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75.1% of North West food businesses are 5-star.
Across 35 North West councils, 56,938 food businesses are rated; 75.1% are 5-star and 2% (1,126 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 North West, South Ribble leads on 5-star share (94.4%) and Wigan trails (53.8%).
North West rating distribution
How the 56,938 rated North West food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 42,760 | 75.1% |
| 4★ | 8,038 | 14.1% |
| 3★ | 3,858 | 6.8% |
| 2★ | 1,156 | 2% |
| 1★ | 1,010 | 1.8% |
| 0★ | 116 | 0.2% |
North West councils ranked
Every North West 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 | South Ribble · takeaways | 94.4% | 4.9 | 6(0.8%) | 731 |
| 2 | Cheshire East · takeaways | 89.5% | 4.84 | 32(1.2%) | 2,732 |
| 3 | Rossendale · takeaways | 87.8% | 4.79 | 18(3%) | 596 |
| 4 | Chorley · takeaways | 87.5% | 4.83 | 7(0.8%) | 858 |
| 5 | Ribble Valley · takeaways | 87.1% | 4.83 | 6(1%) | 575 |
| 6 | Westmorland and Furness · takeaways | 86.4% | 4.81 | 24(0.9%) | 2,779 |
| 7 | Fylde · takeaways | 84.6% | 4.79 | 9(1.2%) | 749 |
| 8 | Sefton · takeaways | 84.3% | 4.77 | 31(1.5%) | 2,121 |
| 9 | Cumberland · takeaways | 83.9% | 4.77 | 30(1.2%) | 2,488 |
| 10 | Stockport · takeaways | 81.9% | 4.74 | 35(1.6%) | 2,125 |
| 11 | Trafford · takeaways | 80.8% | 4.68 | 64(3.2%) | 1,987 |
| 12 | Cheshire West and Chester · takeaways | 80.5% | 4.68 | 68(2.6%) | 2,647 |
| 13 | West Lancashire · takeaways | 79.1% | 4.66 | 19(2.3%) | 834 |
| 14 | Blackpool · takeaways | 78.6% | 4.65 | 45(2.7%) | 1,669 |
| 15 | Preston · takeaways | 78.5% | 4.68 | 21(1.4%) | 1,476 |
| 16 | Lancaster City · takeaways | 77.5% | 4.68 | 26(2.4%) | 1,093 |
| 17 | Warrington · takeaways | 76.4% | 4.59 | 60(3.9%) | 1,520 |
| 18 | Oldham · takeaways | 75.1% | 4.56 | 97(5.8%) | 1,679 |
| 19 | Bury · takeaways | 74.8% | 4.55 | 52(4.7%) | 1,107 |
| 20 | Halton · takeaways | 74.6% | 4.56 | 31(3.8%) | 820 |
| 21 | Tameside · takeaways | 73.6% | 4.57 | 47(2.9%) | 1,607 |
| 22 | Wirral · takeaways | 72.6% | 4.57 | 68(3.1%) | 2,201 |
| 23 | Rochdale · takeaways | 72.1% | 4.48 | 113(7.6%) | 1,493 |
| 24 | St Helens · takeaways | 71.9% | 4.53 | 55(4.4%) | 1,260 |
| 25 | Manchester · takeaways | 70.8% | 4.5 | 269(5.2%) | 5,184 |
| 26 | Pendle · takeaways | 70.2% | 4.47 | 52(6.9%) | 759 |
| 27 | Burnley · takeaways | 70% | 4.57 | 23(2.9%) | 787 |
| 28 | Blackburn · takeaways | 68.3% | 4.32 | 119(11.1%) | 1,068 |
| 29 | Liverpool · takeaways | 67.9% | 4.39 | 245(7.3%) | 3,334 |
| 30 | Knowsley · takeaways | 64.8% | 4.37 | 64(9.3%) | 691 |
| 31 | Salford · takeaways | 64.5% | 4.41 | 105(5.6%) | 1,865 |
| 32 | Hyndburn · takeaways | 62.8% | 4.47 | 23(3.2%) | 712 |
| 33 | Wyre · takeaways | 62.7% | 4.38 | 54(6%) | 895 |
| 34 | Bolton · takeaways | 55.5% | 4.19 | 185(8.5%) | 2,177 |
| 35 | Wigan · takeaways | 53.8% | 4.19 | 179(7.7%) | 2,319 |
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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.