Thirteen High Wycombe food businesses are rated 0 or 1, out of 31 in Buckinghamshire. But 23 of 24 local September inspections earned the top score of 5.
Thirteen food businesses in High Wycombe are rated 0 or 1 for hygiene. That is 13 of the 31 businesses with those scores anywhere in Buckinghamshire, according to the Food Standards Agency’s ratings register as it stood on 3 October.
The town has about one in seven of the county’s rated food businesses. It has more than four in ten of its worst scores.
There is better news in the latest inspections. Buckinghamshire Council’s officers published 24 new ratings for the Wycombe area in September. Twenty-three were 5, the top score, and the other was a 4.
How the Wycombe area compares
We took every business on the register with a postcode in the seven districts this site covers: HP10 to HP14, SL7 for Marlow and HP27 for Princes Risborough. That gives 1,247 premises. Of those, 1,072 have a rating from 0 to 5. The rest are exempt, or registered and still waiting for a first inspection.
- 74.1% of rated businesses in the Wycombe area score 5
- in the rest of Buckinghamshire, the figure is 83.4%
- in High Wycombe itself (HP11, HP12 and HP13) it is 67.7%, or 378 of 558
Marlow comes out best, with 86.2% of its 174 rated businesses on a 5. The three High Wycombe postcode districts are the bottom three of the seven, between 64.8% and 70.1%.
| Area | Rated businesses | Rated 5 | Share rated 5 | Rated 0 to 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow (SL7) | 174 | 150 | 86.2% | 3 |
| Loudwater, Flackwell Heath, Wooburn (HP10) | 115 | 95 | 82.6% | 1 |
| Stokenchurch, Lane End, Naphill (HP14) | 104 | 80 | 76.9% | 1 |
| Princes Risborough (HP27) | 121 | 91 | 75.2% | 0 |
| High Wycombe (HP11) | 261 | 183 | 70.1% | 12 |
| High Wycombe (HP13) | 189 | 125 | 66.1% | 11 |
| High Wycombe (HP12) | 108 | 70 | 64.8% | 3 |
Princes Risborough has no business rated below 3 at all.
The 15 Wycombe-area businesses rated 0 or 1
A rating of 0 means “urgent improvement necessary” and 1 means “major improvement necessary”. Inspectors score three things: how food is handled, the condition of the premises, and how well the business manages food safety.
Fifteen businesses in the Wycombe area hold one of those two scores. Thirteen are in High Wycombe. The other two are Mowchak Indian Restaurant on Wycombe Road (HP14) and The Ship on West Street in Marlow.
Only one has a 0: Wycombe Fresh Fish on Castle Street, rated on 10 June 2026. There are three 0 ratings in the whole county.
| Business | Address on the register | Rating | Rating date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wycombe Fresh Fish | 55 Castle Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6RN | 0 | 10 June 2026 |
| Aujla Food And Wine | 102 London Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1DB | 1 | 28 December 2024 |
| Malik & Son | 153 Dashwood Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3EB | 1 | 4 September 2025 |
| Cod & Fry | 37 Marlow Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TA | 1 | 15 October 2025 |
| Shree Ruchi Enterprises | No address published (HP11) | 1 | 28 November 2025 |
| Wycombe Pizza | 192 - 194 Amersham Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5AF | 1 | 6 February 2026 |
| The Ship Public House | The Ship, 23 West Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 2LS | 1 | 27 February 2026 |
| Eat Nua | 14 - 15 Easton Street, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1NT | 1 | 6 March 2026 |
| Noshahi Food Store | 118 - 120 Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2PU | 1 | 10 March 2026 |
| Mowchak Indian Restaurant | Mowchak, Wycombe Road, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3RR | 1 | 20 May 2026 |
| Giant Pizza | 6 Cross Court, Plomer Green Avenue, Downley, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5UW | 1 | 2 June 2026 |
| Peri Peri Original | 276 Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2QR | 1 | 3 June 2026 |
| Ohaana | 7 Abbey Barn Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1RS | 1 | 10 June 2026 |
| Micky'z | 154 Micklefield Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 7EZ | 1 | 11 June 2026 |
| NN Food & Wine | 23 Brindley Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5SX | 1 | 30 June 2026 |
The ratings are a snapshot of the day of the inspection. Several of these are more than six months old, and the oldest dates from December 2024. A business can ask the council for a re-inspection once it has made the improvements, so a low score here is not necessarily what an inspector would find today.
The register flags one of these businesses, Ohaana on Abbey Barn Road, as having a new rating pending. That means a newer rating has been given but is not yet shown on the register.
