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Food hygiene ratings in East Hertfordshire

East Counties · 1,415 registered food establishments · 83.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

17 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 15 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 315 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

192Opened (12m)
160Closed (12m)
1Relisted (12m)
15Takeover (12m)
148Rating changes (12m)
7Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 43 improved 32 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 1
5 971
4 145
3 28
2 6
1 7
Awaiting inspection 174
Exempt 83

Time to first published rating

126 days median · 161 days average
across 442 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 315 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 Hertfordshire

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.

DateBusinessRatingPostcode
2026-10-10 Ashwood Residential Care Home 5 → Awaiting publicationSG12 7BU
2026-10-06 Caterplus @ Anchor Mulberry House Awaiting inspection → 5SG2 7GD
2026-10-06 Munchy Maria Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-10-06 The Plough Awaiting inspection → 5SG3 6TL
2026-10-06 Echoes Awaiting inspection → 5SG14 1DL
2026-10-06 Eddie's Awaiting inspection → 5SG14 1DL

Latest changes in East Hertfordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-10Closed Popeye's Pizzeria Bishop's StortfordCM23 3BL
2026-10-10Closed News & BoozeCM23 2LR
2026-10-10Closed Lee GardenCM23 3RL
2026-10-10Closed BarracudasSG13 7NU
2026-10-10Closed Eastwick Animal FeedsCM20 2QT
2026-10-06Opened Stax'sSG12 9HW
2026-10-06Opened Popeye's PizzeriaCM23 3BL
2026-10-06Takeover Blended WellnessSG12 9HW

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 Hertfordshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in East Hertfordshire? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in East Hertfordshire this year?

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