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Food hygiene ratings in Southend-On-Sea

East Counties · 1,477 registered food establishments · 71.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

41 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 40 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

140Opened (12m)
187Closed (12m)
4Relisted (12m)
40Takeover (12m)
296Rating changes (12m)
4Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 118 improved 78 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 986
4 240
3 115
2 31
1 10
0 1
Awaiting inspection 9
Exempt 85

Time to first published rating

33 days median · 69 days average
across 263 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 published ratings in Southend-On-Sea

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 Rossi's Ice Cream Parlour 3 → 4SS0 7QB
2026-10-15 Khan Supermarket 1 → 3SS0 7BP
2026-10-14 Eastwood Community Nursery 5 → 4SS2 6UH
2026-10-13 Pallavas 5 → 0SS1 1PF

Latest changes in Southend-On-Sea

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-06Takeover SeouldSS1 1AB

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

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