The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Ipswich
East Counties · 1,123 registered food establishments · 94.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
6 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 27 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 147 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Ipswich interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 14 improved 14 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
69 days median · 84 days average
across 526 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 147 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 Ipswich
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 | Elfida Restaurant | → | IP4 1AY |
| 2026-10-15 | Miquill | → | IP1 2AX |
| 2026-10-15 | Pastry Mama Suffolk | → | |
| 2026-10-15 | Mick's Fish and Chips | → | IP4 5LY |
Latest changes in Ipswich
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | KGM Bakes | |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Triangle Church Top Up Shop | |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Mangoaci | IP1 1DL |
| 2026-10-21 | Opened | Queen of Cookies | |
| 2026-10-21 | Closed | Red-Jay's Treats | |
| 2026-10-21 | Closed | Tasty Burritos | IP4 1HA |
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Sweet Nothings | IP2 9NA |
| 2026-10-15 | Opened | Limited |
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
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