Valley View Res. Care Home

Houghton-Le-Spring

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Valley View Res. Care Home 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 22 March 2026 by Sunderland.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Valley View Res. Care Home, from January 2019 to March 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2019 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Valley View Res. Care Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Valley View Res. Care Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 January 2019	5 / 5	Very good
22 March 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Valley View Res. Care Home 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?

Valley View,
Back Lane,
Houghton-Le-Spring,
DH4 7HX

Valley View Res. Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Valley View Res. Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Valley View Res. Care Home?

Food hygiene at Valley View Res. Care Home 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 Valley View Res. Care Home

What is Valley View Res. Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Valley View Res. Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 22 March 2026.

When was Valley View Res. Care Home last inspected?

Valley View Res. Care Home was last inspected by Sunderland on 22 March 2026.

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.