Briggs Quality Butchers

Ashton-under-lyne

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Briggs Quality Butchers 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 1 July 2026 by Tameside.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Briggs Quality Butchers, from May 2017 to July 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2017 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Briggs Quality Butchers.

Food hygiene rating history for Briggs Quality Butchers
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
8 May 2017	5 / 5	Very good
5 July 2023	5 / 5	Very good
1 July 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Briggs Quality Butchers in Ashton-under-lyne 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?

Stall 7 To 9 Market Hall,
Market Place,
Ashton-under-lyne,
Tameside,
OL6 7JU

Briggs Quality Butchers Hygiene Rating - 5/5

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

Who inspects Briggs Quality Butchers?

Food hygiene at Briggs Quality Butchers is inspected by Tameside, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.tameside.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Briggs Quality Butchers

What is Briggs Quality Butchers’s food hygiene rating?

Briggs Quality Butchers has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 1 July 2026.

When was Briggs Quality Butchers last inspected?

Briggs Quality Butchers was last inspected by Tameside on 1 July 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.