Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Handicraft Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Handicraft in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Handicraft has an estimated audience of 15,982,832 people in United Kingdom.

The average Handicraft fan in United Kingdom is 44.6 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, South East, North West.

Top brand affinities include Do it yourself (DIY), Crafts, Etsy, with strongest over-indexing on Do it yourself (DIY) (1.81× the country average).

Demographically, the Handicraft audience skews more female with an average age of 44.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as DIY Mentality, Design Affinity.

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

The typical Handicraft fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 44.6 years old, with strong DIY Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Do it yourself (DIY).

Category: Home & Garden · Type: Topic

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 Handicraft profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
16M
in United Kingdom
Gender
66.5%
33.5% male
Age
44.6
average years
Country rank
#213
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-18%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Handicraft fans

66.5% are female, 33.5% are male, average age 44.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

66.5%
Female
33.5%
Male
Demographic split for Handicraft audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female66.5%
Male33.5%
Average age44.6
Estimated audience size15,982,832
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 44.6
average years
Age distribution of the Handicraft audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2917%
30-3919%
40-4923%
50+34%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Handicraft audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Handicraft
CountryShare
United States18.3%
Japan6.2%
Brazil5.4%
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 Handicraft audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Handicraft fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01West Midlands~800K1.16×
02South East~2.5M1.06×
03England~12M1.05×
04Scotland~1.5M1.04×
05North East~600K1.03×
06South West~1.5M1.02×
07East of England~1.5M0.99×
08Yorkshire and the Humber~1.5M0.99×
09Wales~900K0.99×
10Northern Ireland~500K0.98×
11East Midlands~1M0.96×
12North West~1.5M0.89×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Handicraft audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01HandmadeHome & Garden3.38×
02EtsyFashion & Accessoires2.51×
03HouseplantHome & Garden2.51×
04VolunteeringPolitics & Society1.97×
05Mother's DayKids & Family1.85×
06Do it yourself (DIY)Home & Garden1.81×
07PhilanthropyArts & Culture1.79×
08InnovationBusiness & Career1.71×
09CraftsHome & Garden1.69×
10RenovationHome & Garden1.69×
11Fine artBusiness & Career1.69×
12ConfectioneryFood & Beverages1.68×
13RefrigeratorHome & Garden1.61×
14HobbyHome & Garden1.58×
15Local foodFood & Beverages1.57×
16TraditionPolitics & Society1.56×
17Vintage clothingFashion & Accessoires1.56×
18ZooKids & Family1.56×
19WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.53×
20MuseumArts & Culture1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Handicraft 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 Handicraft audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.57×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.49×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.46×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Handicraft audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.92×
Social Media UsageJOY0.95×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.96×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Handicraft have in United Kingdom?

Handicraft has an estimated audience of 15,982,832 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and South East.

02

What is the gender split and age of Handicraft fans?

66.5% of Handicraft fans are female, 33.5% are male, with an average age of 44.6 years.

03

Which brands do Handicraft fans like most?

Handicraft fans show strongest brand affinity for Do it yourself (DIY) (1.81×), Crafts (1.69×), and Etsy (2.51×) over the country average.

04

Where do Handicraft fans live in United Kingdom?

Handicraft fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~12M), South East (reach ~2.5M), and North West (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Handicraft fans also like?

Beyond Handicraft itself, the audience over-indexes on Crafts (1.69×), Etsy (2.51×), Volunteering (1.97×), and Hobby (1.58×) 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 Handicraft. 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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