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UK food hygiene · Babergh

Babergh.
869 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Babergh with its official FSA hygiene rating. 86.1% score a 5. 11 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.76
Avg FSA
696
venues scored 5/5
11
scored 0 or 1

Babergh food hygiene in one minute

  • 869 food venues tracked in Babergh, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.76 out of 5 across 808 rated venues.
  • 696 venues scored 5/5 (86.1%).
  • 11 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Babergh in context

Babergh runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.76 across 808 rated venues.

86.1% of Babergh venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

11 Babergh venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.36% of rated stock, which puts Babergh above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Babergh itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.4/5 while a typical other catering premises averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.

Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.

How Babergh scores

808 rated · 61 awaiting
5
696 venues
86.1%
4
65 venues
8.0%
3
29 venues
3.6%
2
7 venues
0.9%
1
8 venues
1.0%
0
3 venues
0.4%
Lowest rated

The 10 we'd skip.

Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.

Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    Buzz Power

    new

    Retailers - other · IP30

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Snack Attack

    Other catering premises · IP9 2AB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Peninsula Biltong

    Manufacturers/packers · IP9

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tito's Ristorante, Italian & Pizzeria

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP7 5AG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Occasional Cakes

    Other catering premises · IP7

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Scutchers Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO10 9DP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Hartest CofE Primary School

    School/college/university · IP29 4DH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tanswell's Bakery

    Retailers - other · CO10 9JG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Liz's Kebab Pizza

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · CO10 1RE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chilli and Chives

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO10 9PT

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Babergh venues not inspected in 18 months or more.

The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.

  • ?

    Currys

    stale · 1504mo

    Farmers/growers · IP8 3TT

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    MCL Transport Ltd.

    stale · 1504mo

    Distributors/Transporters · IP7 7LX

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Market Cafe

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · IP29

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Little City UK

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · CO11 1RZ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Lipstick and Locks

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · CO10 1RB

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Kettlebaston Village Hall.

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · IP7 7QA

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Babergh.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Retailers - other

168 venues in Babergh

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

166 venues in Babergh

5.0
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

155 venues in Babergh

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

92 venues in Babergh

4.6
avg score

Caring Premises

62 venues in Babergh

4.9
avg score

School/college/university

61 venues in Babergh

4.9
avg score

Mobile caterer

50 venues in Babergh

4.6
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

44 venues in Babergh

4.4
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Babergh.

  • 5

    Buzz Power

    new

    Retailers - other · IP30

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Snack Attack

    Other catering premises · IP9 2AB

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Occasional Cakes

    Other catering premises · IP7

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Peninsula Biltong

    Manufacturers/packers · IP9

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tito's Ristorante, Italian & Pizzeria

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · IP7 5AG

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Hartest CofE Primary School

    School/college/university · IP29 4DH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Scutchers Restaurant

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · CO10 9DP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Tanswell's Bakery

    Retailers - other · CO10 9JG

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Babergh, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Babergh?

RatingCafe tracks 869 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Babergh, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.

What is the average FSA hygiene score in Babergh?

The average FSA hygiene score across Babergh is 4.76 out of 5. 86.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 11 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Babergh venues failed their FSA inspection?

Babergh currently has 11 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Babergh are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.

Where does RatingCafe get Babergh hygiene data?

All Babergh ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.

Primary sources

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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Babergh data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.