Online ordering for takeaways and restaurants in South East
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South East has 6,233 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 17,625 restaurant and café premises across 64 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 South East, by number of takeaways
| Council area | Takeaways | Restaurants and cafés | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire (Aylesbury, High Wycombe) | 313 | 904 | 61.9% |
| Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes) | 279 | 552 | 66.4% |
| Brighton and Hove | 255 | 1,015 | 79.9% |
| Medway | 222 | 322 | 65.6% |
| Southampton (Southampton) | 222 | 479 | 46.9% |
| Portsmouth (Portsmouth) | 213 | 438 | 40.4% |
| Thanet (Margate, Ramsgate) | 169 | 449 | 93.5% |
| Reading (Reading) | 147 | 383 | 47% |
| Slough (Slough) | 134 | 177 | 44.8% |
| Arun (Bognor Regis) | 122 | 273 | 78.4% |
| Cherwell (Banbury, Bicester) | 121 | 286 | 65.5% |
| Canterbury (Canterbury, Whitstable) | 119 | 432 | 49.5% |
| Havant (Havant) | 116 | 163 | 88.9% |
| New Forest (Totton) | 111 | 284 | 64.5% |
| Surrey Heath (Camberley, Bagshot) | 110 | 147 | 71.9% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead (Maidenhead, Windsor) | 109 | 429 | 79.1% |
| Hastings (Hastings) | 108 | 261 | 71.7% |
| Folkestone and Hythe (Folkestone) | 106 | 311 | 65% |
| Swale (Faversham) | 105 | 255 | 64.1% |
| Maidstone (Maidstone) | 104 | 294 | 61.8% |
| Worthing (Worthing) | 101 | 235 | 68% |
| Isle of Wight (Ryde) | 99 | 420 | 46.9% |
| Dartford (Dartford) | 96 | 178 | 53.8% |
| Dover (Dover, Deal) | 96 | 247 | 73.9% |
| Gravesham (Gravesend) | 94 | 155 | 86.8% |
| Reigate and Banstead (Reigate) | 89 | 213 | 49.3% |
| Oxford (Oxford) | 88 | 488 | 85.2% |
| Mid Sussex (Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill) | 83 | 287 | 59% |
| South Oxfordshire (Didcot) | 83 | 280 | 47.6% |
| Tonbridge and Malling (Tonbridge, Larkfield) | 83 | 182 | 53.1% |
| Eastleigh (Eastleigh, Hedge End) | 82 | 188 | 65.4% |
| Guildford (Guildford) | 81 | 268 | 56% |
| West Berkshire (Newbury, Thatcham) | 80 | 266 | 65.4% |
| Woking (Woking) | 78 | 180 | 40.8% |
| Ashford (Ashford, Tenterden) | 75 | 227 | 75.4% |
| Eastbourne (Eastbourne) | 75 | 303 | 76.4% |
| Epsom and Ewell (Epsom) | 74 | 195 | 60% |
| Vale of White Horse (Abingdon, Faringdon) | 74 | 191 | 58% |
| Wealden (Hailsham, Crowborough) | 73 | 270 | 50.7% |
| Elmbridge (Walton-on-Thames, Esher) | 72 | 268 | 54.2% |
| Rushmoor (Aldershot, Farnborough) | 72 | 230 | 60.9% |
| Basingstoke and Deane (Basingstoke) | 69 | 232 | 72.1% |
| Crawley (Crawley) | 67 | 179 | 73.1% |
| East Hampshire (Alton, Petersfield) | 67 | 120 | 84.6% |
| Sevenoaks (Sevenoaks) | 67 | 169 | 66.2% |
| Chichester (Chichester) | 65 | 273 | 84.4% |
| Tunbridge Wells (Royal Tunbridge Wells) | 64 | 240 | 68.3% |
| Gosport (Gosport) | 63 | 109 | 67.8% |
| Test Valley (Andover) | 59 | 193 | 74.1% |
| Adur (Brighton and Hove, Shoreham-by-Sea) | 58 | 78 | 84.2% |
| Bracknell Forest (Bracknell) | 58 | 159 | 44.6% |
| West Oxfordshire (Witney) | 58 | 249 | 84.2% |
| Waverley (Farnham) | 57 | 223 | 72.7% |
| Wokingham (Wokingham, Woodley) | 54 | 221 | 55.8% |
| Lewes (Seaford) | 53 | 200 | 66.7% |
| Runnymede (Egham, Chertsey) | 52 | 294 | 60.4% |
| Winchester (Winchester) | 52 | 275 | 77.1% |
