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soap flowers

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 95Growth 2Conversion 55Competition 60Returns 100Price range 61Avg price 80Brand share 42Review moat 66Quality gap 83

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Incredible£2.4M

£2.4M/yr · 3.1M searches

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great£16.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good850.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£5.00–£30.86

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

Competition

Good49%

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

Conversion

Good4.6%

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

Brand share

Okay80%

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

Growth

Bad-46.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, soap flowers is a £2.4M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 3,000–4,000/product
Revenue / yr
£2.5M–£3.4M
units × avg price
Launch success
0 of 3 new (360d)
Conversion rate
4.6%
Avg BSR
#162
Page quality
0%
Prime
65%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
3.1%
Avg brand age
29 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

13%

  • Morning Flowers29%
  • PrestigeFlowers17%
  • All Occasions14%
  • Daily Flowers12%
  • Morrisons8%
  • Clare Florist8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -46.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
300K200KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

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%4%£97K8%£194K12%£291K16%£388K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 31 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

Value For Money20%

“Can't beat the price”

Quality-Overall16%

“Excellent Quality”

Gifting Purpose15%

“Beautiful Gift”

Color14%

“Lovely colours”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As described”

Durability9%

“Good value, sturdy, does the job”

Smell3%

“fresh and smelled lovely”

Plant Growth2%

“Beautiful flowers”

Design-Overall2%

“They looked gorgeous”

Size-Overall1%

“Were a nice size”

What buyers complain about

Advertised Vs Actual Product33%

“False advertising”

Quality-Overall16%

“Not good quality or anything like what's advertised”

Value For Money13%

“Disappointed at cost”

Size-Overall9%

“Very small bunch”

Durability9%

“Didnt last”

Moist/Dry4%

“Arrived wilted”

Color4%

“Brown awful”

Gifting Purpose4%

“No gift bag or box”

Smell1%

“They have ZERO smell”

Plant Growth1%

“Wilting flowers next day”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product39%
Quality-Overall14%
Size-Overall9%
Durability8%
Moist/Dry7%
Value For Money5%
Gifting Purpose5%
Smell4%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Color2%

Common questions

Is soap flowers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £2.4M/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -46.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
How competitive is the soap flowers niche?
11 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in soap flowers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for soap flowers peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Mar; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the soap flowers niche?
Listings span £5.00–£30.86; the average listing price is £16.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 850 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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