The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Durham
North East · 4,650 registered food establishments · 74.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
88 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 129 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 264 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Durham interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 272 improved 246 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
98 days median · 122 days average
across 1,331 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 264 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 Durham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Veera | → | DH1 4SF |
| 2026-10-08 | Crown and Crossed Swords Hotel | → | DH8 0HU |
| 2026-10-07 | St Clares Court | → | DL5 5QH |
| 2026-10-07 | Tesco Family Dining Ltd | → | DH8 5XP |
| 2026-10-07 | Shanghai | → | DH6 3EW |
| 2026-10-06 | Sedgefield Racecourse | → | TS21 2HW |
Latest changes in Durham
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Takeover | Newton Park Services | was Jet Retail UK Ltd |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Chester-Le-Sweets | DH3 3BB |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Newtrition | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Rosemary Lane Nursery School | SR8 3BQ |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | The Hosting House | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Durham Music Hub CIC | DH7 8ER |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Wholest | |
| 2026-09-30 | Opened | Escomb Youth Football Club | DL14 0HA |
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.
Chains in Durham
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Premier · 55 Co-op · 42 Greggs · 31 Morrisons Daily · 20 Tesco · 19 Costa Coffee · 18 Sainsbury's · 17 Spar · 16 Boots UK Ltd · 15 Slimming World · 14 Card Factory · 13 Aldi · 12 Asda · 12 One Stop · 11 Domino's Pizza · 10 Heron Foods · 10 McDonalds · 10 Starbucks · 10 Subway · 10 Well Pharmacy · 10 Best One · 9 Lidl · 9 Londis · 9 B & M Retail Ltd · 8 Home Bargains · 8 KFC · 8 The Salvation Army · 8 Iceland · 6 Savers · 6 Superdrug · 6 Admiral · 5 Go Local · 5 Golden Fry · 5 Sports Direct · 5 Travellers Rest · 5 Farmfoods · 4 Holland & Barrett · 4 Pizza Time · 4 Poundland · 4 The Golden Lion · 4 Yo! To Go! · 4 Argos · 3 Bargain Buys · 3 Budgens · 3 Community Cafe · 3 Grape Tree · 3 Marks & Spencer · 3 New Look · 3 Pizza King · 3 Sweet Treats · 3 TG Jones High Street Limited · 3 The Black Bull · 3 The Corner Shop · 3 The Range · 3 Travelodge · 3 B&Q · 2 Bargain Booze · 2 Black Horse Inn · 2 Costcutter · 2 Dine Contract Catering · 2 Duke Of Wellington · 2 Family Shopper · 2 Food Warehouse · 2 Happy Valley · 2 Impact Food Group · 2 Lloyds Pharmacy · 2 Masons Arms · 2 Nando's · 2 Next · 2 Poundstretcher · 2 Sizzlers · 2 Spice Lounge · 2 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School · 2 Taste of China · 2 The Crown Inn · 2 The Deli · 2 The Original Factory Shop · 2 The Plough Inn · 2 The Three Tuns · 2 The Village Inn · 2 Victoria Inn · 2 Wheatsheaf Inn · 2 Ask Italian · 1 Baxterstorey · 1 Caffe Nero · 1 Cakes & Bakes · 1 China Chef · 1 Corner Cafe · 1 Crispy Cod · 1 Farmers Arms · 1 Gather & Gather Limited · 1 Go Local Extra · 1 Holiday Inn · 1 Horse And Groom · 1 Hotel Chocolat · 1 Kaspas Desserts · 1 Kokoro · 1 Lifestyle Express · 1 Lotus House · 1 Lucky House · 1 Mayflower · 1 Mr Whippy · 1 Oh Crumbs · 1 One Beyond · 1 Pizza Box · 1 Pizza Hut Restaurants - Dine In · 1 Popeyes · 1 Pret A Manger · 1 Select & Save · 1 St Mary's Church · 1 Taste of India · 1 The Beehive · 1 The Butchers Arms · 1 The Chippy · 1 The Coffee House · 1 The Courtyard · 1 The Filling Station · 1 The Grange · 1 The Kitchen · 1 The Lunch Box · 1 The Nook · 1 The Three Horseshoes · 1 Village Cafe · 1 Waterstones · 1 Wok Inn · 1 Zizzi · 1
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