The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Merton

London · 1,602 registered food establishments · 82.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

27 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 58 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 281 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

351Opened (12m)
1,893Closed (12m)
1,641Relisted (12m)
58Takeover (12m)
408Rating changes (12m)
10Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 115 improved 84 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,054
4 171
3 33
2 10
1 12
Awaiting inspection 250
Exempt 72

Time to first published rating

106 days median · 151 days average
across 421 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 281 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 Merton

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
2026-10-07 Five Guys 0 → 5SW19 1RQ
2026-09-30 MATTEO/FRESHBOWL/MACJUNK/HAIL/CHIHUA/DONER Awaiting inspection → 5SW19 3EP
2026-09-30 Braai Diba/Gr8 Gatsbys/D’Urban Vibes/Kasi Street Kitchen Awaiting inspection → 5
2026-09-30 Abbotsbury Breakfast Club Awaiting inspection → 5SM4 5JS
2026-09-30 New Favriite Chicken 4 → 5SM4 4AJ
2026-09-30 NAAN-TASTIC 4 → 3CR4 2PF

Latest changes in Merton

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-07Opened Candy Collective
2026-10-07Closed AdamsSW19 1JX
2026-10-07Closed AMI’S KITCHEN / AMI’S INDO AFRICAN CUISINE
2026-10-07Closed Valerie’s of Wimbledon
2026-10-07Closed The OriginSW19 3TZ
2026-10-07Closed Platinum Events Catering
2026-10-07Closed BeYouTea
2026-10-07Closed Victoria's Coffee LimitedCR4 4HN

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

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