The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in East Hertfordshire
East Counties · 1,426 registered food establishments · 83.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
20 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 18 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 316 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore East Hertfordshire interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 42 improved 34 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
126 days median · 161 days average
across 442 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 316 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 Hertfordshire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | The Chauncy School | → | SG12 0DP |
| 2026-10-17 | Il Vino Bar Cafe | → | SG14 1BY |
| 2026-10-16 | Szi Food & Wine | → | SG13 7PN |
| 2026-10-15 | Lea Valley Shooting Ground | → | SG14 2HZ |
Latest changes in East Hertfordshire
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Watton Cafe | SG14 3SY |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | MarBi's Bakery | |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Brush & Bloom Artspace | CM23 2TN |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Shelley Bakes | |
| 2026-10-22 | Takeover | Viorel Economu | CM20 2QT |
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Bishops Stortford Social Club | CM23 3BG |
| 2026-10-22 | Closed | Ware Dementia Cafe | SG12 9AL |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Loaded, By Borough & Co | CM21 0LR |
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 East Hertfordshire's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in East Hertfordshire? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in East Hertfordshire this year?
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