Sloe Hill Residential Home

St Ippolyts

Food hygiene rating 2 / 5 · Improvement necessary

Bit dodgy, this one

Sloe Hill Residential Home scored just 2 out of 5 at its last inspection. Maybe think twice before ordering.

The breakdown

Hygiene Improvement necessary Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Generally satisfactory

Last inspected on 7 September 2026 by North Hertfordshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Sloe Hill Residential Home, from August 2025 to September 2026. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2025 to 2 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Sloe Hill Residential Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Sloe Hill Residential Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
15 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good
7 September 2026	2 / 5	Improvement necessary

What does this rating mean?

Sloe Hill Residential Home in St Ippolyts has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 2 out of 5 means some 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?

Sloe Hill Mill Lane,
St Ippolyts,
Hertfordshire,
SG4 7NN

Sloe Hill Residential Home Hygiene Rating - 2/5

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

Who inspects Sloe Hill Residential Home?

Food hygiene at Sloe Hill Residential Home is inspected by North Hertfordshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.north-herts.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Sloe Hill Residential Home

What is Sloe Hill Residential Home’s food hygiene rating?

Sloe Hill Residential Home has a food hygiene rating of 2 out of 5 (Improvement necessary), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 7 September 2026.

When was Sloe Hill Residential Home last inspected?

Sloe Hill Residential Home was last inspected by North Hertfordshire on 7 September 2026.

Is a 2 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 2 out of 5 means some 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.