Food hygiene ratings in Beds

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

567 food businesses in Beds have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Central Bedfordshire Council. 509 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

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

74% of rated businesses in Beds 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 Beds?

8 food businesses in Beds hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 4 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 Beds?

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

There are 567 food businesses in Beds with a published hygiene rating, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, cafes, shops and school and care kitchens, all inspected by Central Bedfordshire Council. A further 58 are awaiting a first inspection, or are exempt because they handle too little food to score.

Hygiene standards in Beds

74% of rated businesses in Beds hold the top score of 5, and 92% hold a 4 or better. 8 businesses score 2 or below, meaning an inspector found problems they are required to fix.

Across Central Bedfordshire as a whole, 76% of rated food businesses hold a 5. Beds is in line with the borough.

How the 509 rated businesses in Beds score
5 out of 5	377	74%
4 out of 5	92	18%
3 out of 5	32	6%
2 out of 5	3	1%
1 out of 5	4	1%
0 out of 5	1	<1%

Lowest-rated places in Beds

Business	Rating	Inspected
Rahman Family Halal Butchers Retailers - other	0 - Urgent improvement necessary	24 March 2026
Lambden's of Woburn Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen	1 - Major improvement necessary	20 February 2026
TGF Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	13 January 2026
The Fir Tree Inn Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house	1 - Major improvement necessary	10 June 2026
Turkish Charcoal Grill Takeaway/sandwich shop	1 - Major improvement necessary	19 November 2025
Karahi Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop	2 - Some improvement necessary	6 May 2026
MUSA Halal Supermarket Ltd Retailers - other	2 - Some improvement necessary	5 August 2025
Ozzie's Burgers Mobile caterer	2 - Some improvement necessary	26 March 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 Beds

How many food businesses in Beds have a hygiene rating?

567 food businesses in Beds have a published food hygiene rating, inspected by Central Bedfordshire Council. 509 currently hold a score from 0 to 5.

What is a typical food hygiene rating in Beds?

74% of rated businesses in Beds 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 Beds?

8 food businesses in Beds hold a rating of 2 or below, including 1 rated 0 and 4 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 Beds?

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

Nearby towns in Central Bedfordshire

Dunstable 178 places
Leighton Buzzard 94 places
Biggleswade 62 places
Flitwick 58 places
Ampthill 55 places
Shefford 35 places
Sandy 35 places
Cranfield 34 places

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Food businesses in Beds

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