UK Food Hygiene Rankings

621,767 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	3.6 / 5	40%	158
2	Costcutter	4.2 / 5	48%	602
3	Chicken Cottage	4.3 / 5	60%	75
4	Budgens	4.4 / 5	63%	286
5	Londis	4.4 / 5	58%	1,473
6	Kaspa's Desserts	4.5 / 5	62%	55
7	Best Western	4.6 / 5	63%	43
8	Caffè Nero	4.6 / 5	65%	610
9	SPAR	4.6 / 5	64%	1,523
10	Crowne Plaza	4.6 / 5	74%	31
11	ibis Hotels	4.7 / 5	68%	65
12	Morrisons	4.7 / 5	70%	1,888
13	Holiday Inn	4.8 / 5	77%	265
14	Bella Italia	4.8 / 5	76%	78
15	Subway	4.8 / 5	75%	2,126
16	Pizza Hut	4.8 / 5	76%	472
17	Brewer's Fayre	4.8 / 5	75%	56
18	Frankie & Benny's	4.8 / 5	73%	33
19	Papa John's	4.8 / 5	81%	434
20	TGI Friday's	4.8 / 5	52%	46

Highest Rated Food Chains

#	Chain	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	itsu	5 / 5	95%	82
2	Wagamama	5 / 5	92%	171
3	Domino's Pizza	5 / 5	90%	1,284
4	Nando's	5 / 5	92%	488
5	Wetherspoons	5 / 5	97%	63
6	ASK Italian	5 / 5	94%	47
7	Aldi	5 / 5	88%	1,064
8	All Bar One	5 / 5	84%	44
9	Waitrose	5 / 5	94%	501
10	M&S Food	5 / 5	88%	693
11	Five Guys	5 / 5	92%	185
12	Gail's Bakery	5 / 5	95%	66
13	McDonald's	5 / 5	89%	1,527
14	Pizza Express	5 / 5	92%	340
15	Greggs	5 / 5	84%	2,725
16	Starbucks	5 / 5	85%	1,409
17	Sainsbury's	5 / 5	88%	1,611
18	Travelodge	5 / 5	82%	464
19	Lidl	5 / 5	86%	1,057
20	Zizzi	5 / 5	91%	133

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%	36,359
2	Farmers & Growers	4.9 / 5	41%	2,776
3	Other Catering Premises	4.8 / 5	70%	75,845
4	Hospitals, Childcare & Caring Premises	4.8 / 5	74%	43,774
5	Mobile Caterers	4.8 / 5	71%	31,581
6	Supermarkets & Hypermarkets	4.8 / 5	78%	16,079
7	Hotels, B&Bs & Guest Houses	4.8 / 5	64%	14,974
8	Manufacturers & Packers	4.8 / 5	56%	12,264
9	Distributors & Transporters	4.7 / 5	48%	4,703
10	Importers & Exporters	4.7 / 5	41%	893
11	Pubs, Bars & Nightclubs	4.7 / 5	68%	51,679
12	Restaurants, Cafes & Canteens	4.6 / 5	65%	143,817
13	Other Retailers	4.5 / 5	54%	121,921
14	Takeaways & Sandwich Shops	4.3 / 5	52%	65,102

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	E13	3.5 / 5	31%	351
2	E12	3.5 / 5	34%	246
3	B11	3.6 / 5	41%	419
4	UB2	3.6 / 5	39%	309
5	B8	3.7 / 5	38%	361
6	E10	3.7 / 5	39%	432
7	E7	3.7 / 5	37%	364
8	B5	3.7 / 5	46%	476
9	B19	3.7 / 5	40%	297
10	B9	3.7 / 5	40%	222
11	IG11	3.8 / 5	36%	411
12	E6	3.8 / 5	39%	532
13	UB1	3.8 / 5	38%	378
14	L7	3.8 / 5	36%	211
15	B21	3.8 / 5	40%	258
16	E17	3.8 / 5	43%	811
17	UB3	3.8 / 5	44%	336
18	B10	3.9 / 5	46%	270
19	M46	3.9 / 5	40%	161
20	W9	3.9 / 5	43%	214

Best Rated Postcode Areas

#	Postcode Area	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	BH31	5 / 5	98%	50
2	TS16	5 / 5	92%	62
3	TA8	5 / 5	90%	196
4	M90	5 / 5	79%	114
5	BT26	5 / 5	91%	56
6	DT10	5 / 5	79%	112
7	DN22	5 / 5	93%	277
8	SY12	5 / 5	94%	62
9	BH17	5 / 5	87%	101
10	CW4	5 / 5	93%	59
11	TS17	5 / 5	92%	249
12	IP29	5 / 5	83%	59
13	CR6	5 / 5	91%	53
14	CT12	5 / 5	95%	139
15	GL17	5 / 5	83%	78
16	CT7	5 / 5	93%	90
17	CA6	5 / 5	87%	95
18	PR26	5 / 5	85%	74
19	TR26	5 / 5	97%	173
20	TS8	5 / 5	89%	87

