Food hygiene ratings in Southport

Q: How many food businesses in Southport have a hygiene rating?

656 food businesses in Southport have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Sefton Council. 586 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

Q: What is a typical food hygiene rating in Southport?

95% of rated businesses in Southport hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Q: Are there any badly rated places in Southport?

4 food businesses in Southport hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 2 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Q: Who inspects food businesses in Southport?

Environmental health officers at Sefton Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

There are 656 food businesses in Southport with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Sefton Council. A further 70 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Southport

95% of rated businesses in Southport hold the top score of 5, and 98% hold a 4 or better. 4 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across Sefton as a whole, 84% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Southport does better, by 11 percentage points.

How the 586 rated businesses in Southport score
5 out of 5	558	95%
4 out of 5	16	3%
3 out of 5	8	1%
2 out of 5	2	<1%
1 out of 5	2	<1%
0 out of 5	0	0%

Lowest-rated places in Southport

Business	Rating	Inspected
Churchtown Deli Ltd Retailers - other	1 - Major improvement necessary	19 February 2026
Cleopatra Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	9 July 2025
Marmaris Kebab & Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	4 June 2025
Plaza Supermarket Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets	2 - Some improvement necessary	21 May 2025

A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found. What a low rating means →

Questions about food hygiene in Southport

How many food businesses in Southport have a hygiene rating?

656 food businesses in Southport have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Sefton Council. 586 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Southport?

95% of rated businesses in Southport hold a 5, the top score. A 5 is therefore the norm rather than a distinction, which is why anything lower is worth a second look.

Are there any badly rated places in Southport?

4 food businesses in Southport hold a rating of 2 or below, including 0 rated 0 and 2 rated 1. A low rating is not a closure order, the business is required to fix what the inspector found.

Who inspects food businesses in Southport?

Environmental health officers at Sefton Council carry out the inspections, unannounced, and set the rating. The Food Standards Agency publishes the result.

Nearby towns in Sefton

Bootle 275 places
Crosby 156 places
Formby 148 places
Waterloo 143 places
Maghull 122 places
Birkdale 119 places
Netherton 98 places
Litherland 95 places

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Food businesses in Southport

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Data from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence. Towns are derived from the addresses each council publishes.