Rascasse Audience Intelligence

B&Q Target Market in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about B&Q in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. B&Q has an estimated audience of 14,918,842 people in United Kingdom.

The average B&Q fan in United Kingdom is 44.4 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Yorkshire and the Humber, South East.

Top brand affinities include Screwfix, Toolstation, Business, with strongest over-indexing on Screwfix (4.09× the country average).

Demographically, the B&Q audience skews more female with an average age of 44.4, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Quality Awareness.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 12 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical B&Q fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.4 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Screwfix.

Category: Shopping · Type: Brand · Subtype: Hardware store

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the B&Q profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
14.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
62.7%
37.3% male
Age
44.4
average years
Country rank
#245
Brand in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-13%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of B&Q

62.7% are female, 37.3% are male, average age 44.4.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.7%
Female
37.3%
Male
Demographic split for B&Q audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female62.7%
Male37.3%
Average age44.4
Estimated audience size14,918,842
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.4
average years
Age distribution of the B&Q audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+32%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

75.3%

of the worldwide B&Q audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for B&Q
CountryShare
United Kingdom75.3%
Ireland3.9%
United States3.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the B&Q audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

B&Q customers by region in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01England~11M3.42×
02West Midlands~900K1.43×
03Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M1.40×
04North East~600K1.12×
05East Midlands~1M0.95×
06South West~1M0.90×
07South East~1.5M0.82×
08East of England~1M0.82×
09North West~900K0.56×
10Scotland~300K0.24×
11Wales~200K0.22×
12Northern Ireland~80K0.17×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the B&Q audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for B&Q audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01WickesHome & Garden4.42×
02ScrewfixHome & Garden4.09×
03ToolstationHome & Garden3.63×
04HomebaseShopping3.53×
05Xero (software)Brand3.12×
06Sky VegasGames2.59×
07British GasHome & Garden2.55×
08Home Interior DesignHome & Garden2.42×
09DunelmHome & Garden2.33×
10EssoCars & Mobility2.28×
11Garden furnitureHome & Garden2.26×
12Home repairHome & Garden2.17×
13IKEAHome & Garden1.91×
14Octopus EnergyHome & Garden1.87×
15RenovationHome & Garden1.71×
16HalfordsCars & Mobility1.66×
17ZooplaBusiness & Career1.64×
18BusinessBusiness & Career1.59×
19MatalanShopping1.57×
20TransportCars & Mobility1.55×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the B&Q audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by B&Q audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.62×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.59×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.36×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by B&Q audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.75×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.84×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is B&Q's target market in United Kingdom?

B&Q's target market in United Kingdom covers an estimated 14,918,842 people, concentrated in England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

02

What is the gender split and age of B&Q customers?

62.7% of the B&Q audience are female, 37.3% are male, with an average age of 44.4 years.

03

Which brands do B&Q fans like most?

B&Q fans show strongest brand affinity for Screwfix (4.09×), Toolstation (3.63×), and Business (1.59×) over the country average.

04

Where do B&Q fans live in United Kingdom?

B&Q fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~11M), Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do B&Q fans also like?

Beyond B&Q itself, the audience over-indexes on Toolstation (3.63×), Business (1.59×), Dunelm (2.33×), and British Gas (2.55×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for B&Q. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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