Country overview
Food Hygiene Ratings in England
England, Wales and Northern Ireland use the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), scored from 5 (Very Good) down to 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary). Across 298 local authorities in England we list 499,509 food businesses, with an average rating of 4.64 out of 5.
499,509food businesses rated
78%rated 5 (Very Good)
0%rated 0 (Urgent)
298local authorities
How food hygiene ratings work in England
In England, food businesses are inspected under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), run by the Food Standards Agency with local authorities. After an inspection a business is rated from 5 (Very Good) down to 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary), reflecting how hygienically food is handled, the condition of the premises and how well food safety is managed. Scotland is the exception — it uses the Pass / Improvement Required Food Hygiene Information Scheme instead.
Rating distribution across England
Very Good343,355
Good57,803
Generally Satisfactory24,583
Improvement Necessary6,652
Major Improvement Necessary6,167
Urgent Improvement Necessary846
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Local authorities in England
| Local authority | Businesses | Rated 5 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 10,140 | 5,683 (56%) | 4.29 |
| Leeds | 7,361 | 4,267 (58%) | 4.67 |
| North Yorkshire | 7,048 | 5,356 (76%) | 4.78 |
| Manchester | 6,340 | 3,679 (58%) | 4.5 |
| Somerset | 6,063 | 4,827 (80%) | 4.83 |
| Westminster | 5,658 | 3,633 (64%) | 4.46 |
| Cornwall | 5,310 | 4,438 (84%) | 4.76 |
| Dorset | 5,095 | 3,801 (75%) | 4.94 |
| Sheffield | 4,867 | 3,285 (67%) | 4.6 |
| Bradford | 4,624 | 2,929 (63%) | 4.56 |
| Durham | 4,620 | 3,076 (67%) | 4.63 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4,600 | 3,204 (70%) | 4.72 |
| Liverpool | 4,520 | 2,271 (50%) | 4.38 |
| Bristol | 4,466 | 2,819 (63%) | 4.65 |
| Camden | 4,310 | 1,992 (46%) | 4.24 |
| Wiltshire | 4,171 | 2,380 (57%) | 4.7 |
| West Northamptonshire | 4,057 | 2,565 (63%) | 4.63 |
| Kirklees | 3,817 | 2,681 (70%) | 4.61 |
| Ealing | 3,646 | 1,769 (49%) | 4.17 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 3,509 | 2,584 (74%) | 4.82 |
| Northumberland | 3,471 | 2,795 (81%) | 4.87 |
| Leicester City | 3,365 | 2,232 (66%) | 4.52 |
| Southwark | 3,206 | 2,143 (67%) | 4.58 |
| Westmorland and Furness | 3,160 | 2,399 (76%) | 4.81 |
| Tower Hamlets | 3,158 | 2,062 (65%) | 4.54 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 3,152 | 2,501 (79%) | 4.76 |
| Croydon | 3,145 | 1,816 (58%) | 4.48 |
| Shropshire | 3,111 | 2,514 (81%) | 4.82 |
| North Northamptonshire | 3,080 | 2,390 (78%) | 4.77 |
| Coventry | 3,079 | 1,865 (61%) | 4.66 |
| Cheshire East | 3,075 | 2,443 (79%) | 4.83 |
| Wakefield | 3,044 | 2,118 (70%) | 4.7 |
| Brighton and Hove | 3,011 | 2,255 (75%) | 4.74 |
| Nottingham City | 3,009 | 2,407 (80%) | 4.83 |