| Rother (Bexhill-on-Sea, Rye) | 51 | 250 | 58.8% |
| Spelthorne (Staines-upon-Thames, Ashford) | 51 | 176 | 68% |
| Tandridge (Oxted, Caterham) | 51 | 170 | 93.9% |
| Horsham (Horsham) | 49 | 204 | 86.7% |
| Hart (Fleet) | 48 | 137 | 76.1% |
| Fareham (Fareham) | 45 | 174 | 64.3% |
| Mole Valley (Dorking, Leatherhead) | 42 | 175 | 87.8% |
Across South East, 65.5% of rated takeaway premises hold a 5 and 4.1% are rated 0 to 2; the average for England is 62% rated 5.
Trading names containing a cuisine word, across the area: pizza1,084, fish and chips692, indian581, chinese547, kebab465.
Ordering pages by cuisine in South East
11 city and cuisine pages, each with the Food Standards Agency name counts for its council area.
Kebab shops
Indian and Pakistani restaurants
South East: takeaway density, hygiene and cuisine mix
Takeaway density in South East is 6.4 premises for every 10,000 residents, below the UK rate of 9.1 (population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 9,691,844). That puts South East 8th of 8 on this site's region pages for takeaways per 10,000 people.
Per head, Hastings leads South East on 11.9 takeaway premises per 10,000 residents, while Wokingham sits at 2.9.
On hygiene, the share of rated takeaways that hold a 5 runs from 40.4% in Portsmouth to 93.9% in Tandridge, a gap of 53.5 percentage points.
5% of South East's takeaway premises (313 of 6,233) are in Buckinghamshire.
49% of South East's takeaways were inspected in the last 12 months, compared with 46% nationally.
In South East trading names the leading cuisine words are pizza 1.4% (UK 1.5%); fish and chips 0.9% (UK 0.9%); indian 0.7% (UK 0.7%), as a share of all takeaway and restaurant premises (name-keyword counts, so a floor, not a census).
372 postcode districts have at least one takeaway, with the six busiest holding 7%.
| Postcode district | Takeaways | Share of area | Rated 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BN1 | 102 | 2% | 80% |
| SL1 | 92 | 1% | 55% |
| BN2 | 71 | 1% | 78% |
| BN3 | 70 | 1% | 83% |
| SL6 | 68 | 1% | 75% |
| CT9 | 61 | 1% | 93% |
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 South East?
The FSA register lists 6,233 takeaway and sandwich shop premises and 17,625 restaurant, café and canteen premises across the 64 council areas on this page, pulled 13 November 2026. Buckinghamshire has the most takeaway premises (313).
Does Chefzi work in every part of South East?
Yes. Delivery zones are drawn around the streets each kitchen can reach, so any town or village works. We get you live in 24 to 48 hours, max, with your menu set up for you.
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 South East has the most takeaways?
Buckinghamshire, with 313 of the 6,233 takeaway and sandwich shop premises on the FSA register (5%). Per head, Hastings is the densest, at 11.9 per 10,000 residents.
Where are South East's takeaways concentrated?
On the register pulled 13 November 2026 the busiest districts are BN1 (102), SL1 (92), BN2 (71), BN3 (70), and takeaways sit across 372 districts in all.
Do takeaway hygiene results vary much within South East?
Among rated takeaways, the share that hold a 5 is 93.9% in Tandridge and 40.4% in Portsmouth. 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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