The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Ashford
South East · 1,283 registered food establishments · 89.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
21 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 23 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 189 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Ashford interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 37 improved 33 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
77 days median · 100 days average
across 505 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 189 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 Ashford
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Independent Catering Management Ltd | → | TN23 4QR |
| 2026-10-08 | jamaica blue ashford | → | TN23 1YB |
| 2026-10-08 | KFC | → | TN24 0ZP |
| 2026-10-08 | Premier Inn, Ashford Central | → | TN24 0GN |
| 2026-10-03 | St Michaels Fish and Chips | → | TN30 6PR |
| 2026-10-03 | Wittersham Village Store | → | TN30 7PD |
Latest changes in Ashford
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | The Kings Head | TN25 5BN |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Fish and Chips Kent | TN25 4NR |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Kokoro Ashford | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | T/A The Coffee Roastery Tenterden | |
| 2026-10-08 | Opened | Craving House Ltd | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Uncle Sam?s | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Cat?s Whiskers | |
| 2026-10-08 | Closed | Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation & Neurological Care Centre | TN26 1AZ |
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.
Ask the data
How does Ashford's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Ashford? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Ashford this year?
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