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East Midlands has 4,606 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 8,516 restaurant and café premises across 35 council areas on the FSA register (pulled 13 November 2026). Chefzi gives each of them their own ordering site at 0% commission, first month free, no card, month to month.
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Council areas in East Midlands, by number of takeaways
| Council area | Takeaways | Restaurants and cafés | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester (Leicester) | 605 | 766 | 71.8% |
| Nottingham (Nottingham) | 422 | 600 | 78.9% |
| Derby (Derby) | 297 | 338 | 50.4% |
| North Northamptonshire (Corby, Kettering) | 289 | 392 | 69.7% |
| East Lindsey (Skegness) | 277 | 523 | 83.3% |
| West Northamptonshire (Northampton, Daventry) | 249 | 962 | 52.2% |
| Charnwood (Loughborough) | 146 | 287 | 66.9% |
| Chesterfield (Chesterfield) | 140 | 161 | 71.9% |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | 128 | 277 | 84.7% |
| Ashfield (Kirkby-in-Ashfield) | 119 | 137 | 54.7% |
| Erewash (Ilkeston, Long Eaton) | 114 | 147 | 65.5% |
| Bassetlaw (Worksop, Retford) | 112 | 219 | 96.3% |
| High Peak (Buxton, Glossop) | 107 | 202 | 77.6% |
| Mansfield (Mansfield) | 102 | 195 | 72% |
| Newark and Sherwood (Newark-on-Trent) | 102 | 263 | 65.7% |
| South Kesteven (Grantham, Stamford) | 102 | 198 | 47.5% |
| Amber Valley (Ripley, Alfreton) | 101 | 181 | 52.6% |
| Broxtowe (Beeston, Stapleford) | 87 | 189 | 61.5% |
| Rushcliffe (West Bridgford, Bingham) | 84 | 227 | 68% |
| North West Leicestershire (Coalville) | 83 | 323 | 70.7% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth (Hinckley) | 79 | 160 | 66.7% |
| Gedling (Arnold, Carlton) | 77 | 123 | 80.6% |
| South Holland (Spalding) | 76 | 126 | 83.6% |
| South Derbyshire (Swadlincote, Melbourne) | 73 | 120 | 55.6% |
| Bolsover (Bolsover, Shirebrook) | 71 | 115 | 64.3% |
| North Kesteven (Sleaford, North Hykeham) | 71 | 136 | 81.7% |
| West Lindsey (Gainsborough) | 71 | 129 | 67.2% |
| North East Derbyshire (Clay Cross, Dronfield) | 70 | 106 | 72.1% |
| Oadby and Wigston (Oadby) | 63 | 82 | 56.9% |
| Derbyshire Dales (Matlock, Ashbourne) | 58 | 240 | 53.4% |
| Boston (Boston) | 57 | 111 | 79.6% |
| Blaby (Narborough, Braunstone Town) | 55 | 137 | 72.7% |
| Harborough (Market Harborough) | 53 | 167 | 71.7% |
| Melton (Melton Mowbray) | 40 | 101 | 57.5% |
| Rutland (Oakham, Uppingham) | 26 | 76 | 76.9% |
Across East Midlands, 69.1% of rated takeaway premises hold a 5 and 4.4% are rated 0 to 2; the average for England is 62% rated 5.
Trading names containing a cuisine word, across the area: pizza756, fish and chips552, chinese338, indian298, kebab208.
Ordering pages by cuisine in East Midlands
18 city and cuisine pages, each with the Food Standards Agency name counts for its council area.
Kebab shops
Chicken shops
Indian and Pakistani restaurants
Middle Eastern and shawarma
Pizza shops
Chinese takeaways
East Midlands: takeaway density, hygiene and cuisine mix
Per 10,000 residents East Midlands has 9.1 takeaway premises (4,606 for roughly 5,085,641 people on the ONS mid-2025 estimate), close to the 9.1 across the UK. Ranked against the other 7 regions here, East Midlands comes 4th on takeaway density.
East Lindsey is the most takeaway-dense council area in East Midlands (18.9 per 10,000 residents) and Harborough the least (5.0).
Hygiene results differ by council area: Bassetlaw has the highest share of rated takeaways that hold a 5 (96.3%) and South Kesteven the lowest (47.5%).
Leicester alone holds 13% of the 4,606 takeaway and sandwich shop premises in East Midlands.
Across the UK 46% of takeaway premises carry an inspection from the last 12 months; in East Midlands it is 44%.
The most common cuisine words in trading names, as a share of all takeaway and restaurant premises: pizza 1.7% (UK 1.5%); fish and chips 1.2% (UK 0.9%); chinese 0.8% (UK 0.8%). These are name-keyword counts, so they miss shops with other names.
140 postcode districts have at least one takeaway, with the six busiest holding 18%.
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share of area | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE2 | 197 | 4% | 67% |
| LE4 | 146 | 3% | 70% |
| PE25 | 128 | 3% | 85% |
| NG7 | 124 | 3% | 71% |
| LE5 | 122 | 3% | 66% |
| LE3 | 111 | 2% | 81% |
Sources: FSA open data pulled 13 November 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0) and ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Shares from small samples shift quickly, so use them as a guide.
Late-night hot food (11pm to 5am) is handled by each council, so the rules and forms differ between the areas above. Each area page links its own council's licensing page where we found one, and the late night refreshment licence guide covers the general rules.
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Questions
How many takeaways are there in East Midlands?
The FSA register lists 4,606 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 8,516 restaurant, café and canteen premises across the 35 council areas on this page, pulled 13 November 2026. Leicester has the most takeaway premises (605).
Does Chefzi work in every part of East Midlands?
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Starter is £12 a month (£9 billed yearly), Plus £22 (£19) and Pro £49 (£39), per location and ex VAT, 0% commission, first month free with no card, month to month with no contract.
Which council area in East Midlands has the most takeaways?
Leicester, with 605 of the 4,606 takeaway and sandwich shop premises on the FSA register (13%). Per head, East Lindsey is the densest, at 18.9 per 10,000 residents.
Where are East Midlands' takeaways concentrated?
On the register pulled 13 November 2026 the busiest districts are LE2 (197), LE4 (146), PE25 (128), NG7 (124), and takeaways sit across 140 districts in all.
Do takeaway hygiene results vary much within East Midlands?
Among rated takeaways, the share that hold a 5 is 96.3% in Bassetlaw and 47.5% in South Kesteven. Ratings are a snapshot of one inspection each, so treat the gap as a pointer.
Source: Food Standards Agency open data (Open Government Licence v3.0), pulled 13 November 2026. All UK locations.
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