| Cheshire West and Chester | 2,972 | 2,129 (72%) | 4.68 |
| Wandsworth | 2,894 | 1,870 (65%) | 4.63 |
| Barnet | 2,863 | 1,419 (50%) | 4.38 |
| Doncaster | 2,821 | 1,862 (66%) | 4.53 |
| Cumberland | 2,748 | 2,088 (76%) | 4.77 |
| Stockport | 2,729 | 1,732 (63%) | 4.73 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 2,696 | 1,888 (70%) | 4.55 |
| Newham | 2,664 | 1,208 (45%) | 3.96 |
| Dudley | 2,660 | 1,343 (50%) | 4.4 |
| Sandwell | 2,652 | 1,562 (59%) | 4.46 |
| Lambeth | 2,635 | 1,478 (56%) | 4.36 |
| Hackney | 2,618 | 1,461 (56%) | 4.45 |
| Wigan | 2,562 | 1,254 (49%) | 4.19 |
| Islington | 2,535 | 1,529 (60%) | 4.39 |
| East Suffolk | 2,532 | 1,995 (79%) | 4.79 |
| Milton Keynes | 2,507 | 1,755 (70%) | 4.68 |
| Brent | 2,479 | 1,655 (67%) | 4.57 |
| Bromley | 2,454 | 1,657 (68%) | 4.66 |
| Lewisham | 2,437 | 1,249 (51%) | 4.42 |
| Greenwich | 2,388 | 1,672 (70%) | 4.69 |
| Bolton | 2,378 | 1,210 (51%) | 4.18 |
| Sefton | 2,376 | 1,788 (75%) | 4.77 |
| Enfield | 2,356 | 1,241 (53%) | 4.25 |
| Wirral | 2,325 | 1,604 (69%) | 4.57 |
| Sunderland | 2,316 | 1,631 (70%) | 4.74 |
| Derby City | 2,302 | 1,442 (63%) | 4.56 |
| Stoke-On-Trent | 2,279 | 1,479 (65%) | 4.65 |
| Hull City | 2,267 | 1,497 (66%) | 4.57 |
| Hounslow | 2,262 | 1,345 (59%) | 4.58 |
| Hillingdon | 2,256 | 1,295 (57%) | 4.32 |
| East Lindsey | 2,255 | 1,922 (85%) | 4.82 |
| Trafford | 2,192 | 1,605 (73%) | 4.68 |
| Walsall | 2,192 | 1,025 (47%) | 4.25 |
| Rotherham | 2,171 | 1,782 (82%) | 4.83 |
| Wolverhampton | 2,159 | 1,536 (71%) | 4.56 |
| Redbridge | 2,141 | 1,174 (55%) | 4.35 |
| York | 2,140 | 1,356 (63%) | 4.6 |
| Medway | 2,124 | 1,578 (74%) | 4.71 |
| Salford | 2,087 | 1,210 (58%) | 4.41 |
| South Gloucestershire | 2,078 | 1,385 (67%) | 4.75 |
| Havering | 2,036 | 1,174 (58%) | 4.58 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2,007 | 1,609 (80%) | 4.83 |
| Waltham Forest | 1,989 | 950 (48%) | 3.99 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,979 | 1,408 (71%) | 4.65 |
| Peterborough City | 1,960 | 1,543 (79%) | 4.83 |
| Haringey | 1,953 | 1,458 (75%) | 4.66 |
| Oldham | 1,939 | 1,260 (65%) | 4.56 |
| Calderdale | 1,905 | 1,290 (68%) | 4.59 |
| Barnsley | 1,901 | 1,347 (71%) | 4.7 |
| Rochdale | 1,882 | 1,075 (57%) | 4.47 |
| Harrow | 1,867 | 950 (51%) | 4.38 |
| Bath and North East Somerset | 1,848 | 1,254 (68%) | 4.57 |
| Portsmouth | 1,816 | 986 (54%) | 4.37 |
| City of London Corporation | 1,804 | 1,479 (82%) | 4.8 |
| Plymouth City | 1,794 | 1,276 (71%) | 4.61 |
| Bexley | 1,757 | 1,157 (66%) | 4.55 |
| Herefordshire | 1,750 | 1,221 (70%) | 4.67 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 1,737 | 1,106 (64%) | 4.75 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 1,717 | 1,158 (67%) | 4.66 |
| West Suffolk | 1,713 | 1,347 (79%) | 4.86 |
| Southampton | 1,706 | 1,007 (59%) | 4.5 |
| Luton | 1,685 | 846 (50%) | 4.41 |
| Blackpool | 1,683 | 1,330 (79%) | 4.66 |
| Isle of Wight | 1,679 | 1,050 (63%) | 4.56 |
