Common Grounds

St Leonards-on-sea

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Common Grounds 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 18 February 2025 by Hastings.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Common Grounds, from February 2022 to February 2025.

Food hygiene rating history for Common Grounds
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 February 2022	Not rated	No numeric rating
18 February 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Common Grounds in St Leonards-on-sea 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?

St John The Evangelist Church Upper Church Road,
St Leonards-on-sea,
East Sussex,
TN37 7AT

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

Who inspects Common Grounds?

Food hygiene at Common Grounds is inspected by Hastings, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.hastings.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Common Grounds

What is Common Grounds’s food hygiene rating?

Common Grounds has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 February 2025.

When was Common Grounds last inspected?

Common Grounds was last inspected by Hastings on 18 February 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.