A further 16 businesses in the area are rated 2, “improvement necessary”. Thirteen of them are in High Wycombe.
September’s inspections: 23 fives and a four
These are the Wycombe-area ratings dated September 2026 on the register. The newest is 22 September. Ratings reach the register some days after the inspection, so late-September visits will appear next month.
| Business | Address on the register | Rating | Rating date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake In The Box Catering | No address published (HP14) | 5 | 1 September 2026 |
| Jb's Bar and Café | High Wycombe Judo Centre, Barry Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 4UE | 5 | 3 September 2026 |
| Red Kite School | Aylesbury Road, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0JW | 5 | 3 September 2026 |
| The Kings Head | Church Road, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3RZ | 5 | 3 September 2026 |
| The Party Pourers | No address published (HP27) | 5 | 3 September 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza | 909 London Road, Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9TB | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| Godstowe Preparatory School | Godstowe School, Shrubbery Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6PR | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| Notcutts | Notcutts Garden Centre, Clay Lane, Booker, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3DH | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| The COOP | 1 Plomer Green Lane, Downley, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5TN | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| The Spindle & Thread | Bellfield Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 5HP | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| Zaks Spice | 3A Straight Bit, Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9LS | 5 | 7 September 2026 |
| E J Lacey & Sons - Dairy | Bolter End Farm, Finings Road, Lane End, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3LP | 5 | 9 September 2026 |
| Lacey's Farm Shop And Butchers | Bolter End Farm, Finings Road, Lane End, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3LP | 5 | 9 September 2026 |
| Bledlow Ridge School | Church Lane, Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4AZ | 5 | 10 September 2026 |
| Carrington Infant School | 2 Chapel Road, Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, HP10 9AA | 5 | 10 September 2026 |
| Impact Food Group At Princes Risborough School | Princes Risborough School, Merton Road, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0DR | 5 | 15 September 2026 |
| Naphill And Walters Ash School | Kilnwood, Walters Ash, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4UL | 5 | 15 September 2026 |
| Caribbean Hairoun Elderly Day Centre | Hairoun Day Centre, Lady Verney Close, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP13 6TB | 5 | 17 September 2026 |
| Drovers Hill Farm | Upper Icknield Way, Saunderton, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9NJ | 5 | 17 September 2026 |
| Pizza Express | 48 High Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1AW | 5 | 17 September 2026 |
| Princes Risborough Bowls Club | New Road, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0JN | 5 | 17 September 2026 |
| Coco Tamarind | Aylesbury Road, Askett, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9LY | 4 | 17 September 2026 |
| Springford | 106 Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0EY | 5 | 18 September 2026 |
| Kingswood Local | 3 Kingswood Parade, Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3NT | 5 | 22 September 2026 |
The list leans towards schools, because September is when school kitchens are visited. Six schools or school caterers scored 5, including Princes Risborough School, Carrington Infant School in Flackwell Heath and Red Kite School on Aylesbury Road.
The only score below 5 was a 4 for Coco Tamarind at Askett, about a mile north-east of Princes Risborough. A 4 means “good”.
What it means for you
- Check before you order. Every business has its own page on the FSA register, with the date of its last inspection and the three part-scores behind it. Businesses in England do not have to display their sticker, so the register is the reliable place to look.
- A low score is dated. Check the rating date. A business rated a year ago may have been re-inspected since, and a new rating can take a few weeks to appear.
- Businesses have a right of reply. Under the food hygiene rating scheme a business can appeal its rating, ask for a re-inspection after making improvements, and publish a written reply on its register page.
- Report a problem. Food safety concerns about a Wycombe business go to Buckinghamshire Council, which carries out the inspections.
How we counted
We read the Food Standards Agency’s register for Buckinghamshire Council on 3 October 2026. It lists 4,599 premises across the county. We kept the 1,247 with a postcode in HP10, HP11, HP12, HP13, HP14, SL7 or HP27. Shares are of businesses with a score from 0 to 5, so exempt premises and those awaiting a first inspection are left out. “Rest of Buckinghamshire” is every other rated business on the council’s register: 2,972 of them.
Some postcode districts cross the county line, but Buckinghamshire’s register only lists businesses the council inspects, so none from Oxfordshire or Berkshire are counted.
Sources
- Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings, Buckinghamshire Council register, read through the FSA’s open data on 3 October 2026, for every rating, rating date, address and count in this report. Each business named links to its own register page.
- Food Standards Agency: the food hygiene rating scheme, for what each score means and the rights of appeal, re-inspection and reply.
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