The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in South Oxfordshire

South East · 1,280 registered food establishments · 71.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

28 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 36 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 148 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

174Opened (12m)
132Closed (12m)
8Relisted (12m)
36Takeover (12m)
342Rating changes (12m)
6Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 88 improved 67 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 819
4 184
3 117
2 16
1 4
Awaiting inspection 89
Exempt 51

Time to first published rating

69 days median · 92 days average
across 404 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 148 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 South Oxfordshire

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 Hof's 3 → 4RG9 2AH
2026-10-08 The Henley Distillery 2 → 4RG9 4LG
2026-10-06 Dorchester Abbey Tea Rooms 5 → 3OX10 7HH
2026-10-03 Nyama Catering 5 → 4OX10 6AS
2026-10-03 Full House Chinese Takeaway and Fish and Chips 2 → 3RG9 1AH
2026-10-03 The Pack Saddle Awaiting inspection → 3RG4 7UD

Latest changes in South Oxfordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-09-30Opened Beddington Bakes
2026-09-30Opened Jade’s Table
2026-09-30Opened Str-eatOX44 9PU
2026-09-30Opened Audley Shiplake Meadows LtdRG9 3DF
2026-09-30Opened You Had Me At Delicious
2026-09-30Opened Lucy's Courtyard CafeRG9 2AA
2026-09-30Opened The Crooked Billet at the GreyhoundRG9 5HT
2026-09-30Opened Happy Food CoOX10 6AN

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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