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UK food hygiene · North Devon

North Devon.
1,429 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in North Devon with its official FSA hygiene rating. 84.1% score a 5. 23 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.73
Avg FSA
1,092
venues scored 5/5
23
scored 0 or 1

North Devon food hygiene in one minute

  • 1,429 food venues tracked in North Devon, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.73 out of 5 across 1,298 rated venues.
  • 1,092 venues scored 5/5 (84.1%).
  • 23 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

North Devon in context

North Devon runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.73 across 1,298 rated venues.

84.1% of North Devon venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).

23 North Devon venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.77% of rated stock, which puts North Devon above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within North Devon itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical other catering premises 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 North Devon scores

1,298 rated · 131 awaiting
5
1,092 venues
84.1%
4
128 venues
9.9%
3
38 venues
2.9%
2
17 venues
1.3%
1
21 venues
1.6%
0
2 venues
0.2%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Schniffells

    Retailers - other · EX31

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Holywell C of E Primary School

    School/college/university · EX31 3HZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Old Rectory Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · EX31 4QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Valley Veg

    Retailers - other · EX31

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pilton Community College

    School/college/university · EX31 1RB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bobbies Bakes

    Manufacturers/packers · EX34 0LP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sonny Buns

    Retailers - other · EX33

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cliff Top Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX35 6HW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Ashleigh Primary School

    School/college/university · EX32 8LJ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bait Ball

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX34 7AH

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

North 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.

  • ?

    Tower Cakes and Bakes

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · EX36

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Wicked Wolf Gin

    stale · 1504mo

    Manufacturers/packers · EX35 6PT

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Waterstones

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · EX31 1BZ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Vision Community Centre

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · EX34 8LQ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Village Hall

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · EX32 7QJ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Village Hall

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX34 0HR

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in North Devon.

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

Retailers - other

360 venues in North Devon

4.7
avg score

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

335 venues in North Devon

4.6
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

133 venues in North Devon

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

114 venues in North Devon

4.6
avg score

Mobile caterer

112 venues in North Devon

4.9
avg score

Other catering premises

84 venues in North Devon

4.9
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

75 venues in North Devon

4.5
avg score

School/college/university

65 venues in North Devon

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in North Devon.

  • 5

    Schniffells

    Retailers - other · EX31

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Old Rectory Hotel

    Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · EX31 4QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Holywell C of E Primary School

    School/college/university · EX31 3HZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Valley Veg

    Retailers - other · EX31

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sonny Buns

    Retailers - other · EX33

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Bobbies Bakes

    Manufacturers/packers · EX34 0LP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pilton Community College

    School/college/university · EX31 1RB

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Cliff Top Cafe

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EX35 6HW

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in North Devon, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in North Devon?

RatingCafe tracks 1,429 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in North 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 North Devon?

The average FSA hygiene score across North Devon is 4.73 out of 5. 84.1% of rated venues score a 5, and 23 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which North Devon venues failed their FSA inspection?

North Devon currently has 23 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in North 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 North Devon hygiene data?

All North 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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

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