Dicksons Pork Shops

Houghton-Le-Spring

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Dicksons Pork Shops scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

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

Last inspected on 14 January 2025 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Dicksons Pork Shops, from May 2018 to January 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Dicksons Pork Shops.

Food hygiene rating history for Dicksons Pork Shops
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
21 May 2018	5 / 5	Very good
14 January 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Dicksons Pork Shops in Houghton-Le-Spring 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?

37,
Newbottle Street,
Houghton-Le-Spring,
DH4 4AP

Dicksons Pork Shops Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Dicksons Pork Shops?

Food hygiene at Dicksons Pork Shops is inspected by Sunderland, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Dicksons Pork Shops

What is Dicksons Pork Shops’s food hygiene rating?

Dicksons Pork Shops has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 14 January 2025.

When was Dicksons Pork Shops last inspected?

Dicksons Pork Shops was last inspected by Sunderland on 14 January 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.