Insight To Market

The student market



Students spend £6,500 on living costs each year...

  • £1,700 on food
  • £1,830 on clothes, toiletries, mobile phones, CDs, magazines and cigarettes
  • £1,150 on entertainment

More Key Statistics

  • 3.2 million UK students
  • 57% are female
  • 14% from ethnic backgrounds
  • 14% International students
  • 23% post grads
  • 17% upper Socio Economic Groups
  • 87% of first years aged between 18-24
  • 2.3 million HE Students
  • 1.9 million Undergraduates
  • 57% of students female
  • 14% from ethnic background
  • 14% from overseas
  • 23% post grads
  • 46% of first years aged 18
  • 17% upper Socio Economic Groups
  • 87% of first years aged between 18-24
  • Weekly student spend estimated at £180
  Living away from home for the first time making independent purchasing decisions.
 
  Early adopters of new trends - technology, fashion, music, gaming, telecommunications.
 
  Concentrated in small geographical locations - making them easy to target.
 
  Spending power is estimated at £15 billion per annum in the UK.