Woodfield Newsagents

Benfleet

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Woodfield Newsagents scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 19 December 2025 by Castle Point.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Woodfield Newsagents, from October 2019 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2019 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Woodfield Newsagents.

Food hygiene rating history for Woodfield Newsagents
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 October 2019	4 / 5	Good
19 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Woodfield Newsagents in Benfleet 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?

97 Woodfield Road,
Hadleigh,
Benfleet,
Essex,
SS7 2ES

Woodfield Newsagents Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Woodfield Newsagents?

Food hygiene at Woodfield Newsagents is inspected by Castle Point, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Woodfield Newsagents

What is Woodfield Newsagents’s food hygiene rating?

Woodfield Newsagents has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 19 December 2025.

When was Woodfield Newsagents last inspected?

Woodfield Newsagents was last inspected by Castle Point on 19 December 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.