| Warrington | 1,679 | 1,161 (69%) | 4.58 |
| North Somerset | 1,667 | 1,160 (70%) | 4.65 |
| Bedford | 1,662 | 1,201 (72%) | 4.73 |
| Canterbury City | 1,660 | 1,160 (70%) | 4.67 |
| Colchester | 1,653 | 1,207 (73%) | 4.82 |
| Tameside | 1,651 | 1,182 (72%) | 4.57 |
| Swindon | 1,630 | 1,184 (73%) | 4.74 |
| Preston | 1,627 | 1,158 (71%) | 4.68 |
| Gateshead | 1,625 | 1,167 (72%) | 4.75 |
| Chelmsford | 1,600 | 1,329 (83%) | 4.88 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 1,594 | 1,047 (66%) | 4.69 |
| New Forest | 1,567 | 1,141 (73%) | 4.69 |
| Norwich City | 1,560 | 888 (57%) | 4.53 |
| East Devon | 1,557 | 1,096 (70%) | 4.74 |
| Stockton On Tees | 1,556 | 1,344 (86%) | 4.93 |
| Richmond-Upon-Thames | 1,555 | 1,011 (65%) | 4.58 |
| Oxford City | 1,548 | 1,195 (77%) | 4.8 |
| Thanet | 1,546 | 1,405 (91%) | 4.93 |
| Huntingdonshire | 1,528 | 969 (63%) | 4.6 |
| Merton | 1,527 | 1,034 (68%) | 4.73 |
| Reading | 1,518 | 878 (58%) | 4.38 |
| Torbay | 1,517 | 929 (61%) | 4.65 |
| North Norfolk | 1,507 | 1,258 (83%) | 4.8 |
| North Tyneside | 1,497 | 1,240 (83%) | 4.79 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 1,496 | 1,204 (80%) | 4.83 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 1,491 | 973 (65%) | 4.52 |
| Charnwood | 1,488 | 1,045 (70%) | 4.69 |
| North Lincolnshire | 1,472 | 1,070 (73%) | 4.66 |
| Cambridge City | 1,465 | 998 (68%) | 4.67 |
| North Devon | 1,464 | 1,112 (76%) | 4.73 |
| Maidstone | 1,459 | 1,129 (77%) | 4.72 |
| Telford and Wrekin Council | 1,456 | 1,144 (79%) | 4.75 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 1,433 | 663 (46%) | 4.18 |
| Chichester | 1,432 | 1,245 (87%) | 4.92 |
| Kingston-Upon-Thames | 1,427 | 944 (66%) | 4.57 |
| Solihull | 1,395 | 988 (71%) | 4.62 |
| Warwick | 1,395 | 1,106 (79%) | 4.84 |
| Basildon | 1,383 | 932 (67%) | 4.68 |
| East Hertfordshire | 1,380 | 974 (71%) | 4.77 |
| Mid Sussex | 1,371 | 1,029 (75%) | 4.71 |
| St Helens | 1,367 | 913 (67%) | 4.53 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 1,364 | 1,068 (78%) | 4.79 |
| Wealden | 1,355 | 1,018 (75%) | 4.71 |
| Arun | 1,337 | 1,008 (75%) | 4.74 |
| Teignbridge | 1,320 | 1,038 (79%) | 4.83 |
| Cherwell | 1,319 | 964 (73%) | 4.69 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 1,318 | 1,052 (80%) | 4.81 |
| Blackburn | 1,309 | 730 (56%) | 4.32 |
| Sutton | 1,296 | 867 (67%) | 4.56 |
| Horsham | 1,294 | 1,045 (81%) | 4.85 |
| Thurrock | 1,288 | 829 (64%) | 4.59 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 1,284 | 958 (75%) | 4.76 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 1,283 | 777 (61%) | 4.65 |
| Tendring | 1,281 | 774 (60%) | 4.46 |
| Braintree | 1,263 | 975 (77%) | 4.78 |
| Breckland | 1,263 | 1,015 (80%) | 4.78 |
| Dacorum | 1,260 | 856 (68%) | 4.69 |
| Ashford | 1,259 | 1,037 (82%) | 4.85 |
| West Berkshire | 1,253 | 931 (74%) | 4.77 |
| South Oxfordshire | 1,246 | 809 (65%) | 4.57 |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 1,232 | 1,071 (87%) | 4.91 |
