Retailers - other 📍 Derry City and Strabane

Higgins & Sons

Londonderry

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Higgins & Sons scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 4 March 2025 by Derry City and Strabane.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Higgins & Sons, from September 2020 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 1 in 2020 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Higgins & Sons.

Food hygiene rating history for Higgins & Sons
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 September 2020	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary
4 March 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Higgins & Sons in Londonderry has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

155 Creggan Road,
Ballymagrorty,
Londonderry,
Londonderry,
BT48 0RX

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

Who inspects Higgins & Sons?

Food hygiene at Higgins & Sons is inspected by Derry City and Strabane, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.derrystrabane.com or [email protected].

Questions about Higgins & Sons

What is Higgins & Sons’s food hygiene rating?

Higgins & Sons has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 4 March 2025.

When was Higgins & Sons last inspected?

Higgins & Sons was last inspected by Derry City and Strabane on 4 March 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.