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title: "Trend — cork tiles - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T17:59:54.960Z"
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  description: "Niche score 57/100 · £53K/yr market · 86K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 57/100 · £53K/yr market · 86K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — cork tiles - Flapen"
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# **cork tiles**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (1.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 13Growth 17Conversion 50Competition 76Returns 91Price range 77Avg price 75Brand share 77Review moat 90Quality gap 73

**Returns**

**Great****1.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Great****206.52**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Great****58%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Price range**

**Great****£3.57–£53.84**

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

**Competition**

**Great****39%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Great****£15.19**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Conversion**

**Good****4.0%**

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

**Growth**

**Bad****-16.1%**

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

**Market size**

**Bad****£53K**

£53K/yr · 86K searches