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Food hygiene ratings in Isle of Wight

South East · 1,701 registered food establishments · 69.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

73 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 38 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 309 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

191Opened (12m)
262Closed (12m)
11Relisted (12m)
38Takeover (12m)
410Rating changes (12m)
17Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 112 improved 133 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 1
5 1,035
4 276
3 137
2 32
1 7
0 1
Awaiting inspection 135
Exempt 77

Time to first published rating

122 days median · 192 days average
across 420 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 309 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 Isle of Wight

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
2026-10-09 Pie Guyz Awaiting inspection → 4
2026-10-09 W W Woodford & Son 5 → Awaiting publicationPO35 5SE
2026-10-08 The Albion Hotel 5 → 4PO40 9RA
2026-10-03 Eversley Hotel 5 → 3PO38 1LB
2026-10-02 Amir Shir Awaiting inspection → 5PO37 6JY
2026-10-02 Wight Fried Chicken Awaiting inspection → 5PO33 2LN

Latest changes in Isle of Wight

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-02Opened The CodfatherPO33 2DY
2026-10-02Opened The Nave (Baking @ Ryde All Saints)
2026-10-02Closed Slug \& LettucePO30 1SS
2026-09-30Opened Lulu's Coffee HousePO30 1NR
2026-09-30Takeover Mr Isles Book CafePO38 1RZ
2026-09-30Opened Island Boba
2026-09-30Opened Geve's Bees
2026-09-30Opened Niton Football ClubPO38 2BW

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.

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