The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in South Oxfordshire

South East · 1,284 registered food establishments · 72.2% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

29 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 38 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 160 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

176Opened (12m)
134Closed (12m)
7Relisted (12m)
38Takeover (12m)
369Rating changes (12m)
7Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 86 improved 68 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 843
4 184
3 119
2 18
1 4
Awaiting inspection 64
Exempt 52

Time to first published rating

70 days median · 96 days average
across 427 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 160 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 South Oxfordshire

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 Camper Cafe Exempt → 4
2026-10-17 Ocean Awaiting inspection → 3OX10 7ND
2026-10-17 The Crown Inn Awaiting inspection → 4RG9 6HH
2026-10-17 The Manor Garsington 5 → 4OX44 9DF
2026-10-15 Postcombe Service Station 4 → 3OX9 7ED
2026-10-14 Benson Buddies Breakfast/After School Club Awaiting inspection → 5OX10 6LX

Latest changes in South Oxfordshire

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-14Opened Atalay CafeOX9 3DX
2026-10-14Opened Village Centre Community Cafe
2026-10-14Opened Kubabka
2026-10-14Opened Joy Bun Oxford
2026-10-14Opened Eurest FoodserviceOX11 7BF
2026-10-14Opened Poppy's Pantry
2026-10-14Opened St Nicholas CE Primary School - Breakfast Club and After-School ClubOX10 0GF
2026-10-14Opened Edward & Ward at Garsington Primary SchoolOX44 9EW

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

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