Hodges Family Butchers

Lancashire

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Hodges Family Butchers scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 16 October 2025 by Hyndburn.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Hodges Family Butchers, from November 2020 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Hodges Family Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 November 2020	4 / 5	Good
16 October 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Hodges Family Butchers in Lancashire 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?

40a Queen Street,
Great Harwood,
Lancashire,
BB6 7QQ

Hodges Family Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Hodges Family Butchers?

Food hygiene at Hodges Family Butchers is inspected by Hyndburn, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Hodges Family Butchers

What is Hodges Family Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Hodges Family Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 16 October 2025.

When was Hodges Family Butchers last inspected?

Hodges Family Butchers was last inspected by Hyndburn on 16 October 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.