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cot mattress

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($25.44 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 67Growth 19Conversion 51Competition 63Returns 84Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 52Review moat 38Quality gap 40

Avg price

Incredible£25.44

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£10.11–£52.56

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Great1.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good£663K

£663K/yr · 632K searches

Competition

Good47%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Good74%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Good4.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,727.03

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-13.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cot mattress is a £663K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (632K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£636K–£763K
units × avg price
Launch success
2 of 4 new (360d)
Conversion rate
4.1%
Avg BSR
#19
Page quality
0%
Prime
53%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
3.2%
Avg brand age
55 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

22%

  • Mother Nurture45%
  • iSTYLE MODE BETTER HOME CHOICE10%
  • Twinklesleep6%
  • AMANSTYLE LTD6%
  • Foam & Upholstery Warehouse6%
  • Yoofoss5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KSpike '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%£33K10%£66K15%£99K20%£133K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 30 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall23%

“Great quality mattress”

Comfort-Overall16%

“Feels comfortable”

Size-Overall14%

“True to size also”

Value For Money10%

“Good price”

Foam6%

“Good mattress”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As described”

Thickness5%

“Thick and very durable”

Soft Feel4%

“Quite soft”

Strength1%

“Rock solid”

Portability1%

“Great for travel”

What buyers complain about

Thickness16%

“was a couple of cms thick”

Quality-Overall15%

“The quality is not as described”

Size-Overall12%

“it doesn't fit the cot bed which is the actual matress size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“Not as advertised”

Hard Feel7%

“very cheap and hard”

Durability5%

“doesn't last as well as expected”

Smell3%

“even my child smelled like the chemicals”

Material Quality2%

“It's really cheap plastic material”

Comfort-Overall2%

“It is uncomfortable”

Shape/Style2%

“So unfortunately shape retention has failed”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall67%
Thin6%
Quality-Overall6%
Thickness4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Comfort-Overall2%
Hard Feel2%
Material Quality2%
Soft Feel1%
Compatibility-Overall1%

Common questions

Is cot mattress profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £663K/yr across 30 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the cot mattress niche?
16 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cot mattress?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
When does demand for cot mattress peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cot mattress niche?
Listings span £10.11–£52.56; the average listing price is £25.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,727 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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