Residential Kitchen Furniture Market Report UK 2024-2028

Market Summary 

Market size by value 2019 to 2028, rates of change. Market prospects, including the main market influences recently affecting residential kitchen furniture market growth.

Market influences & drivers

Main influences that drive the residential kitchen furniture market, including detailed PESTLE analysis. Includes an assessment of the impact of economic uncertainty and global trade, the outlook for housebuilding, consumer confidence, technological innovations and sustainability.

End use sectors

Summary of sectors driving demand for kitchen furniture products, market split by end use sector. Recent developments in the housebuilding sector, including an examination of recent influences and ones expected to impact the housing sector in the future. Evaluation of dwelling stock, recent demographics and housing trends in the UK, and implications for their impact on the residential kitchen furniture market.

Report Summary

The UK residential kitchen furniture has been impacted by recent economic uncertainties, particularly in 2020 and 2023, and is now expected to grow in the next five years at a steady pace.

This report assesses the residential kitchen furniture market, focusing on three sub-sectors including an analysis by product type, installation, and material:

• Kitchen furniture
• Kitchen Worktops
• Kitchen Sinks

Although the report excludes a thorough assessment of kitchen appliances, such as market size, this sub-product’s trends are reviewed within the context of the residential kitchen furniture market.

In the short term, we find the market being negatively impacted by recent economic downfalls in the UK, as well as on-going geopolitical conflicts impacting material supply and import prices. On the market, kitchen installers are becoming scarcer, underlining how the UK’s skilled labour shortage in the construction sector may impact the residential kitchen furniture market in the future.

In the medium to long-term, the residential kitchen furniture market may be positively impacted by phenomenon such as improvements in the UK economy and the new government housing target. Opportunities also arise in the demographic changes happening in the UK. For instance, the UK’s ageing population pushes for a greater need of accessible kitchen furniture. Additionally, strong ESG commitments may become a competitive advantage as UK consumers become more aware about sustainability principles.

The market remains competitive for manufacturers and distributors, and European actors are starting to see expansion potential in the UK market. Additionally, although imports had remained stable in recent years, gravitating around £90m-£100m in the 2018-2020 period, kitchen furniture imports have been increasing since 2020 above these levels, further emphasising this trend.

In the next five years, we expect the market to grow at a steady pace, reaching £2,212m at Manufacturer Selling Price in 2028, underling a +4% marginal growth compared to the previous year. Innovation in this market is likely to focus on accessibility, functionality, and space optimisation, particularly regarding storage systems. Sustainability in the materials used, and circularity principles are likely to become more and more present in the long term as the UK transitions towards greener modes of production and consumption. Additionally, the UK smart home market is rapidly growing, and development in the smart kitchen market may offer innovation and growth opportunities in the residential kitchen furniture market.