UK Food Hygiene Rankings

608,678 establishments

Best and worst performers across UK councils, food chains, and business types. Ratings run from 0 to 5, where 5 is the highest. Find the highest-rated food businesses near you, free on the App Store.

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Food Chains Average Ratings

Lowest Rated Food Chains

#	Chain	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Dixy Chicken	3.7 / 5	41%	147
2	Costcutter	4.2 / 5	48%	600
3	Budgens	4.3 / 5	62%	280
4	Chicken Cottage	4.4 / 5	61%	72
5	Kaspa's Desserts	4.4 / 5	57%	54
6	Londis	4.5 / 5	58%	1,447
7	Best Western	4.5 / 5	60%	43
8	Caffè Nero	4.6 / 5	65%	606
9	SPAR	4.6 / 5	64%	1,497
10	ibis Hotels	4.7 / 5	68%	65
11	Morrisons	4.8 / 5	70%	1,866
12	Frankie & Benny's	4.8 / 5	72%	32
13	Subway	4.8 / 5	75%	2,105
14	TGI Friday's	4.8 / 5	48%	46
15	Holiday Inn	4.8 / 5	77%	264
16	Creams Cafe	4.8 / 5	81%	67
17	Pizza Hut	4.8 / 5	74%	452
18	Honest Burgers	4.8 / 5	84%	38
19	Bella Italia	4.8 / 5	77%	77
20	Papa John's	4.8 / 5	81%	430

Highest Rated Food Chains

#	Chain	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Wetherspoons	5 / 5	98%	61
2	Gail's Bakery	5 / 5	97%	62
3	itsu	5 / 5	95%	82
4	Five Guys	5 / 5	92%	185
5	Wagamama	5 / 5	91%	169
6	Domino's Pizza	5 / 5	90%	1,274
7	Nando's	5 / 5	91%	486
8	Aldi	5 / 5	88%	1,060
9	Waitrose	5 / 5	95%	496
10	ASK Italian	5 / 5	94%	47
11	M&S Food	5 / 5	88%	685
12	Zizzi	5 / 5	92%	133
13	All Bar One	5 / 5	84%	44
14	McDonald's	5 / 5	89%	1,506
15	Starbucks	5 / 5	85%	1,391
16	Greggs	5 / 5	84%	2,696
17	Tortilla	5 / 5	88%	77
18	Lidl	5 / 5	86%	1,049
19	Pizza Express	5 / 5	92%	340
20	Sainsbury's	5 / 5	88%	1,600

Business Types by Average Rating

All FSA business types ranked by average rating.

#	Business Type	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Schools, Colleges & Universities	4.9 / 5	81%	36,005
2	Farmers & Growers	4.9 / 5	40%	2,715
3	Other Catering Premises	4.8 / 5	68%	73,500
4	Hospitals, Childcare & Caring Premises	4.8 / 5	74%	43,254
5	Mobile Caterers	4.8 / 5	70%	30,365
6	Supermarkets & Hypermarkets	4.8 / 5	78%	15,945
7	Hotels, B&Bs & Guest Houses	4.8 / 5	64%	14,828
8	Manufacturers & Packers	4.8 / 5	55%	11,916
9	Distributors & Transporters	4.8 / 5	47%	4,617
10	Importers & Exporters	4.7 / 5	40%	869
11	Pubs, Bars & Nightclubs	4.7 / 5	68%	50,996
12	Restaurants, Cafes & Canteens	4.6 / 5	65%	140,366
13	Other Retailers	4.5 / 5	53%	119,799
14	Takeaways & Sandwich Shops	4.3 / 5	51%	63,503

Postcode Areas Average Ratings

Postcode outward areas (e.g. SW1A). Minimum 50 establishments and 30 FHRS-rated (0–5 star) to qualify.

Worst Rated Postcode Areas

#	Postcode Area	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	E12	3.5 / 5	36%	239
2	E13	3.6 / 5	33%	331
3	B11	3.6 / 5	41%	408
4	UB2	3.7 / 5	40%	297
5	E7	3.7 / 5	36%	351
6	E10	3.7 / 5	40%	424
7	B8	3.7 / 5	39%	347
8	E6	3.8 / 5	39%	512
9	IG11	3.8 / 5	36%	391
10	UB1	3.8 / 5	40%	371
11	B21	3.8 / 5	39%	256
12	B19	3.8 / 5	39%	295
13	B5	3.8 / 5	48%	465
14	B10	3.8 / 5	45%	267
15	L7	3.8 / 5	38%	210
16	UB3	3.9 / 5	44%	323
17	E17	3.9 / 5	43%	784
18	B9	3.9 / 5	40%	214
19	M46	3.9 / 5	42%	159
20	W9	3.9 / 5	43%	207

Best Rated Postcode Areas

#	Postcode Area	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	TA8	5 / 5	90%	196
2	TS16	5 / 5	89%	61
3	M90	5 / 5	77%	113
4	SY12	5 / 5	95%	60
5	BT26	5 / 5	91%	56
6	DT10	5 / 5	79%	110
7	CT12	5 / 5	96%	136
8	DN22	5 / 5	92%	266
9	DL10	5 / 5	92%	171
10	PR26	5 / 5	84%	70
11	SO20	5 / 5	92%	63
12	BH17	5 / 5	85%	101
13	TR26	5 / 5	97%	170
14	CA6	5 / 5	88%	93
15	DT1	5 / 5	77%	265
16	IP29	5 / 5	83%	58
17	GL17	5 / 5	83%	76
18	CT7	5 / 5	93%	88
19	TS17	5 / 5	91%	244
20	BT42	4.9 / 5	76%	248

Councils Average Ratings

Councils with fewer than 500 rated establishments excluded.

