Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 9,854,206 people in United Kingdom.

The average Local food fan in United Kingdom is 45.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, South East.

Top brand affinities include Cooking, Cookbook, Newcast, with strongest over-indexing on Cooking (1.68× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more female with an average age of 45.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Indulgence.

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

The typical Local food fan in United Kingdom is more female, around 45.0 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Cooking.

Category: Food & Beverages · 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 Local food profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
9.9M
in United Kingdom
Gender
62.6%
37.4% male
Age
45.0
average years
Country rank
#514
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

62.6% are female, 37.4% are male, average age 45.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.6%
Female
37.4%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female62.6%
Male37.4%
Average age45.0
Estimated audience size9,854,206
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.0
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2916%
30-3919%
40-4922%
50+35%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.6%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
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 Local food audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01South West~1M1.26×
02East Midlands~800K1.21×
03Scotland~1M1.19×
04Wales~600K1.11×
05Greater London~1.5M1.06×
06North West~1M1.00×
07East of England~900K0.96×
08Yorkshire and the Humber~800K0.95×
09Northern Ireland~300K0.94×
10North East~400K0.92×
11South East~1M0.86×
12West Midlands~400K0.84×
13England~7M0.75×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

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

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Red wineFood & Beverages5.09×
02Wine & SpiritsFood & Beverages4.19×
03CookbookFood & Beverages3.69×
04Organic farmingFood & Beverages3.52×
05Organic productFood & Beverages3.25×
06Supply chainBusiness & Career3.17×
07Culinary artArts & Culture3.02×
08Vegetarian cuisineFood & Beverages2.99×
09Landscape designBusiness & Career2.84×
10NewcastBusiness & Career2.66×
11Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.56×
12FoodieFood & Beverages2.54×
13DinnerFood & Beverages2.53×
14Self careHealth2.42×
15Organic foodFood & Beverages2.22×
16RyanairTravel & Leisure2.12×
17WaitroseShopping1.98×
18Health & wellnessHealth1.84×
19CookingFood & Beverages1.68×
20Alcoholic beveragesFood & Beverages1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local food 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 Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM2.25×
IndulgenceJOY1.70×
Healthy LifestyleBALANCE1.68×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.59×
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.63×
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.85×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in United Kingdom?

Local food has an estimated audience of 9,854,206 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local food fans?

62.6% of Local food fans are female, 37.4% are male, with an average age of 45.0 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Cooking (1.68×), Cookbook (3.69×), and Newcast (2.66×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in United Kingdom?

Local food fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~7M), Greater London (reach ~1.5M), and South East (reach ~1M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on Cookbook (3.69×), Newcast (2.66×), Foodie (2.54×), and Organic farming (3.52×) 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 Local food. 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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