Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 West Northamptonshire

Costa Coffee

Northampton

Food hygiene rating 4 / 5 · Good

Squeaky clean

Costa Coffee scored a 4 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Generally satisfactory Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 23 October 2025 by West Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Costa Coffee, from September 2019 to October 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone down, from 5 in 2019 to 4 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Costa Coffee.

Food hygiene rating history for Costa Coffee
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
2 September 2019	5 / 5	Very good
23 October 2025	4 / 5	Good

What does this rating mean?

Costa Coffee in Northampton has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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?

Unit C,
223 Wellingborough Road,
Northampton,
NN1 4EF,
NN1 4EF

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

Who inspects Costa Coffee?

Food hygiene at Costa Coffee is inspected by West Northamptonshire, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Costa Coffee

What is Costa Coffee’s food hygiene rating?

Costa Coffee has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (Good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 23 October 2025.

When was Costa Coffee last inspected?

Costa Coffee was last inspected by West Northamptonshire on 23 October 2025.

Is a 4 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

A 4 out of 5 is good. Hygiene standards were found to be good at the last inspection, just short of the top mark.

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.