The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in East Devon

South West · 1,535 registered food establishments · 84.4% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

28 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 44 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 89 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

200Opened (12m)
246Closed (12m)
10Relisted (12m)
44Takeover (12m)
286Rating changes (12m)
51Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 61 improved 57 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,114
4 120
3 54
2 18
1 14
Awaiting inspection 93
Exempt 122

Time to first published rating

57 days median · 99 days average
across 391 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 89 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 East Devon

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
2026-10-23 Sand Awaiting inspection → 5EX10 0QN
2026-10-23 Cotford Cottage B&b Awaiting inspection → 5EX10 0SG
2026-10-23 Home Bargains Awaiting inspection → 5EX14 1DB
2026-10-23 Indian Ocean 4 → 3EX8 1PS
2026-10-22 The Pavilion Cafe 5 → 2EX8 2AZ
2026-10-21 Ridgeway Residential Home 4 → 3EX10 8JR

Latest changes in East Devon

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-23Takeover Salterton Arms PubEX9 6LX
2026-10-23Opened FED & FIELD
2026-10-23Takeover PaperchainEX12 2QL
2026-10-23Takeover Loop ConvenienceEX10 9BH
2026-10-23Takeover Loop ConvenienceEX9 6NG
2026-10-23Opened Trinity, Rural Solutions LTDEX8 3BT
2026-10-23Closed Hollie's Cakes And Bakes
2026-10-23Closed Nicola Ferrentino

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

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