Waterfields

Eccleston

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Waterfields 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 23 June 2025 by St Helens.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Waterfields, from December 2021 to June 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 4 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

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

Food hygiene rating history for Waterfields
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
10 December 2021	4 / 5	Good
23 June 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Waterfields in Eccleston 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?

Pharmacy,
101 Walmesley Road,
Eccleston,
WA10 5JW

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

Who inspects Waterfields?

Food hygiene at Waterfields is inspected by St Helens, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sthelens.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Waterfields

What is Waterfields’s food hygiene rating?

Waterfields has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 June 2025.

When was Waterfields last inspected?

Waterfields was last inspected by St Helens on 23 June 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.