Preston Stores

Northampton

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Preston Stores 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 31 March 2025 by West Northamptonshire.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Preston Stores, from December 2018 to March 2025. Its hygiene rating has gone up, from 3 in 2018 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Preston Stores.

Food hygiene rating history for Preston Stores
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 December 2018	3 / 5	Generally satisfactory
31 March 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Preston Stores in Northampton 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?

47 Queen Eleanor Road,
Far Cotton,
Northampton,
NN4 8NT,
NN4 8NT

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

Who inspects Preston Stores?

Food hygiene at Preston Stores 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 Preston Stores

What is Preston Stores’s food hygiene rating?

Preston Stores has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 31 March 2025.

When was Preston Stores last inspected?

Preston Stores was last inspected by West Northamptonshire on 31 March 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.