The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in West Lancashire
North West · 949 registered food establishments · 80% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
24 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 11 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 175 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore West Lancashire interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 58 improved 42 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
74 days median · 104 days average
across 223 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 175 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 West Lancashire
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 | Aughton Starbucks | → | L39 3LW |
| 2026-10-10 | Fishy McFishface Cafe Boat | → | |
| 2026-10-10 | Stuarts Farm Produce | → | L40 6HF |
| 2026-10-10 | Wok Up and Go | → | L40 6JZ |
| 2026-10-10 | Fishermans Kitchen | → | L39 7HT |
| 2026-10-10 | Portico At West End | → | L39 1PA |
Latest changes in West Lancashire
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Mobile - Holy Grounds | L39 3RD |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | MOBILE - West Lancs Catering Service | WN8 8BX |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | MOBILE - Nightlife Essentials | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Endless Kefir | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | And She Baked | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | The Kitchen at Manic Organic | |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Clear Fulfilment | L40 8AH |
| 2026-10-10 | Takeover | 113 Eats | WN8 8AT |
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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