Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 Epping Forest

Costa

Loughton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Costa 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 28 January 2026 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Costa, from October 2019 to January 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Costa
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 October 2019	5 / 5	Very good
28 January 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Costa in Loughton 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?

Costa Coffee,
230 High Road,
Loughton,
Essex,
IG10 1EZ

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

Who inspects Costa?

Food hygiene at Costa is inspected by Epping Forest, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Costa

What is Costa’s food hygiene rating?

Costa has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 28 January 2026.

When was Costa last inspected?

Costa was last inspected by Epping Forest on 28 January 2026.

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.