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Neals Yard

Neals Yard shows low returns (0.4%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 26% of 2,481 Beauty niches · +5 vs the category median of 47

Market size 69Growth 14Conversion 54Competition 84Returns 98Price range 54Avg price 58Brand share 0Review moat 75Quality gap 25
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Neals Yard profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Neals Yard is a £705K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Neals Yard: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -21.6% over the last 90 days and 4.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£705K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr100K
Search volume / yr-21.6%1.2M
Conversion rate4.5%
Avg price£12.93

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 161
Top-5 product click share31%
Open market0%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 56 products

Sponsored placement68%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews511

Top Neals Yard products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£14K£28K£42K£56K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

161

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

0%

  • Neal's Yard Remedies64%
  • NIVEA20%
  • Dove16%

Neals Yard demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.2MCVR4.5%Products56Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate3.6%Rating4.6★Reviews511Avg BSR#157
150K100KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.8×

Top Neals Yard search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • neals yard367K/yr
  • neals yard gift sets for women139K/yr
  • dove gift set women182K/yr
  • dove set67K/yr
  • nivea gift set women102K/yr
  • dove gift set70K/yr
  • neils yard26K/yr
  • nivea gift set51K/yr
  • nivea set28K/yr
  • body wash set22K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Neals Yard

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Smell27%

Relaxing smell

Gifting Purpose19%

Great Christmas present

Value For Money17%

Excellent value

Quality-Overall14%

partner extremely pleased with products

Soft Feel4%

Leaves my skin so soft

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Smell22%

Smells rancid

Value For Money15%

A little expensive

Size-Overall15%

They dont all fit in the bag provided

Moist/Dry9%

not as moisturising as other brands on the market

Strength4%

The balm was not solid as usual

Neals Yard return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

27%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Smell
26%
2Size-Overall
17%
3Defective Material/Parts
9%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
5Product Condition
6%

Common Neals Yard questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Neals Yard 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £705K/yr across 56 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -21.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Neals Yard on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 12.8× the quietest.