Village Stores

Merthyr Tydfil

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Village Stores scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 March 2025 by Merthyr Tydfil.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Village Stores, from February 2020 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Village Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
24 February 2020	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
3 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Village Stores in Merthyr Tydfil 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?

5 Aberfan Road,
Aberfan,
Merthyr Tydfil,
CF48 4QL

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

Who inspects Village Stores?

Food hygiene at Village Stores is inspected by Merthyr Tydfil, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.merthyr.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Village Stores

What is Village Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Village Stores has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 March 2025.

When was Village Stores last inspected?

Village Stores was last inspected by Merthyr Tydfil on 3 March 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.