Food hygiene ratings in Wealden
South East · 1,373 registered food establishments · 78.9% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
38 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 17 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 5 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Wealden interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 87 improved 66 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
19 days median · 34 days average
across 394 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 5 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 Wealden
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.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Cake Cupboard | → | |
| 2026-10-20 | Thiru Kochi Restaurant | → | BN27 1AL |
| 2026-10-16 | The Queensmead Residential Care Home | → | BN26 6BU |
Latest changes in Wealden
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Closed | Angela Carter Fine Dining | |
| 2026-10-20 | Closed | Loveally Cakes | |
| 2026-10-20 | Closed | Traceys Kitchen Cakes | |
| 2026-10-14 | Takeover | Pusanon Thai Restaurant | was Thai Legacy Restaurant |
| 2026-10-13 | Closed | Boxed and Baked | BN23 8BB |
| 2026-10-13 | Closed | Whites Gardens Tea Room | TN20 6JS |
| 2026-10-13 | Closed | Rascal's Coffee | |
| 2026-10-13 | Closed | Maggies Home Baking |
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 Wealden's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Wealden? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Wealden this year?
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