UK Sector Series: DIY & Gardening, 2023-2028

UK Sector Series: DIY & Gardening, 2023-2028

Summary

The UK DIY & Gardening report offers a comprehensive insight into the DIY & Gardening markets in the UK, analysing the sectors, the major players, the main trends, and consumer attitudes, as well as providing market forecasts out to 2028.

After a challenging 2023, when sales fell by 0.7%, the DIY & gardening market is forecast to see a subdued rise of 0.1% in 2024 with the DIY market dragging down total sales. Spend on DIY has been hit by consumers putting off making major investments in their houses, exacerbated by the weak housing market, with sales forecast to fall by 0.3% in 2024. Meanwhile, gardening has had a slightly better 2024, with the market growing by 0.9% as it came up against two years of weak comparatives and consumers bought small-ticket items like plants and seeds, while outdoor furniture has seen a poor year due to unseasonable weather. The DIY & gardening market is forecast to return to growth of 2.9% in 2025 as consumer confidence should rise and activity in the housing market picks up, leading to consumers undertaking more major DIY & gardening projects.

Key Highlights

• Gardening holds up the DIY & gardening market in 2024, with total sales set to rise by only 0.1%
• Uncertainty surrounding Homebase’s future will shape the DIY & gardening market
• Value for money is of paramount importance for DIY & gardening purchases

Scope

• Gardening holds up the DIY & gardening market in 2024, with total sales set to rise by only 0.1%
• Uncertainty surrounding Homebase’s future will shape the DIY & gardening market
• Value for money is of paramount importance for DIY & gardening purchases

Reasons to Buy

• Using our five year forecasts to 2028, learn which categories in the DIY & Gardening marketswill be the fastest performing to enable focus and investment in these winning product areas.
• Understand how drivers of DIY & Gardening purchases, such as range, price and quality, vary in importance among different demographics to maximise sales potential.
• Use our in-depth analysis and forecasts to understand the current and future performances of the different channels, including online and offline.