The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Babergh
East Counties · 888 registered food establishments · 87% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
25 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 10 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 35 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Babergh interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 45 improved 41 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
42 days median · 74 days average
across 442 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 35 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 Babergh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | The Cake Cabin | → | |
| 2026-10-01 | Penny Corner Cafe | → | IP1 5AP |
| 2026-10-01 | Miquill | → | CO10 9ED |
| 2026-10-01 | Miquill | → | IP8 3NH |
| 2026-10-01 | Miquill | → | IP29 4DH |
| 2026-10-01 | Miquill | → | IP9 1DT |
Latest changes in Babergh
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Premier Broadway Stores | CO10 7PH |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Apple Trees Childminding | |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | 1 Oak Community Meals | CO10 2FT |
| 2026-10-10 | Closed | Hullabaloo | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Brooklands Young Explorers | CO11 1RX |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Sally B's | |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | Sudbury Hive | CO10 2EA |
| 2026-10-07 | Opened | MANI?S TASTY DELIGHTS |
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 Babergh's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Babergh? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Babergh this year?
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