Home Farm Stores

Food hygiene rating 1 / 5 · Major improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Home Farm Stores scored just 1 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Major improvement necessary

Last inspected on 15 May 2026 by Newark and Sherwood.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Home Farm Stores, from April 2019 to May 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 4 in 2019 to 1 in 2026.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Home Farm Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
29 April 2019	4 / 5	Good
15 May 2026	1 / 5	Major improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Home Farm Stores 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?

Main Street,
Oxton,
NG25 0SA

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

Who inspects Home Farm Stores?

Food hygiene at Home Farm Stores is inspected by Newark and Sherwood, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Home Farm Stores

What is Home Farm Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Home Farm Stores has a food hygiene rating of 1 out of 5 (Major improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 15 May 2026.

When was Home Farm Stores last inspected?

Home Farm Stores was last inspected by Newark and Sherwood on 15 May 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.