Food hygiene ratings in Sefton

North West · 2,391 registered food establishments · Data updated 2026-07-27

40 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 62 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 161 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

199 Opened (12m)
196 Closed (12m)
8 Relisted (12m)
62 Takeover (12m)
410 Rating changes (12m)
2 Renumbered (12m)

opened   closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5
1,793
4
219
3
84
2
19
1
15
AwaitingInspection
111
Exempt
150

Time to first published rating

70 days median · 116 days average
across 510 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 161 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 changes in Sefton

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-07-17Closed Left Bank BrasserieL37 3NN
2026-07-17Closed Olivia’s
2026-07-10Opened Iced By AbiPR8 3HR
2026-07-10Opened Tibo’sPR9 0RZ
2026-07-10Opened Cartmell Family Tiney Home
2026-07-10Opened Fifi Bakes Birkdale
2026-07-10Opened Jayne Bakes
2026-07-10Opened Union Street BakehousePR9 0QF

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