The Food Safety App

Food hygiene ratings in West Suffolk

East Counties · 1,479 registered food establishments · 89.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council

39 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 52 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 207 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

289Opened (12m)
569Closed (12m)
79Relisted (12m)
52Takeover (12m)
323Rating changes (12m)
89Renumbered (12m)

Ratings in the last 12 months: 52 improved 67 declined

■ opened   ■ closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5 1,271
4 84
3 29
2 9
1 25
0 1
Awaiting inspection 5
Exempt 55

Time to first published rating

79 days median · 120 days average
across 492 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 207 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 West Suffolk

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
2026-10-24 Cafe Rouge 5 → 4IP24 3TY
2026-10-23 Pop-Up Kitchen Awaiting inspection → 1
2026-10-23 513 Oriental Buffet 4 → 3IP33 1BE
2026-10-21 The Cadogan 1 → 5IP31 1NG
2026-10-21 The Fox Inn 2 → 4CB8 8TR
2026-10-21 St Andrews Cafe 3 → 5IP28 7HB

Latest changes in West Suffolk

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-10-21Opened Palace House Trading LtdCB8 8JH
2026-10-21Opened Little Wonders PreschoolCB9 0BW
2026-10-21Opened Fullers Mill GardenIP28 6HD
2026-10-21Closed BARNHAM VILLAGE HALLIP24 2NG
2026-10-21Closed Little Wonders Pre-SchoolCB9 0BW
2026-10-21Closed Caterplus @ Cornwallis CourtIP33 3NH
2026-10-21Closed Best Bites
2026-10-21Closed Dottie's Bakeshop

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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