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Barton Brook Care Home food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Salford

Barton Brook Care Home holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises 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 3 February 2026, 5 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: 201 Trafford Road, Eccles, M30 0GP

How it compares in Salford

In Salford, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so Barton Brook Care Home sits behind roughly 1,599 nearby businesses. 9% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Salford
5 out of 5 1,221 65%
4 out of 5 378 20%
3 out of 5 174 9% ← Barton Brook Care Home
2 out of 5 54 3%
1 out of 5 54 3%
0 out of 5 0 0%

A further 215 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 Barton Brook Care 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 Barton Brook Care Home, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Big Brother Takeaway/sandwich shop 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 14 October 2025
B&Q Ltd Retailers - other 0.4 miles away 5 - Very good 29 June 2026
Alexandra House Caring Premises 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 26 November 2025
Beech Street Primary School Kitchen School/college/university 0.5 miles away 5 - Very good 13 May 2025
ASDA Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.6 miles away 5 - Very good 13 November 2025
Abbey Grove Residential Home Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 6 January 2026
Asda Stores Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 2 October 2025
Bee's Knees Nursery And Preschool Caring Premises 0.7 miles away 5 - Very good 18 December 2025

Questions about Barton Brook Care Home

What is Barton Brook Care Home's food hygiene rating?

Barton Brook Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Salford Council on 3 February 2026.

Is Barton Brook Care Home safe to eat at?

A 3 means the care premises 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 Barton Brook Care Home last inspected?

Barton Brook Care Home was last inspected on 3 February 2026, 5 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Salford Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Barton Brook Care Home?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", 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 Barton Brook Care Home compare to other places in Salford?

65% of the 1,881 rated food businesses in Salford hold the top rating of 5, while Barton Brook Care Home holds a 3. 174 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Salford Council inspects Barton Brook Care 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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Barton Brook Care Home is one of 300 rated food businesses in Eccles. See every hygiene rating in Eccles

Salford inspects and rates 2,096 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Salford

The official record is held by the council: http://www.salford.gov.uk/envhealth.htm

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