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68.3% of London food businesses are 5-star.
Across 33 London councils, 70,761 food businesses are rated; 68.3% are 5-star and 2.7% (1,888 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 London, City of London Corporation leads on 5-star share (87.9%) and Newham trails (50.5%).
London rating distribution
How the 70,761 rated London food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 48,308 | 68.3% |
| 4★ | 12,583 | 17.8% |
| 3★ | 6,029 | 8.5% |
| 2★ | 1,953 | 2.8% |
| 1★ | 1,587 | 2.2% |
| 0★ | 301 | 0.4% |
London councils ranked
Every London 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 | City of London Corporation · takeaways | 87.9% | 4.79 | 46(2.7%) | 1,674 |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea · takeaways | 87.4% | 4.82 | 17(0.9%) | 1,829 |
| 3 | Merton · takeaways | 81.1% | 4.74 | 21(1.6%) | 1,276 |
| 4 | Haringey · takeaways | 79.1% | 4.66 | 58(3.1%) | 1,856 |
| 5 | Greenwich · takeaways | 78.9% | 4.69 | 48(2.3%) | 2,116 |
| 6 | Bromley · takeaways | 77.9% | 4.67 | 31(1.5%) | 2,132 |
| 7 | Hammersmith and Fulham · takeaways | 77.9% | 4.65 | 44(2.4%) | 1,800 |
| 8 | Wandsworth · takeaways | 77% | 4.63 | 63(2.6%) | 2,429 |
| 9 | Brent · takeaways | 74.8% | 4.57 | 109(4.9%) | 2,219 |
| 10 | Sutton · takeaways | 74.2% | 4.56 | 44(3.8%) | 1,164 |
| 11 | Kingston-Upon-Thames · takeaways | 73.6% | 4.57 | 43(3.4%) | 1,276 |
| 12 | Richmond-Upon-Thames · takeaways | 72.8% | 4.59 | 36(2.6%) | 1,396 |
| 13 | Hounslow · takeaways | 72.5% | 4.59 | 50(2.7%) | 1,860 |
| 14 | Tower Hamlets · takeaways | 72.4% | 4.54 | 150(5.3%) | 2,840 |
| 15 | Southwark · takeaways | 71.9% | 4.58 | 80(2.7%) | 3,011 |
| 16 | Havering · takeaways | 71.5% | 4.57 | 54(3.3%) | 1,651 |
| 17 | Bexley · takeaways | 71.5% | 4.55 | 54(3.3%) | 1,615 |
| 18 | Westminster · takeaways | 69.6% | 4.47 | 342(6.6%) | 5,198 |
| 19 | Hackney · takeaways | 66% | 4.45 | 109(5%) | 2,201 |
| 20 | Redbridge · takeaways | 66% | 4.35 | 122(6.9%) | 1,775 |
| 21 | Croydon · takeaways | 64.7% | 4.49 | 117(4.2%) | 2,816 |
| 22 | Hillingdon · takeaways | 64.5% | 4.32 | 159(8%) | 2,000 |
| 23 | Islington · takeaways | 63.1% | 4.38 | 137(5.7%) | 2,412 |
| 24 | Lewisham · takeaways | 62.1% | 4.42 | 64(3.2%) | 1,992 |
| 25 | Lambeth · takeaways | 61.6% | 4.36 | 150(6.2%) | 2,409 |
| 26 | Harrow · takeaways | 61.3% | 4.37 | 94(6.1%) | 1,542 |
| 27 | Barnet · takeaways | 60.2% | 4.38 | 128(5.5%) | 2,347 |
| 28 | Enfield · takeaways | 59.2% | 4.26 | 184(8.8%) | 2,101 |
| 29 | Camden · takeaways | 58.7% | 4.23 | 270(8%) | 3,366 |
| 30 | Ealing · takeaways | 58.4% | 4.18 | 376(12.4%) | 3,031 |
| 31 | Barking and Dagenham · takeaways | 54.7% | 4.18 | 100(8.2%) | 1,214 |
| 32 | Waltham Forest · takeaways | 51.1% | 3.99 | 223(12.1%) | 1,843 |
| 33 | Newham · takeaways | 50.5% | 3.98 | 318(13.4%) | 2,370 |
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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.