Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 Waltham Forest

Homewards

Chingford

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Homewards 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 August 2025 by Waltham Forest.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Homewards, from August 2021 to August 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 Homewards.

Food hygiene rating history for Homewards
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
9 August 2021	5 / 5	Very good
18 August 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Homewards in Chingford 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?

48 Leonard Road,
Chingford,
London,
E4 8NE

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

Who inspects Homewards?

Food hygiene at Homewards is inspected by Waltham Forest, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Homewards

What is Homewards’s food hygiene rating?

Homewards has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 18 August 2025.

When was Homewards last inspected?

Homewards was last inspected by Waltham Forest on 18 August 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.