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Food hygiene in County Durham by area

In the last month 73 food places across County Durham were given a hygiene score, and 100% of them got the top mark of 5. Over three months, 11 places scored 2 or below, and 137 food places are waiting for their first inspection.

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73hygiene scoreslast 31 days
100%scored 573 places, last 31 days
11scored 0 to 2last 3 months
137waiting for a first inspectionusually new or under new owners

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Most inspected this month: Newton Aycliffe (9), Durham (7) and Framwellgate Moor (6). The middle County Durham area had 0. Over three months, the highest share of 5s among areas with at least five scores was in Peterlee (100%), Horden (100%) and Murton (100%).

Every area, ranked

1Newton AycliffeDL591984%03
2DurhamDH173964%218
3Framwellgate MoorDH163168%116
4BlackhillDH862152%08
5ConsettDH862152%08
6Barnard CastleDL1261292%02
7Bishop AucklandDL1451377%112
8ClaypathDH142861%114
9CrossgateDH142864%114
10ElvetDH142868%114
11LeadgateDH841850%08
12MurtonSR745100%01
13SeahamSR731861%18
14St Helen AucklandDL143863%14
15Aycliffe VillageDL53580%01
16Pity MeDH13580%03
17DawdonSR721258%15
18StanleyDH92956%06
19TempletownDH82933%06
20CrookDL152757%06
21PeterleeSR827100%05
22ShildonDL42757%04
23West AucklandDL142650%13
24Langley MoorDH72475%03
25Wheatley HillDH62450%01
26Aykley HeadsDH123100%02
27Ushaw MoorDH723100%03
28BournmoorDH422–01
29Langley ParkDH722–00
30Woodstone VillageDH422–02
31CarrvilleDH111060%08
32FerryhillDL171944%15
33SpennymoorDL161757%15
34Blackhall CollieryTS2715100%00
35HordenSR815100%03
36New ShildonDL41540%04
37Shotton CollieryDH61560%12
38BelmontDH114100%05
39EldonDL141450%02
40GilesgateDH11425%04
41LanchesterDH71450%01
42South ChurchDL141475%01
43Easington CollierySR81333%01
44SacristonDH71367%14
45Annfield PlainDH912–05
46BearparkDH712–03
47BurnopfieldNE1612–01
48CatchgateDH912–13
49Coundon GrangeDL1412–00
50DiptonDH912–11
51Eldon LaneDL1412–00
52HarelawDH912–12
53MeadowfieldDH712–03
54SunnybrowDL1512–03
55WhitesmocksDH112–00
56WillingtonDL1512–03
57BenfieldsideDH811–00
58BrandonDH711–02
59ChiltonDL1711–00
60CoundonDL1411–00
61EasingtonSR811–00
62New BrancepethDH711–01
63Shotley BridgeDH811–00
64St John's ChapelDL1311–00
65Toft HillDL1411–00
66WolsinghamDL1311–00
67Chester-le-StreetDH30850%09
68South PelawDH20850%013
69PerkinsvilleDH20683%05
70EvenwoodDL1403100%00
71BowburnDH602–01
72CoxhoeDH602–02
73Crossgate MoorDH102–00
74High PittingtonDH602–00
75Middleton-in-TeesdaleDL1202–10
76SedgefieldTS2102–01
77ShincliffeDH102–11
78Tow LawDL1302–00
79Blackhall RocksTS2701–00
80BrancepethDH701–00
81Chilton LaneDL1701–10
82CotherstoneDL1201–00
83CragheadDH901–00
84Esh WinningDH701–00
85Ferryhill StationDL1701–11
86FishburnTS2101–00
87FrosterleyDL1301–00
88Great LumleyDH301–02
89HamsterleyNE1701–01
90HaswellDH601–00
91HobsonNE1601–00
92Howden-le-WearDL1501–00
93Kirk MerringtonDL1601–00
94Low WestwoodNE1701–00
95MerryoaksDH101–00
96Neville's CrossDH101–00
97Newton HallDH101–00
98ParkhillDH601–00
99Quaking HousesDH901–03
100SherburnDH601–01
101StanhopeDL1301–01
102ThornleyDH601–00
103TrimdonTS2901–00
104Trimdon VillageTS2901–00
105TudhoeDL1601–00
106WingateTS2801–01
107BrowneyDH700–03
108CornforthDL1700–01
109EgglestonDL1200–01
110Grange VillaDH200–03
111GreencroftDH900–02
112High ShincliffeDH100–01
113Middlestone MoorDL1600–01
114New KyoDH900–01
115NewfieldDH200–04
116OustonDH200–01
117PeltonDH200–02
118Pelton FellDH200–02
119Quarrington HillDH600–01
120South HettonDH600–01
121West CornforthDL1700–01
122West PeltonDH900–02

