Ipswich food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog

Data as of 24 August 2026.

1,118
Registered businesses
4.92
Average rating
6.44%
Awaiting inspection
A computed measure, not a Food Standards Agency statistic.
15.8%
Ratings older than 5 years

Inspection backlog

6.44% of businesses in Ipswich are awaiting inspection. The median published rating is 2 years, 1 month old, and the oldest rating still current on the register was given on 19 May 2014. See where Ipswich sits nationally on the council backlog league.

Rating distribution

5 stars
991 (94.7%)
4 stars
40 (3.8%)
3 stars
7 (0.7%)
2 stars
4 (0.4%)
1 star
4 (0.4%)
0 stars
0 (0.0%)

The lowest rated in Ipswich

8 of 1,046 rated businesses across Ipswich 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.

Ipswich Afro-Caribbean Foods
35 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1HN
1out of 5Rated 7 July 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 7 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.

Penalty 2
15 Ellenbrook Green, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9RR
1out of 5Rated 19 May 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 19 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.

Rasputin
67 St Matthews Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3EW
1out of 5Rated 7 July 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 7 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.

Trev's ice's
Unit 3c, Elton Park Business Centre, Hadleigh Road, Ipswich, IP2 0DD
1out of 5Rated 30 April 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 30 April 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.

EU Supermarket
EU Supermarket Ltd, 1-3 Barrack Corner, Ipswich, Suffolk,
2out of 5Rated 4 November 2024

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 4 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.

Emeny News
Former, 60 St Helens Street, Ipswich, Suffolk,
2out of 5Rated 18 November 2025

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 18 November 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.

Papa Johns
283A Duke Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0BF
2out of 5Rated 2 July 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 2 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.

Premier Stores
21 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8JJ
2out of 5Rated 31 July 2024
Recently re-inspected. New rating pending.

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 31 July 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.

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