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81.8% of East of England food businesses are 5-star.
Across 45 East of England councils, 47,527 food businesses are rated; 81.8% are 5-star and 1% (455 premises) score 0 or 1 star — the FSA's two lowest marks. Nationally, 483,819 food businesses are rated across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Within East of England, Ipswich leads on 5-star share (94.8%) and Norwich City trails (65%).
East of England rating distribution
How the 47,527 rated East of England food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 38,863 | 81.8% |
| 4★ | 5,706 | 12% |
| 3★ | 2,064 | 4.3% |
| 2★ | 439 | 0.9% |
| 1★ | 402 | 0.8% |
| 0★ | 53 | 0.1% |
East of England councils ranked
Every East of England local authority, ranked by the share of food businesses holding the top 5-star FSA rating. Tap a council to open its full GeraEats hygiene directory.
| # | Council | 5★ share | Avg | 0–1★ | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich · takeaways | 94.8% | 4.92 | 7(0.7%) | 1,057 |
| 2 | Castle Point · takeaways | 92.1% | 4.88 | 5(1%) | 491 |
| 3 | Fenland · takeaways | 92% | 4.87 | 9(1.4%) | 666 |
| 4 | Chelmsford · takeaways | 91.7% | 4.87 | 18(1.2%) | 1,442 |
| 5 | Broxbourne · takeaways | 91.3% | 4.89 | 3(0.4%) | 669 |
| 6 | West Suffolk · takeaways | 90.9% | 4.86 | 18(1.2%) | 1,488 |
| 7 | Uttlesford · takeaways | 89.8% | 4.84 | 8(1.2%) | 654 |
| 8 | Colchester · takeaways | 89.1% | 4.82 | 17(1.2%) | 1,363 |
| 9 | King's Lynn and West Norfolk · takeaways | 89% | 4.83 | 20(1.5%) | 1,351 |
| 10 | Stevenage · takeaways | 88.4% | 4.82 | 7(1.3%) | 525 |
| 11 | Peterborough City · takeaways | 88.2% | 4.83 | 19(1.1%) | 1,748 |
| 12 | Broadland · takeaways | 87.8% | 4.83 | 14(1.6%) | 895 |
| 13 | Maldon · takeaways | 87.1% | 4.79 | 5(0.8%) | 589 |
| 14 | Babergh · takeaways | 86.5% | 4.77 | 20(2.5%) | 809 |
| 15 | South Cambridgeshire · takeaways | 86.4% | 4.81 | 14(1.2%) | 1,202 |
| 16 | Breckland · takeaways | 86.1% | 4.79 | 17(1.4%) | 1,177 |
| 17 | East Suffolk · takeaways | 85.9% | 4.79 | 39(1.7%) | 2,305 |
| 18 | North Norfolk · takeaways | 85.9% | 4.8 | 20(1.4%) | 1,459 |
| 19 | Mid Suffolk · takeaways | 85.5% | 4.77 | 12(1.7%) | 725 |
| 20 | Braintree · takeaways | 84.8% | 4.78 | 20(1.7%) | 1,149 |
| 21 | South Norfolk · takeaways | 84.3% | 4.77 | 16(1.6%) | 983 |
| 22 | East Hertfordshire · takeaways | 83.4% | 4.77 | 16(1.4%) | 1,172 |
| 23 | Epping Forest · takeaways | 83.4% | 4.75 | 17(1.9%) | 911 |
| 24 | East Cambridgeshire · takeaways | 82.9% | 4.72 | 18(2.6%) | 692 |
| 25 | Brentwood · takeaways | 82.6% | 4.73 | 6(0.9%) | 662 |
| 26 | Three Rivers · takeaways | 82.5% | 4.77 | 3(0.5%) | 572 |
| 27 | Rochford · takeaways | 82.3% | 4.69 | 20(3.4%) | 586 |
| 28 | Harlow · takeaways | 82% | 4.73 | 10(1.7%) | 606 |
| 29 | Bedford · takeaways | 81.5% | 4.73 | 21(1.4%) | 1,473 |
| 30 | Hertsmere · takeaways | 81.2% | 4.71 | 15(2.1%) | 714 |
| 31 | Basildon · takeaways | 80.1% | 4.68 | 37(3.2%) | 1,163 |
| 32 | Watford · takeaways | 79.4% | 4.72 | 9(1%) | 862 |
| 33 | Welwyn Hatfield · takeaways | 78.3% | 4.71 | 5(0.8%) | 645 |
| 34 | St Albans City · takeaways | 77.8% | 4.67 | 20(1.9%) | 1,055 |
| 35 | North Hertfordshire · takeaways | 77.7% | 4.67 | 25(2.5%) | 1,007 |
| 36 | Cambridge City · takeaways | 77.5% | 4.67 | 31(2.4%) | 1,300 |
| 37 | Milton Keynes · takeaways | 77.1% | 4.67 | 45(2%) | 2,251 |
| 38 | Dacorum · takeaways | 76.6% | 4.68 | 12(1.1%) | 1,114 |
| 39 | Central Bedfordshire · takeaways | 75.3% | 4.65 | 31(2%) | 1,517 |
| 40 | Great Yarmouth · takeaways | 71.3% | 4.48 | 59(5.8%) | 1,016 |
| 41 | Thurrock · takeaways | 71% | 4.59 | 20(1.7%) | 1,160 |
| 42 | Huntingdonshire · takeaways | 70.4% | 4.6 | 20(1.5%) | 1,370 |
| 43 | Southend-On-Sea · takeaways | 69.9% | 4.52 | 57(4.1%) | 1,391 |
| 44 | Tendring · takeaways | 67% | 4.46 | 58(5.1%) | 1,147 |
| 45 | Luton · takeaways | 65.1% | 4.41 | 50(3.9%) | 1,298 |
| 46 | Norwich City · takeaways | 65% | 4.52 | 26(1.9%) | 1,347 |
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Food hygiene ratings are sourced from the Food Standards Agency at ratings.food.gov.uk. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.