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East of England has 4,749 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 11,482 restaurant and café premises across 45 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 of England, by number of takeaways
| Council area | Takeaways | Restaurants and cafés | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Suffolk (Lowestoft, Felixstowe) | 228 | 526 | 73.8% |
| Luton (Luton) | 214 | 283 | 52.1% |
| Norwich (Norwich) | 208 | 451 | 49.4% |
| Peterborough (Peterborough) | 201 | 325 | 77.7% |
| Central Bedfordshire (Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable) | 188 | 388 | 65.7% |
| Stevenage (Stevenage) | 182 | 132 | 85% |
| Great Yarmouth (Great Yarmouth, Gorleston-on-Sea) | 174 | 240 | 62.5% |
| Basildon (Basildon, Billericay) | 156 | 248 | 67.3% |
| Thurrock (Grays, Stanford-le-Hope) | 152 | 252 | 52.8% |
| Southend-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea) | 145 | 490 | 64.5% |
| Colchester (Colchester) | 141 | 535 | 81.1% |
| Tendring (Harwich) | 141 | 304 | 45.6% |
| Bedford (Bedford, Kempston) | 134 | 312 | 59.8% |
| Huntingdonshire (St Neots, Huntingdon) | 125 | 298 | 52.9% |
| Ipswich (Ipswich) | 123 | 278 | 95% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk (King's Lynn) | 121 | 278 | 78.3% |
| West Suffolk (Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill) | 114 | 322 | 78.1% |
| Dacorum (Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted) | 113 | 247 | 58.9% |
| Chelmsford (Chelmsford) | 111 | 391 | 75.2% |
| East Hertfordshire (Bishop's Stortford, Hertford) | 109 | 294 | 68.8% |
| Braintree (Braintree, Witham) | 99 | 225 | 64.2% |
| North Hertfordshire (Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City) | 98 | 251 | 58.9% |
| North Norfolk (Cromer, Fakenham) | 89 | 302 | 75% |
| Fenland (Wisbech, March) | 88 | 121 | 86.6% |
| Cambridge (Cambridge) | 86 | 496 | 59.5% |
| St Albans (St Albans, Harpenden) | 86 | 300 | 53.7% |
| Broxbourne (Cheshunt) | 85 | 158 | 84.1% |
| South Norfolk (Wymondham, Diss) | 80 | 199 | 52.6% |
| Castle Point (Canvey Island) | 79 | 105 | 89% |
| Watford | 76 | 237 | 71% |
| Hertsmere (Potters Bar) | 71 | 183 | 77.1% |
| Breckland (Thetford, Dereham) | 68 | 222 | 67.7% |
| Welwyn Hatfield (Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield) | 62 | 191 | 58.6% |
| Broadland (Sprowston, Aylsham) | 60 | 135 | 61% |
| South Cambridgeshire (Cambourne, Sawston) | 59 | 212 | 67.8% |
| Maldon (Maldon) | 54 | 124 | 82% |
| Rochford (Rayleigh, Rochford) | 54 | 144 | 64.7% |
| Harlow (Harlow) | 51 | 129 | 62.7% |
| Brentwood (Brentwood) | 50 | 133 | 63.3% |
| East Cambridgeshire (Ely, Soham) | 50 | 121 | 63.8% |
| Mid Suffolk (Stowmarket) | 47 | 137 | 78.3% |
| Uttlesford (Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow) | 46 | 255 | 89.5% |
| Three Rivers (Rickmansworth, Chorleywood) | 45 | 123 | 66.7% |
| Babergh (Sudbury) | 44 | 151 | 62.8% |
| Epping Forest (Loughton) | 42 | 234 | 72.5% |
Across East of England, 67.4% of rated takeaway premises hold a 5 and 3.5% are rated 0 to 2; the average for England is 62% rated 5.
Trading names containing a cuisine word, across the area: pizza759, fish and chips555, chinese434, indian375, kebab333.
Ordering pages by cuisine in East of England
12 city and cuisine pages, each with the Food Standards Agency name counts for its council area.
Kebab shops
Chicken shops
Peri-peri chicken
Indian and Pakistani restaurants
East of England in numbers
Spread over about 6,613,801 residents (ONS mid-2025 estimate), East of England's 4,749 takeaway premises work out at 7.2 per 10,000 people, below the UK figure of 9.1. Ranked against the other 7 regions here, East of England comes 6th on takeaway density.
Stevenage is the most takeaway-dense council area in East of England (19.8 per 10,000 residents) and Epping Forest the least (3.0).
Rated takeaways that hold a 5: 95% in Ipswich, 45.6% in Tendring, so the area average of 67.4% hides a 49.4-point spread.
5% of East of England's takeaway premises (228 of 4,749) are in East Suffolk.
Inspection recency: 47% of takeaway premises here have an inspection dated in the 12 months to 13 November 2026, against 46% across the UK.
In East of England trading names the leading cuisine words are pizza 1.4% (UK 1.5%); fish and chips 1.0% (UK 0.9%); chinese 0.8% (UK 0.8%), as a share of all takeaway and restaurant premises (name-keyword counts, so a floor, not a census).
Takeaway premises sit across 237 postcode districts, and the six busiest hold 10% of them.
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share of area | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG1 | 123 | 3% | 84% |
| PE1 | 88 | 2% | 73% |
| NR30 | 85 | 2% | 63% |
| LU1 | 77 | 2% | 46% |
| CO15 | 62 | 1% | 39% |
| MK40 | 61 | 1% | 56% |
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 of England?
The FSA register lists 4,749 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 11,482 restaurant, café and canteen premises across the 45 council areas on this page, pulled 13 November 2026. East Suffolk has the most takeaway premises (228).
Does Chefzi work in every part of East of England?
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How much does Chefzi cost?
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 of England has the most takeaways?
East Suffolk, with 228 of the 4,749 takeaway and sandwich shop premises on the FSA register (5%). Per head, Stevenage is the densest, at 19.8 per 10,000 residents.
Which postcode districts in East of England have the most takeaways?
On the register pulled 13 November 2026 the busiest districts are SG1 (123), PE1 (88), NR30 (85), LU1 (77), and takeaways sit across 237 districts in all.
Do takeaway hygiene results vary much within East of England?
Among rated takeaways, the share that hold a 5 is 95% in Ipswich and 45.6% in Tendring. 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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