The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Babergh
East Counties · 888 registered food establishments · 87.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
25 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 11 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 34 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Babergh interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 45 improved 40 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
42 days median · 74 days average
across 451 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 34 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 Babergh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | ONE 6th form college | → | IP8 3SU |
| 2026-10-23 | The wagon | → | CO10 1HJ |
| 2026-10-23 | BB's Sauces Trading as Prestige | → | |
| 2026-10-23 | Royal Harwich Yacht Club | → | IP9 1AT |
| 2026-10-20 | Tacos El Catrin | → | |
| 2026-10-17 | Dynasty Oriental Cuisine | → | IP7 5EJ |
Latest changes in Babergh
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Opened | Shelley?s | CO10 1RF |
| 2026-10-23 | Opened | Bake House by Maya | |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | Toistins | |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | The Bourne hill bake shed | |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | L and L sweets & treats | |
| 2026-10-23 | Closed | Sunshine Breakfast and After School Club | IP8 3AA |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Slimming World | |
| 2026-10-20 | Takeover | TOAST | IP7 5EF |
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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