Home Bargains

Cumbria

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Home Bargains scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 20 May 2025 by Cumberland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Home Bargains, from August 2018 to May 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Home Bargains.

Food hygiene rating history for Home Bargains
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 August 2018	5 / 5	Very good
20 May 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Home Bargains in Cumbria has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Preston Street,
Whitehaven,
Cumbria,
CA28 9DL

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Home Bargains. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Home Bargains?

Food hygiene at Home Bargains is inspected by Cumberland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cumberland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Home Bargains

What is Home Bargains’s food hygiene rating?

Home Bargains has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 May 2025.

When was Home Bargains last inspected?

Home Bargains was last inspected by Cumberland on 20 May 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.