Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Costa Coffee Target Market in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Costa Coffee in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Costa Coffee has an estimated audience of 10,843,899 people in United Kingdom.

The average Costa Coffee fan in United Kingdom is 43.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, Scotland.

Top brand affinities include Caffè Nero, Pret a Manger, Mail Online, with strongest over-indexing on Caffè Nero (7.78× the country average).

Demographically, the Costa Coffee audience skews more female with an average age of 43.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Luxury Orientation, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Costa Coffee fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 43.0 years old, with strong Luxury Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Caffè Nero.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Brand · Subtype: Restaurants

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 Costa Coffee profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
10.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
68.3%
31.7% male
Age
43.0
average years
Country rank
#448
Brand in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+14%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Costa Coffee

68.3% are female, 31.7% are male, average age 43.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

68.3%
Female
31.7%
Male
Demographic split for Costa Coffee audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female68.3%
Male31.7%
Average age43.0
Estimated audience size10,843,899
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.0
average years
Age distribution of the Costa Coffee audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1910%
20-2919%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+29%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

55.3%

of the worldwide Costa Coffee audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Costa Coffee
CountryShare
United Kingdom55.3%
China4.8%
Poland3.6%
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 Costa Coffee audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Costa Coffee customers by region in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Scotland~1.5M1.63×
02Wales~900K1.48×
03North West~1.5M1.33×
04South West~1M1.16×
05East Midlands~800K1.14×
06South East~1.5M1.10×
07East of England~1M1.10×
08Greater London~1.5M1.06×
09West Midlands~300K0.76×
10Yorkshire and the Humber~600K0.68×
11North East~300K0.68×
12Northern Ireland~200K0.56×
13England~3M0.33×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Costa Coffee audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Costa Coffee audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Caffè NeroFood & Beverages7.78×
02Pret a MangerFood & Beverages4.74×
03Hot chocolateFood & Beverages2.45×
04Mail OnlineNews2.34×
05KitchenwareHome & Garden2.06×
06UniqloShopping2.06×
07DebenhamsFashion & Accessoires1.88×
08OcadoShopping1.88×
09HarrodsShopping1.87×
10PrimarkShopping1.84×
11New LookFashion & Accessoires1.74×
12Local foodFood & Beverages1.68×
13LidlShopping1.67×
14Self careHealth1.67×
15River IslandFashion & Accessoires1.66×
16MatalanShopping1.62×
17GreggsFood & Beverages1.61×
18SuperdrugShopping1.60×
19Personal careHealth1.60×
20Home BargainsShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Costa Coffee 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 Costa Coffee audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.44×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.39×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.32×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Costa Coffee audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.78×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.81×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.91×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Costa Coffee's target market in United Kingdom?

Costa Coffee's target market in United Kingdom covers an estimated 10,843,899 people, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Costa Coffee customers?

68.3% of the Costa Coffee audience are female, 31.7% are male, with an average age of 43.0 years.

03

Which brands do Costa Coffee fans like most?

Costa Coffee fans show strongest brand affinity for Caffè Nero (7.78×), Pret a Manger (4.74×), and Mail Online (2.34×) over the country average.

04

Where do Costa Coffee fans live in United Kingdom?

Costa Coffee fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~3M), South East (reach ~1.5M), and Scotland (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Costa Coffee fans also like?

Beyond Costa Coffee itself, the audience over-indexes on Pret a Manger (4.74×), Mail Online (2.34×), Primark (1.84×), and Debenhams (1.88×) 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 Costa Coffee. 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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