Rother food hygiene: ratings and inspection backlog

Data as of 24 August 2026.

1,025
Registered businesses
4.83
Average rating
0.39%
Awaiting inspection
A computed measure, not a Food Standards Agency statistic.
3.4%
Ratings older than 5 years

Inspection backlog

0.39% of businesses in Rother are awaiting inspection. The median published rating is 1 year old, and the oldest rating still current on the register was given on 13 May 2015. See where Rother sits nationally on the council backlog league.

Rating distribution

5 stars
890 (87.5%)
4 stars
92 (9.0%)
3 stars
30 (2.9%)
2 stars
3 (0.3%)
1 star
2 (0.2%)
0 stars
0 (0.0%)

The lowest rated in Rother

5 of 1,017 rated businesses across Rother 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.

Bosuns Bite
Bosuns Bite Rye Harbour Road, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 7TU
1out of 5Rated 29 July 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 29 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.

Cherry Tree Inn
Cherry Tree Inn Dale Hill, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7DG
1out of 5Rated 11 March 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 11 March 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.

Cavells
Retail Unit 64 Devonshire Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN40 1AX
2out of 5Rated 24 February 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 24 February 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.

Happy Garden
68 Ninfield Road, Bexhill, East Sussex, TN39 5BB
2out 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.

Spice Cottage
1 High Street, Ticehurst, East Sussex, TN5 7AL
2out of 5Rated 8 June 2026

This rating reflects what inspectors found on 8 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.

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