The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in West Lindsey

East Midlands · 884 registered food establishments · 83.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council

24 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 10 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 176 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

111Opened (12m)
98Closed (12m)
4Relisted (12m)
10Takeover (12m)
290Rating changes (12m)
5Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 37 improved 51 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 596
4 57
3 36
1 20
0 4
Awaiting inspection 49
Exempt 122

Time to first published rating

74 days median · 115 days average
across 247 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 176 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 Lindsey

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 Nettleton Country House 5 → 4
2026-10-07 Seven Districts Coffee Ltd 1 → 3
2026-09-30 Nettleton Manor Nursing Home 3 → 4
2026-09-30 The Kings Head 0 → Awaiting inspection
2026-09-30 Lancaster & Son 1 → 0

Latest changes in West Lindsey

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-09-30Opened Wolds Coffee Company
2026-09-30Closed The Kings Head

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

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