“Last month” and “3 months” count the hygiene scores published within each area’s circle. “Scored 5” is the share of the last three months’ scores that were a 5; it needs at least three. “Waiting” is food places registered but not yet inspected. Areas overlap, so one place can count in more than one. Tap a column to sort.

Scored 0 to 2 in the last three months

A score shows how things were on the day of the inspection. Businesses can appeal, and can ask for a new inspection once they have made improvements, so check the Food Standards Agency’s page for the latest.

Top marks this month

73 places scored 5 in the last 31 days; the latest 20 are shown.

New food places

137 food places across County Durham are registered with their council and waiting for a first hygiene inspection, the most near Durham (18), Framwellgate Moor (16), Claypath (14), Crossgate (14) and Elvet (14). They are usually new businesses or ones under new owners, and each area’s page lists them.

By kind of business

Restaurants and cafés8771%2
Takeaways and sandwich shops5038%4
Shops4363%3
Pubs, bars and clubs3168%2
Care homes and nurseries1995%0
Other caterers1191%0
Schools and colleges8100%0
Hotels and B&Bs683%0
Supermarkets5100%0
Mobile caterers2–0
Food makers and packers2–0
Distributors2–0

County Durham, last three months. The share scoring 5 needs at least three scores.

How food hygiene ratings work

Every place that serves, sells or makes food is inspected by its council’s food safety officers, and the Food Standards Agency publishes the score. Officers look at how food is handled and stored, the state of the building and its cleaning, and how the business manages food safety. The score runs from 0 to 5:

  • 5: very good
  • 4: good
  • 3: generally satisfactory
  • 2: improvement necessary
  • 1: major improvement necessary
  • 0: urgent improvement necessary

How often a place is inspected depends on the risk, so a busy kitchen is visited more often than a shop selling packaged food. New businesses wait for a first visit before they get a score.

Where the figures come from

Scores come from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene rating data, published under the Open Government Licence, for every council we cover. Figures for County Durham as a whole count the food places whose nearest area is in County Durham. Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. A score appears here when the agency publishes it, which can be a few weeks after the inspection.

See our sources and their licences. Figures update every night.

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Questions people ask

Which areas of County Durham had the most food hygiene inspections?

Over the last month, the most hygiene scores were published for Newton Aycliffe (9), Durham (7), Framwellgate Moor (6), Blackhill (6) and Consett (6). The middle County Durham area had 0.

How many County Durham food places score 5 for hygiene?

Of the 266 food places in County Durham given a score in the last three months, 179 (67%) got the top mark of 5, meaning hygiene is very good.

Have any County Durham food places scored 0, 1 or 2 recently?

Yes. In the last three months 11 places in County Durham were given 2 or below: 1 scored 0, 2 scored 1 and 8 scored 2. Each is listed on this page with its date. A low score shows how things were on the day of the inspection.

What do food hygiene ratings mean?

Food Standards Agency scores run from 0 to 5: 5 is very good, 4 good, 3 generally satisfactory, 2 improvement necessary, 1 major improvement necessary and 0 urgent improvement necessary. Council officers give the score after an inspection of hygiene, the building and how food safety is managed.