residential Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Halton

Norton Lodge Residential Home 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 25 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: Norton Village, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6QA

How it compares in Halton

In Halton, 75% of rated places manage a 5, so Norton Lodge Residential Home sits behind roughly 620 nearby businesses. 13% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Halton
5 out of 5 620 75%
4 out of 5 106 13% ← Norton Lodge Residential Home
3 out of 5 66 8%
2 out of 5 15 2%
1 out of 5 13 2%
0 out of 5 5 1%

A further 81 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 Norton Lodge Residential Home 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 Norton Lodge Residential Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
JJ's Early Explorers Caring Premises at this address 5 - Very good 4 October 2023
Impact Food Group Trading as Hutchison Catering Ltd @ Whitegate CE Primary School School/college/university 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 21 November 2025
Knights Grange Pub Pub/bar/nightclub 1.1 miles away 5 - Very good 3 September 2021
Littler Grange Nursery Caring Premises 1.4 miles away 5 - Very good 10 December 2025
Grange Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 1.4 miles away 5 - Very good 17 June 2026
Breakfast Club & Fun Club School/college/university 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 22 May 2024
Grange Community Nursery Primary School School/college/university 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 28 January 2026
Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre Caring Premises 1.5 miles away 5 - Very good 27 January 2026

Questions about Norton Lodge Residential Home

What is Norton Lodge Residential Home's food hygiene rating?

Norton Lodge Residential Home has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Halton Council on 25 September 2025.

Is Norton Lodge Residential Home 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 Norton Lodge Residential Home last inspected?

Norton Lodge Residential Home was last inspected on 25 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Halton Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Norton Lodge Residential Home?

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 Norton Lodge Residential Home compare to other places in Halton?

75% of the 825 rated food businesses in Halton hold the top rating of 5, while Norton Lodge Residential Home holds a 4. 106 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Halton Council inspects Norton Lodge Residential Home 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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More food hygiene ratings near here

Norton Lodge Residential Home is one of 347 rated food businesses in Runcorn. See every hygiene rating in Runcorn

Halton inspects and rates 906 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Halton

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

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