Food hygiene ratings in Wirral
North West · 2,362 registered food establishments · 73.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
62 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 84 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 11 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Wirral interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 171 improved 136 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
24 days median · 52 days average
across 226 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 11 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 Wirral
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 | Palm Coffee Lounge | → | CH62 3PQ |
| 2026-10-10 | The Gate Social Supermarket | → | CH41 2UE |
| 2026-10-10 | Tuk Tuk Thai | → | CH45 4QW |
| 2026-10-10 | Rubens Coffee | → | CH48 0RD |
| 2026-10-10 | Golden Wheel Fish and Chips | → | CH63 3AL |
| 2026-10-10 | Wallasey Rugby Club | → | CH45 8RH |
Latest changes in Wirral
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Best one moreton | CH46 8SB |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Hoylake PFS | CH46 5NA |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | The Ferry | CH44 8DF |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Mango fish chips | CH46 2QE |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | Shakes and Cakes | CH45 4JG |
| 2026-10-10 | Opened | M1 Coffee & Co | CH45 2PB |
| 2026-10-10 | Takeover | The smash king Wallasey | CH44 8AA |
| 2026-10-10 | Takeover | Huang’s Kitchen | CH46 7TB |
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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