The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Wirral
North West · 2,335 registered food establishments · 73.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
64 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 85 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 11 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Wirral interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 164 improved 134 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
24 days median · 52 days average
across 226 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 11 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 Wirral
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Cafe 41 | → | CH41 2XZ |
| 2026-10-22 | Oxton Bar & Kitchen | → | CH43 5TQ |
| 2026-10-22 | Welcome Takeaway | → | CH60 7RJ |
| 2026-10-21 | pwin motion ltd T/A pickled walnut | → | CH48 1NB |
| 2026-10-21 | Golden Dragon | → | CH49 2PG |
| 2026-10-17 | Well Lane Primary School | → | CH42 5PF |
Latest changes in Wirral
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Opened | Lee's Catering Company | CH45 0JF |
| 2026-10-22 | Takeover | The Labaratory | CH41 6AA |
| 2026-10-22 | Takeover | BLIND COW OXTON | CH43 5SQ |
| 2026-10-22 | Takeover | Ferry Pizzeria | CH62 5BQ |
| 2026-10-22 | Closed | Chuck Wagon | CH42 9JF |
| 2026-10-22 | Closed | Chuck Wagon by Taylor’s Kitchen | CH44 5TN |
| 2026-10-22 | Closed | Gin and Other Sins/Brimstage distill | CH63 6JA |
| 2026-10-22 | Closed | Cafe Calm | CH41 5EP |
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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