Councils with the Lowest Average Ratings

#	Local Authority	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Newham	4 / 5	46%	2,655
2	Waltham Forest	4 / 5	49%	2,029
3	Ealing	4.2 / 5	50%	3,574
4	Bolton	4.2 / 5	52%	2,341
5	Blaenau Gwent	4.2 / 5	44%	659
6	Barking and Dagenham	4.2 / 5	48%	1,390
7	Wigan	4.2 / 5	50%	2,545
8	Camden	4.2 / 5	48%	4,295
9	Walsall	4.3 / 5	47%	2,236
10	Enfield	4.3 / 5	55%	2,483
11	Birmingham	4.3 / 5	56%	10,155
12	Hillingdon	4.3 / 5	59%	2,226
13	Blackburn	4.3 / 5	58%	1,327
14	Lambeth	4.3 / 5	57%	2,673
15	Redbridge	4.3 / 5	57%	2,101
16	Reading	4.4 / 5	57%	1,618
17	Portsmouth	4.4 / 5	56%	1,831
18	Knowsley	4.4 / 5	58%	780
19	Wyre	4.4 / 5	55%	1,026
20	Barnet	4.4 / 5	52%	2,833

Councils with the Highest Average Ratings

#	Local Authority	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Bassetlaw	5 / 5	91%	1,095
2	Forest of Dean	4.9 / 5	83%	791
3	Dorset	4.9 / 5	76%	5,054
4	Wrexham	4.9 / 5	93%	1,216
5	Thanet	4.9 / 5	94%	1,514
6	Stockton On Tees	4.9 / 5	88%	1,550
7	Ipswich	4.9 / 5	91%	1,116
8	Chichester	4.9 / 5	88%	1,450
9	West Oxfordshire	4.9 / 5	86%	1,120
10	North Kesteven	4.9 / 5	89%	974
11	Redcar and Cleveland	4.9 / 5	89%	1,226
12	Cotswold	4.9 / 5	87%	1,112
13	Harborough	4.9 / 5	85%	817
14	Mid and East Antrim	4.9 / 5	81%	1,173
15	Lisburn and Castlereagh City	4.9 / 5	85%	1,013
16	South Ribble	4.9 / 5	86%	824
17	Lincoln City	4.9 / 5	87%	1,098
18	Havant	4.9 / 5	76%	1,040
19	Broxbourne	4.9 / 5	75%	815
20	Hartlepool	4.9 / 5	88%	774

Slowest Inspection Cadence

How long ago food businesses were last inspected by the FSA, ranked by council. Higher numbers mean inspections are less frequent.

#	Local Authority	Average time since last inspection	Longest gap without a new inspection
1	Highland	7.3 years	20.4 years
2	Fife	6.4 years	20.5 years
3	Aberdeen City	6.2 years	19.8 years
4	Dumfries and Galloway	6.1 years	12.2 years
5	Argyll and Bute	5.6 years	19.1 years
6	Glasgow City	5.1 years	20.3 years
7	East Lothian	5 years	17 years
8	Aberdeenshire	4.5 years	20.5 years
9	Edinburgh (City of)	4.1 years	20.4 years
10	Birmingham	4.1 years	20.1 years
11	Stirling	4 years	19 years
12	Liverpool	4 years	14 years
13	North Kesteven	3.9 years	19.8 years
14	Scottish Borders	3.9 years	10.9 years
15	Rochford	3.7 years	15 years
16	North Devon	3.6 years	20.4 years
17	South Lanarkshire	3.6 years	10.3 years
18	Pembrokeshire	3.5 years	15.7 years
19	Denbighshire	3.5 years	13.6 years
20	North East Lincolnshire	3.5 years	10.8 years

Most Unrated Establishments

Establishments awaiting their first FSA inspection or awaiting publication of results.

#	Local Authority	% Awaiting	Awaiting	Total
1	Liverpool	24.1%	1,091	4,526
2	Stevenage	20.5%	141	689
3	Pembrokeshire	19.9%	460	2,312
4	Epsom and Ewell	19.7%	117	594
5	North East Lincolnshire	18.3%	320	1,747
6	Coventry	17.8%	540	3,035
7	Camden	17.2%	739	4,295
8	Leeds	17.0%	1,235	7,265
9	Luton	15.9%	273	1,717
10	Uttlesford	15.1%	126	835
11	North West Leicestershire	15.0%	146	971
12	West Northamptonshire	14.9%	593	3,977
13	Walsall	14.8%	331	2,236
14	Manchester	14.6%	944	6,465
15	Oadby and Wigston	14.4%	57	396
16	Windsor and Maidenhead	13.5%	220	1,627
17	Lewisham	12.0%	295	2,460
18	Bristol	12.0%	539	4,495
19	Buckinghamshire	11.9%	570	4,791
20	Hackney	11.7%	306	2,614

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