Colchester food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog

Data as of 24 August 2026.

1,640
Registered businesses
4.83
Average rating
9.33%
Awaiting inspection
A computed measure, not a Food Standards Agency statistic.
2.7%
Ratings older than 5 years

Inspection backlog

9.33% of businesses in Colchester are awaiting inspection. The median published rating is 1 year, 2 months old, and the oldest rating still current on the register was given on 24 February 2020. See where Colchester sits nationally on the council backlog league.

Rating distribution

5 stars
1,205 (89.7%)
4 stars
79 (5.9%)
3 stars
46 (3.4%)
2 stars
3 (0.2%)
1 star
7 (0.5%)
0 stars
3 (0.2%)

The lowest rated in Colchester

13 of 1,343 rated businesses across Colchester are rated 0 to 2. This list covers the whole council area, including businesses whose town did not reach the site's town-page floor.

Coffee Link
Colchester North Railway Station, North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1XD
0out of 5Rated 22 April 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 22 April 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Kimchi House
2A Queen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2PJ
0out of 5Rated 16 July 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 16 July 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

M K Stores
28A Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LB
0out of 5Rated 19 August 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 19 August 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Foodbasketshop
29 Priory Walk, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LG
1out of 5Rated 6 November 2024

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 6 November 2024. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Hythe Convenience Store
Colchester General Repairs, Maudlyn Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8JB
1out of 5Rated 24 March 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 24 March 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Meatox
150 Magdalen Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2JX
1out of 5Rated 29 June 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 29 June 2026. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Shop on the Hythe
123 Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2NP
1out of 5Rated 13 March 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 13 March 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

The British Grenadier
67 Military Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2AP
1out of 5Rated 22 May 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 22 May 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

The Cake Story
4 Priory Walk, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1LG
1out of 5Rated 23 July 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Wan Fung House
30-32 North Station Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1RB
1out of 5Rated 30 July 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 30 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Chicken Variety
177 Butt Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3DT
2out of 5Rated 19 August 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 19 August 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Swallow Aquatics and The Kingfisher
Mill Race Nursery, New Road, Aldham, Essex, CO6 3QT
2out of 5Rated 23 June 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 June 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

The White Hart
Nayland Road, West Bergholt, Essex, CO6 3DD
2out of 5Rated 23 July 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 23 July 2025. The business may have improved since then, and can ask its local authority for a re-inspection at any time. See the official record for the latest position. See the official record.

Source: Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings data, 24 August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.