Food hygiene ratings in Southend-On-Sea

East Counties · 1,488 registered food establishments · Data updated 2026-07-27

33 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 43 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 24 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

159 Opened (12m)
202 Closed (12m)
7 Relisted (12m)
43 Takeover (12m)
300 Rating changes (12m)
3 Renumbered (12m)

opened   closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5
973
4
248
3
113
2
34
1
14
0
1
AwaitingInspection
18
Exempt
87

Time to first published rating

31 days median · 70 days average
across 249 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 24 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 Southend-On-Sea

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-07-25Closed 57 WestSS1 1AN
2026-07-25Closed Star CafeSS1 2PS
2026-07-25Closed Chalkwell Hall Infants And Juniors SchoolSS9 3NL
2026-07-25Closed KeralamSS1 1AJ
2026-07-25Closed BaboushSS0 8NU
2026-07-25Closed Kittea CakesSS1 1LT
2026-07-25Opened Blueberry Kosher ShopSS0 8AF
2026-07-25Closed Cluny Fish BarSS2 4AF

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Neighbouring authorities

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