The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in East Devon
South West · 1,538 registered food establishments · 84.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
27 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 41 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 89 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore East Devon interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 63 improved 56 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
57 days median · 99 days average
across 385 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 89 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 East Devon
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 | Farmhouse Inn | → | EX8 4JJ |
| 2026-10-09 | The Copper Fox | → | |
| 2026-10-09 | BodyMe Ltd | → | EX5 2GG |
| 2026-10-08 | Jurassic Childcare Limited (Budleigh Salterton) | → | EX9 6HF |
| 2026-10-03 | Tompot Blenny | → | |
| 2026-10-03 | The Castle Inn | → | EX13 5NN |
Latest changes in East Devon
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | Takeover | The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School | EX8 2SR |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Hallie's | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | The Nightjar | EX5 2BX |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Service Catering LTD | |
| 2026-10-09 | Opened | Peter Faithfull | |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | The Edible Flower Gardener | |
| 2026-10-09 | Closed | Dream Cakes | |
| 2026-10-09 | Takeover | Seashells | was Ice Cream Parlour |
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 East Devon's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in East Devon? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in East Devon this year?
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