Rudgewick Butchers

Waltham Abbey

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Rudgewick Butchers scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Improvement necessary Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 20 February 2026 by Epping Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Rudgewick Butchers, from June 2019 to February 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Rudgewick Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
19 June 2019	5 / 5	Very good
20 February 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Rudgewick Butchers in Waltham Abbey has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (major improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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?

16 Nazeingbury Parade,
Nazeing,
Waltham Abbey,
Essex,
EN9 2JL

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

Who inspects Rudgewick Butchers?

Food hygiene at Rudgewick Butchers 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 Rudgewick Butchers

What is Rudgewick Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Rudgewick Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 20 February 2026.

When was Rudgewick Butchers last inspected?

Rudgewick Butchers was last inspected by Epping Forest on 20 February 2026.

Is a 1 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 1 out of 5 means major improvement was necessary 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.