homebase.co.uk
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Business details
- Category
- DIY tools, hardware and building materials
- Places to visit
- 5 storesHarlow, Crawley, Chelmsford, Wakefield
- Sells
- Physical goods
- Sells to
- The public
- Kind of seller
- Sells its own goods or services
- Licensed trade
- No licence normally needed
- Domain age
- 30 years
- Address
- 15 William Prance Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, PL6 5ZD
- Email address
- Not found
- Phone number
- Not found
- Contact page
- Not found
- Website
- homebase.co.uk
- Social media
Customer reviews
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Is homebase.co.uk legit and trustworthy? Truth score 83 out of 100, high truth signals: 6 of 10 public checks clear, 1 to be cautious about, 1 not found, 2 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: mixed.
We read 3 of its pages: about, terms and privacy. Its website address was registered 30 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. It is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube), with its largest audience of 451,864 followers on Facebook. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. Be cautious: its 967 reviews on Reviews.io average only 1.9 stars out of 5. We could not find an archive history for its website, an email address or a phone number.
Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.
Positives
- We read 3 of its pages · about, terms and privacy.
- Its website address was registered 30 years ago.
- It is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 451,864 followers on Facebook.
- No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.
Be cautious
- A substantial number of independent reviews (967 on Reviews.io), but it falls short with only 1.9 stars out of 5.
Not found
- Web history and authority information was not found from our checks.
- Email address information was not found from our checks.
- Phone number information was not found from our checks.
Our technical team has been informed.
What they offer
Homebase DIY deals and offers across Garden & Outdoor, Paint & Decorating & more! Shop online and transform your home and garden for less.
5 stores
Numbers are places close together. Positions from OpenStreetMap contributors.
homebase.co.uk offers support and help through their help page, which can be found in the sources below.
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How to check if homebase.co.uk is legit
To check if homebase.co.uk is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about homebase.co.uk; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.
Who they are
Company detailsnothing known
- Where the company is based
- UK
- Why we believe that
- the site's structured data states its country, its legal pages give an address in United Kingdom, its terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, its postcode is a UK postcode
- Which countries the company serves
- UK, Ireland
- Why we believe that
- its address ends .uk, £ prices on its homepage, it publishes pages for 2 countries (hreflang)
- VAT number
- 591272335
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 30 years ago
- Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
- Domain age
- 30 years
- Domain transfer lock enabled
- Yes
Website detailsWe read 3 of its pages: about, terms and privacy
- HTTPS enabled
- Yes
- Contact phone number found
- Not found
- Contact page linked
- Yes
Quoted word for word from homebase.co.uk.
- In their own words
- “We’ve got the lot, all under one roof. Since we opened our freshly painted doors in 1979, we have been making homes and gardens that little bit brighter. Our helpful teams are on hand to help you with your next project across the UK.” About page
- Who you're buying from
- “The company is registered in England and Wales at our registered office at: The Range Head Office, 15 William Prance Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, PL6 5ZD ("Homebase.co.uk", "we", "our" or "us").” Terms page
Reputation and track record
Customer reviews197,391 reviews across 2 platforms, rated 1.9 to 3.9 out of 5
| Platform | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 3.9 out of 5 | 196,424 |
| SmartCustomer | Not found | |
| G2 | Not found | |
| Capterra | Not found | |
| Reviews.io | 1.9 out of 5 | 967 |
| Feefo | Not found | |
| Trustindex | Not found | |
| Not checked |
Visitor trafficReal people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months
- Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
- It is among the 200,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)
- Popularity among Chrome users
- top 100,000 sites
- First known user traffic
- Feb 2021 or earlier
- Months with real traffic, of the last 24
- 24
- Traffic pattern
- sustained
- Rank jump in the last 12 months
- none
- Rank drop in the last 12 months
- none
- Popularity across the internet
- top 200,000 sites
Web history and authoritynothing known
nothing recorded
Social presenceIt is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 451,864 followers on Facebook
- Its YouTube channel has 30,700 subscribers and 455 videos, the latest uploaded on 17 Jul 2024
| Platform | Profile | Audience |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | 451,864 followers | |
| Profile | 187,000 followers | |
| X | Profile | Unknown |
| Profile | Unknown | |
| YouTube | Profile | 30,700 subscribers |
| TikTok | Not found |
- Social platforms with discovered profiles
- facebook, instagram, linkedin, x, youtube
- Social follower counts
- 669,564 followers in total
- YouTube channel
- 455 videos, 30,700 subscribers, last upload 17 Jul 2024
What data this site collects about you
What its privacy policy saysWe found this business stores and uses your data
- May send your data to other countries.
- “Where these providers are based outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards as set out in the law to protect your data.”
- May make automated decisions or build a profile about you.
- “Right to Object - this means you have a right to object to direct marketing, including profiling.”
Tracking tools on its homepageGoogle Tag Manager
Named in its homepage's code when we read it. Others may load later, so this list may not be complete.
- Google Tag Manager
- Loads other tracking tools, which may not be listed here.
Safety
Malware and phishingNo malware or phishing warnings found for its websiteThis check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one.
- Malware or phishing threat status
- None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the company
- Known data breaches found
- 0
Domain and email securityIts email is only partly protected: mail forged in its name is reported but not blocked
- Its email identifies its real senders, but mail forged in its name is not blocked
- MX records
- Yes
- SPF record
- Yes
- DMARC record
- Yes
- DMARC policy
- none
- Security certificate browsers warn about
- No
- Certificate issuer
- DigiCert Inc
- Certificate type
- OV
- Certificate expires
- 2 Jan 2027
- Nameservers
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- 51.104.230.11
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