| Swale | 1,226 | 981 (80%) | 4.74 |
| Bury | 1,220 | 828 (68%) | 4.55 |
| East Staffordshire | 1,199 | 746 (62%) | 4.56 |
| Dover | 1,196 | 887 (74%) | 4.71 |
| South Kesteven | 1,177 | 915 (78%) | 4.73 |
| Winchester City | 1,169 | 969 (83%) | 4.86 |
| Lancaster City | 1,164 | 855 (73%) | 4.69 |
| St Albans City | 1,163 | 821 (71%) | 4.67 |
| Middlesbrough | 1,152 | 867 (75%) | 4.7 |
| Guildford | 1,139 | 817 (72%) | 4.75 |
| Ipswich | 1,137 | 1,001 (88%) | 4.93 |
| Wokingham | 1,137 | 862 (76%) | 4.69 |
| Stafford | 1,133 | 761 (67%) | 4.7 |
| Newark and Sherwood | 1,124 | 902 (80%) | 4.77 |
| West Oxfordshire | 1,123 | 950 (85%) | 4.92 |
| North Hertfordshire | 1,115 | 786 (70%) | 4.68 |
| South Hams | 1,112 | 770 (69%) | 4.86 |
| Lincoln City | 1,108 | 940 (85%) | 4.88 |
| South Norfolk | 1,106 | 826 (75%) | 4.76 |
| Great Yarmouth | 1,105 | 724 (66%) | 4.48 |
| Elmbridge | 1,103 | 752 (68%) | 4.6 |
| Cotswold | 1,102 | 943 (86%) | 4.91 |
| Wychavon | 1,102 | 627 (57%) | 4.72 |
| Exeter City | 1,101 | 865 (79%) | 4.81 |
| Amber Valley | 1,099 | 795 (72%) | 4.74 |
| Bassetlaw | 1,093 | 982 (90%) | 4.96 |
| Reigate and Banstead | 1,091 | 661 (61%) | 4.53 |
| Cheltenham | 1,086 | 914 (84%) | 4.86 |
| Test Valley | 1,080 | 859 (80%) | 4.85 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 1,077 | 860 (80%) | 4.75 |
| Stroud | 1,070 | 785 (73%) | 4.69 |
| Waverley | 1,069 | 755 (71%) | 4.65 |
| Dartford | 1,062 | 706 (66%) | 4.65 |
| Gloucester City | 1,060 | 830 (78%) | 4.73 |
| Epping Forest | 1,057 | 756 (72%) | 4.74 |
| Havant | 1,048 | 783 (75%) | 4.89 |
| East Hampshire | 1,046 | 803 (77%) | 4.78 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 1,044 | 761 (73%) | 4.7 |
| South Tyneside | 1,043 | 719 (69%) | 4.61 |
| Eastbourne | 1,040 | 794 (76%) | 4.78 |
| Wyre | 1,039 | 563 (54%) | 4.38 |
| Vale of White Horse | 1,037 | 760 (73%) | 4.73 |
| Worthing | 1,023 | 756 (74%) | 4.71 |
| Rother | 1,022 | 877 (86%) | 4.83 |
| Slough | 1,001 | 530 (53%) | 4.38 |
| Watford | 991 | 684 (69%) | 4.72 |
| North West Leicestershire | 984 | 641 (65%) | 4.7 |
| Chorley | 976 | 754 (77%) | 4.83 |
| North Kesteven | 973 | 857 (88%) | 4.92 |
| Newcastle-Under-Lyme | 972 | 780 (80%) | 4.78 |
| Eastleigh | 971 | 698 (72%) | 4.68 |
| Rugby | 967 | 597 (62%) | 4.49 |
| Lewes | 966 | 744 (77%) | 4.76 |
| Broadland | 956 | 786 (82%) | 4.82 |
| Chesterfield | 953 | 760 (80%) | 4.81 |
| Sevenoaks | 951 | 663 (70%) | 4.67 |
| Crawley | 947 | 735 (78%) | 4.84 |
| Ashfield | 946 | 668 (71%) | 4.57 |
| West Lancashire | 940 | 660 (70%) | 4.67 |
| Rushcliffe | 934 | 668 (72%) | 4.71 |
| Erewash | 927 | 744 (80%) | 4.83 |
| Hastings | 927 | 743 (80%) | 4.84 |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | 915 | 675 (74%) | 4.79 |
| Darlington | 912 | 751 (82%) | 4.84 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 907 | 690 (76%) | 4.73 |
| Derbyshire Dales | 904 | 528 (58%) | 4.43 |
