The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Sevenoaks

South East · 966 registered food establishments · 80.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

17 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 13 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 198 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

148Opened (12m)
146Closed (12m)
1Relisted (12m)
13Takeover (12m)
249Rating changes (12m)
26Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 76 improved 42 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 704
4 103
3 45
2 13
1 6
0 2
Awaiting inspection 51
Exempt 42

Time to first published rating

77 days median · 113 days average
across 391 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 198 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 Sevenoaks

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
2026-10-22 Qissa 3 → 4TN13 3NZ
2026-10-21 Oakley Day Nursery And Preschool 5 → 4TN13 1JT
2026-10-20 Asda Swanley 2 → 5BR8 7UN
2026-10-17 The Plough Inn 5 → 4DA4 0AE
2026-10-16 Jenny's Whisk And Wish Awaiting inspection → 4
2026-10-16 Matterial Awaiting inspection → 5

Latest changes in Sevenoaks

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-23Opened Billy The Chidd
2026-10-20Opened Sherbet WorksTN8 5AL
2026-10-20Opened King Of Burgers Queen Of The DeliTN8 5AU
2026-10-20Opened Beebees Kitchen
2026-10-16Opened Lunarae Ltd
2026-10-16Opened Willow And Bean
2026-10-16Opened The Crumble Brothers
2026-10-16Opened The BreadSmithTN11 8DU

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

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