Downey's Fish & Chips

Whitburn Road

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Downey's Fish & Chips 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 18 September 2025 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Downey's Fish & Chips, from April 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Downey's Fish & Chips.

Food hygiene rating history for Downey's Fish & Chips
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
30 April 2021	5 / 5	Very good
18 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Downey's Fish & Chips in Whitburn Road 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?

Downey's Fish And Chips,
Unit 4 Stack Seaburn,
Whitburn Road,
Sunderland,
SR6 8AA

Downey's Fish & Chips Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Downey's Fish & Chips. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Downey's Fish & Chips?

Food hygiene at Downey's Fish & Chips 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 Downey's Fish & Chips

What is Downey's Fish & Chips’s food hygiene rating?

Downey's Fish & Chips has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 September 2025.

When was Downey's Fish & Chips last inspected?

Downey's Fish & Chips was last inspected by Sunderland on 18 September 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.