The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in Uttlesford

East Counties · 848 registered food establishments · 89.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

22 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 12 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

138Opened (12m)
130Closed (12m)
3Relisted (12m)
12Takeover (12m)
127Rating changes (12m)
13Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 23 improved 30 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 586
4 49
3 11
2 3
1 4
Awaiting inspection 147
Exempt 48

Time to first published rating

70 days median · 127 days average
across 272 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 published ratings in Uttlesford

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
2026-10-17 Bella Pizza Awaiting inspection → 3CB10 1ES
2026-10-17 Franks Coffee Lounge 5 → 4CM6 1AX
2026-10-16 The Starr Inn Awaiting inspection → 5CM6 1AX

Latest changes in Uttlesford

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-16Opened Compass Farm ShopCB11 4UL
2026-10-16Opened Caffe NeroCB10 1HZ
2026-10-16Opened Openfield Agriculture LtdCM6 3QB
2026-10-16Opened House Of Almond
2026-10-16Opened Janeys
2026-10-16Opened Teddys Little BakeHouse
2026-10-16Opened Debden Community ShopCB11 3LB
2026-10-16Opened BeanBoxCM22 7JZ

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

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