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UK food hygiene · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
1,490 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in King's Lynn and West Norfolk with its official FSA hygiene rating. 88.1% score a 5. 11 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.83
Avg FSA
1,188
venues scored 5/5
11
scored 0 or 1

King's Lynn and West Norfolk food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,490 food venues tracked in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.83 out of 5 across 1,348 rated venues.
  • 1,188 venues scored 5/5 (88.1%).
  • 11 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

King's Lynn and West Norfolk in context

King's Lynn and West Norfolk runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.83 across 1,348 rated venues.

88.1% of King's Lynn and West Norfolk venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

11 King's Lynn and West Norfolk venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.82% of rated stock, which keeps King's Lynn and West Norfolk below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within King's Lynn and West Norfolk itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.7/5 while a typical school/college/university 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk scores

1,348 rated · 142 awaiting
5
1,188 venues
88.1%
4
115 venues
8.5%
3
28 venues
2.1%
2
6 venues
0.4%
1
9 venues
0.7%
0
2 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

King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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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    King's Lynn Foodbank

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · PE30 5DS

    Jan 1901

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    Norfolk Skin Atelier

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · PE33 0SD

    Jan 1901

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    No 1 Amusement Arcade

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · PE36 5BQ

    Jan 1901

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    Methodist Church

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · PE36 6AL

    Jan 1901

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    Merkur Slots

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · PE30 1ER

    Jan 1901

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    Majestic Cinema

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · PE30 1EJ

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

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

Retailers - other

349 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.8
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

275 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.8
avg score

Other catering premises

164 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.9
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

161 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.7
avg score

Mobile caterer

124 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

123 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

93 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

5.0
avg score

Caring Premises

89 venues in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Common questions

Food hygiene in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?

RatingCafe tracks 1,490 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk?

The average FSA hygiene score across King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 4.83 out of 5. 88.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 11 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which King's Lynn and West Norfolk venues failed their FSA inspection?

King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk hygiene data?

All King's Lynn and West Norfolk 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.