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UK food hygiene · East Devon

East Devon.
1,531 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in East Devon with its official FSA hygiene rating. 83.8% score a 5. 12 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.75
Avg FSA
1,089
venues scored 5/5
12
scored 0 or 1

East Devon food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,531 food venues tracked in East Devon, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.75 out of 5 across 1,299 rated venues.
  • 1,089 venues scored 5/5 (83.8%).
  • 12 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

East Devon in context

East Devon runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.75 across 1,299 rated venues.

83.8% of East Devon venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

12 East Devon venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.92% of rated stock, which keeps East Devon below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within East Devon itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical mobile caterer averages 4.9/5, 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 East Devon scores

1,299 rated · 232 awaiting
5
1,089 venues
83.8%
4
129 venues
9.9%
3
55 venues
4.2%
2
14 venues
1.1%
1
11 venues
0.8%
0
1 venues
0.1%
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.

Overdue inspection

East Devon 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.

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    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · EX5

    Jan 1901

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    Lymefish Limited - Odilia Fishing Vessel E218

    stale · 1504mo

    Farmers/growers · EX12 4AA

    Jan 1901

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    Lyme Bay Lamb And Game

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · EX13 7QN

    Jan 1901

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    Little Dragons Pre-School/After Sch.

    stale · 1504mo

    Caring Premises · EX3 0RE

    Jan 1901

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    Lillie May E43

    stale · 1504mo

    Farmers/growers · EX12 2TU

    Jan 1901

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    Lady Of Ennis PZ21

    stale · 1504mo

    Farmers/growers · EX12 3NE

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in East Devon.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

343 venues in East Devon

4.7
avg score

Retailers - other

312 venues in East Devon

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

152 venues in East Devon

4.7
avg score

Other catering premises

119 venues in East Devon

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

118 venues in East Devon

4.8
avg score

Mobile caterer

98 venues in East Devon

4.9
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

90 venues in East Devon

4.8
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

88 venues in East Devon

4.5
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in East Devon.

Common questions

Food hygiene in East Devon, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in East Devon?

RatingCafe tracks 1,531 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in East Devon, 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 East Devon?

The average FSA hygiene score across East Devon is 4.75 out of 5. 83.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 12 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which East Devon venues failed their FSA inspection?

East Devon currently has 12 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in East Devon 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 East Devon hygiene data?

All East Devon 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.

Across the UK

Other cities on RatingCafe.

All cities

Birmingham

10,108 venues

4.29 avg

Leeds

7,251 venues

4.67 avg

North Yorkshire

6,975 venues

4.78 avg

Glasgow

6,528 venues

4.6 avg

Manchester

6,452 venues

4.5 avg

Somerset

6,027 venues

4.84 avg

Highland

5,792 venues

4.56 avg

Westminster

5,561 venues

4.45 avg
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 East Devon data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.