The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Ards and North Down
Northern Ireland · 1,290 registered food establishments · 82.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
51 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 30 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 152 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Ards and North Down interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 66 improved 77 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
70 days median · 93 days average
across 384 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 152 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Ards and North Down
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Donaghadee Golf Club Bar | → | BT21 0PQ |
| 2026-10-06 | The Blonde Bakery | → | |
| 2026-10-06 | Butter&Batch | → | |
| 2026-10-06 | Storehouse North Down | → | BT19 7QT |
| 2026-10-06 | Ballystockart Farm | → | |
| 2026-10-06 | SPRING COTTAGE CRAFTS AT THE POTTING SHED | → | BT23 5JZ |
Latest changes in Ards and North Down
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Jo’s bakes | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | ThePartyBoxCo | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Wee Crumbs | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Drift Coffee | BT22 2DS |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Becca's Cakes and Bakes | |
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Olive by Cafolla's | |
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Coffee Angels | |
| 2026-10-06 | Closed | Paparella Panzerotti |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
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How does Ards and North Down's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Ards and North Down? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Ards and North Down this year?
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