The headline
84.5% of South West food businesses are 5-star.
Across 26 South West councils, 46,449 food businesses are rated; 84.5% are 5-star and 1% (449 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 South West, Dorset leads on 5-star share (95.4%) and Bath and North East Somerset trails (72.3%).
South West rating distribution
How the 46,449 rated South West food businesses split across the FSA's six rating bands.
| Rating | Premises | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 39,257 | 84.5% |
| 4★ | 4,745 | 10.2% |
| 3★ | 1,670 | 3.6% |
| 2★ | 328 | 0.7% |
| 1★ | 400 | 0.9% |
| 0★ | 49 | 0.1% |
South West councils ranked
Every South 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 | Dorset · takeaways | 95.4% | 4.94 | 8(0.2%) | 3,987 |
| 2 | Forest of Dean · takeaways | 95% | 4.94 | 0(0%) | 679 |
| 3 | Cotswold · takeaways | 93.1% | 4.91 | 2(0.2%) | 1,018 |
| 4 | South Hams · takeaways | 90.6% | 4.86 | 8(0.9%) | 851 |
| 5 | Teignbridge · takeaways | 89.4% | 4.82 | 17(1.5%) | 1,156 |
| 6 | Cheltenham · takeaways | 88.9% | 4.85 | 7(0.7%) | 1,023 |
| 7 | Somerset · takeaways | 87.9% | 4.84 | 52(0.9%) | 5,515 |
| 8 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · takeaways | 87.7% | 4.82 | 31(1.1%) | 2,943 |
| 9 | Exeter City · takeaways | 87% | 4.81 | 11(1.1%) | 994 |
| 10 | Tewkesbury · takeaways | 86.2% | 4.79 | 13(1.7%) | 744 |
| 11 | Mid Devon · takeaways | 85.4% | 4.74 | 19(2.8%) | 685 |
| 12 | Cornwall · takeaways | 84.6% | 4.77 | 83(1.6%) | 5,247 |
| 13 | Torridge · takeaways | 84.5% | 4.75 | 16(2.4%) | 677 |
| 14 | North Devon · takeaways | 84.3% | 4.73 | 41(3.1%) | 1,310 |
| 15 | East Devon · takeaways | 84.2% | 4.74 | 31(2.4%) | 1,306 |
| 16 | South Gloucestershire · takeaways | 84.1% | 4.76 | 30(1.8%) | 1,645 |
| 17 | Swindon · takeaways | 82.7% | 4.74 | 25(1.8%) | 1,418 |
| 18 | West Devon · takeaways | 82.5% | 4.76 | 8(1.4%) | 554 |
| 19 | Gloucester City · takeaways | 81.7% | 4.73 | 20(2%) | 1,018 |
| 20 | Wiltshire · takeaways | 81.2% | 4.7 | 62(2.1%) | 2,939 |
| 21 | Stroud · takeaways | 80.1% | 4.7 | 19(1.9%) | 981 |
| 22 | Torbay · takeaways | 80% | 4.65 | 46(4%) | 1,156 |
| 23 | Plymouth City · takeaways | 78% | 4.6 | 67(4.1%) | 1,634 |
| 24 | Bristol · takeaways | 75.7% | 4.64 | 94(2.5%) | 3,696 |
| 25 | North Somerset · takeaways | 74.4% | 4.65 | 27(1.8%) | 1,541 |
| 26 | Bath and North East Somerset · takeaways | 72.3% | 4.57 | 40(2.3%) | 1,732 |
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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.