| Halton | 900 | 617 (69%) | 4.57 |
| Mansfield | 894 | 713 (80%) | 4.79 |
| High Peak | 892 | 729 (82%) | 4.83 |
| Babergh | 883 | 700 (79%) | 4.77 |
| Burnley | 879 | 551 (63%) | 4.57 |
| West Lindsey | 874 | 598 (68%) | 4.7 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 865 | 685 (79%) | 4.76 |
| Lichfield | 859 | 589 (69%) | 4.65 |
| South Derbyshire | 858 | 628 (73%) | 4.81 |
| Broxbourne | 844 | 608 (72%) | 4.87 |
| Fylde | 841 | 636 (76%) | 4.78 |
| Mid Suffolk | 840 | 621 (74%) | 4.77 |
| Worcester City | 839 | 464 (55%) | 4.7 |
| Cannock Chase | 837 | 614 (73%) | 4.79 |
| Hertsmere | 837 | 580 (69%) | 4.71 |
| Gedling | 836 | 652 (78%) | 4.87 |
| Broxtowe | 825 | 546 (66%) | 4.66 |
| South Ribble | 823 | 690 (84%) | 4.9 |
| Gravesham | 821 | 660 (80%) | 4.84 |
| Uttlesford | 820 | 585 (71%) | 4.84 |
| North East Derbyshire | 808 | 650 (80%) | 4.8 |
| Pendle | 807 | 540 (67%) | 4.49 |
| Knowsley | 800 | 449 (56%) | 4.36 |
| Forest of Dean | 797 | 647 (81%) | 4.94 |
| Mole Valley | 795 | 649 (82%) | 4.86 |
| South Holland | 794 | 603 (76%) | 4.8 |
| Tewkesbury | 792 | 658 (83%) | 4.8 |
| Harborough | 788 | 681 (86%) | 4.91 |
| East Cambridgeshire | 787 | 580 (74%) | 4.72 |
| Fareham | 787 | 616 (78%) | 4.8 |
| Mid Devon | 784 | 589 (75%) | 4.74 |
| Bracknell Forest | 783 | 580 (74%) | 4.76 |
| Spelthorne | 775 | 540 (70%) | 4.67 |
| Torridge | 775 | 573 (74%) | 4.75 |
| Hartlepool | 772 | 668 (87%) | 4.88 |
| Woking | 769 | 486 (63%) | 4.47 |
| Hyndburn | 762 | 446 (59%) | 4.47 |
| Wyre Forest | 754 | 398 (53%) | 4.58 |
| Brentwood | 752 | 548 (73%) | 4.74 |
| Bromsgrove | 751 | 470 (63%) | 4.73 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 749 | 507 (68%) | 4.72 |
| Bolsover | 746 | 594 (80%) | 4.77 |
| South Staffordshire | 738 | 596 (81%) | 4.79 |
| Malvern Hills | 708 | 389 (55%) | 4.68 |
| Fenland | 705 | 618 (88%) | 4.88 |
| Tandridge | 705 | 564 (80%) | 4.85 |
| Rochford | 700 | 484 (69%) | 4.7 |
| Rushmoor | 700 | 452 (65%) | 4.55 |
| Rossendale | 697 | 519 (74%) | 4.77 |
| Stevenage | 694 | 466 (67%) | 4.81 |
| Runnymede | 690 | 508 (74%) | 4.74 |
| Blaby | 681 | 497 (73%) | 4.74 |
| Harlow | 680 | 495 (73%) | 4.72 |
| Maldon | 679 | 517 (76%) | 4.8 |
| Surrey Heath | 675 | 452 (67%) | 4.65 |
| North Warwickshire | 669 | 507 (76%) | 4.69 |
| Ribble Valley | 648 | 500 (77%) | 4.83 |
| Hart | 643 | 489 (76%) | 4.81 |
| Three Rivers | 638 | 471 (74%) | 4.77 |
| Boston | 636 | 508 (80%) | 4.79 |
| West Devon | 634 | 458 (72%) | 4.76 |
| Gosport | 595 | 487 (82%) | 4.76 |
| Epsom and Ewell | 570 | 340 (60%) | 4.69 |
| Tamworth | 553 | 419 (76%) | 4.79 |
| Melton | 541 | 396 (73%) | 4.77 |
| Castle Point | 536 | 452 (84%) | 4.88 |
| Redditch | 492 | 277 (56%) | 4.59 |
| Adur | 467 | 377 (81%) | 4.8 |
| Rutland | 457 | 344 (75%) | 4.79 |
| Oadby and Wigston | 400 | 261 (65%) | 4.75 |
| Isles of Scilly | 131 | 90 (69%) | 4.87 |
| Hull and Goole Port | 5 | 5 (100%) | 5 |
| River Tees | 3 | 3 (100%) | 5 |