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	3.9 / 5	46%	2,764
2	Waltham Forest	4 / 5	48%	2,080
3	Ealing	4.1 / 5	50%	3,664
4	Bolton	4.2 / 5	53%	2,384
5	Barking and Dagenham	4.2 / 5	50%	1,436
6	Wigan	4.2 / 5	51%	2,585
7	Camden	4.2 / 5	47%	4,357
8	Blaenau Gwent	4.2 / 5	46%	681
9	Enfield	4.2 / 5	55%	2,563
10	Birmingham	4.3 / 5	56%	10,318
11	Walsall	4.3 / 5	50%	2,295
12	Hillingdon	4.3 / 5	58%	2,300
13	Blackburn	4.3 / 5	60%	1,352
14	Portsmouth	4.3 / 5	57%	1,907
15	Reading	4.3 / 5	56%	1,673
16	Slough	4.3 / 5	55%	998
17	Liverpool	4.3 / 5	52%	4,574
18	Lambeth	4.4 / 5	57%	2,742
19	Harrow	4.4 / 5	53%	1,909
20	Redbridge	4.4 / 5	58%	2,131

Councils with the Highest Average Ratings

#	Local Authority	Avg Rating	% Rated 5	Establishments
1	Bassetlaw	5 / 5	91%	1,132
2	Thanet	4.9 / 5	94%	1,565
3	Dorset	4.9 / 5	77%	5,151
4	Stockton On Tees	4.9 / 5	89%	1,587
5	Forest of Dean	4.9 / 5	83%	800
6	North Kesteven	4.9 / 5	90%	998
7	Wrexham	4.9 / 5	92%	1,253
8	Cotswold	4.9 / 5	88%	1,133
9	West Oxfordshire	4.9 / 5	87%	1,146
10	Ipswich	4.9 / 5	92%	1,136
11	Chichester	4.9 / 5	89%	1,496
12	Redcar and Cleveland	4.9 / 5	90%	1,269
13	Mid and East Antrim	4.9 / 5	82%	1,192
14	Lisburn and Castlereagh City	4.9 / 5	86%	1,038
15	South Ribble	4.9 / 5	87%	838
16	Broxbourne	4.9 / 5	77%	823
17	Castle Point	4.9 / 5	87%	532
18	Harborough	4.9 / 5	84%	843
19	Lincoln City	4.9 / 5	88%	1,119
20	Tandridge	4.9 / 5	85%	749

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	7.4 years	20.6 years
2	Fife	6.4 years	20.7 years
3	Dumfries and Galloway	6.4 years	12.5 years
4	Aberdeen City	6.2 years	20 years
5	Argyll and Bute	5.5 years	19.4 years
6	Glasgow City	5.2 years	20.5 years
7	East Lothian	5.2 years	17.3 years
8	Aberdeenshire	4.6 years	20.7 years
9	Birmingham	4.1 years	20.4 years
10	Stirling	4 years	19.2 years
11	North Kesteven	4 years	20 years
12	Liverpool	3.9 years	14.2 years
13	Scottish Borders	3.9 years	11.1 years
14	Edinburgh (City of)	3.8 years	20.7 years
15	Rochford	3.7 years	15.3 years
16	North Devon	3.7 years	20.7 years
17	East Hertfordshire	3.6 years	20.6 years
18	Dudley	3.6 years	19.1 years
19	Denbighshire	3.5 years	13.9 years
20	South Lanarkshire	3.5 years	10.5 years

Most Unrated Establishments

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

#	Local Authority	% Awaiting	Awaiting	Total
1	Liverpool	21.3%	974	4,574
2	Stevenage	18.8%	131	697
3	Epsom and Ewell	17.7%	106	600
4	Pembrokeshire	17.1%	397	2,321
5	Coventry	16.9%	518	3,068
6	Leeds	16.4%	1,199	7,314
7	North East Lincolnshire	16.1%	285	1,769
8	Camden	15.9%	693	4,357
9	West Northamptonshire	14.8%	589	3,980
10	Luton	14.4%	248	1,721
11	Uttlesford	13.9%	117	841
12	Manchester	13.9%	903	6,497
13	Walsall	11.7%	269	2,295
14	Oadby and Wigston	11.6%	47	404
15	Windsor and Maidenhead	11.6%	190	1,639
16	Hounslow	11.3%	255	2,261
17	North West Leicestershire	11.2%	111	991
18	Southampton	10.7%	185	1,731
19	Harrow	10.4%	199	1,909
20	Bristol	10.3%	468	4,546

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