Scalpel
FailPrices span $3.03–$7.08, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Scalpel is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 638 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −10 vs the category median of 4939
- Market size
- £96K/yr309K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 77%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 14 sellers
Flapen Score
Scalpel against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Scalpel is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Scalpel market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scalpel 309K times last year and spent an estimated £96K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 309K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £96K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 309K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £96Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- scalpel168K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.28.
Listings sell for £5.28 on average, from £3.03 to £7.08. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £5.28 that is £5K to £7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.03–£7.08
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £5K–£7K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
21% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #145 within Lab & Scientific Products. It carries 1,180 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 21%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 19.4%
- Average rank
- #145in Lab & Scientific Products
- Average rating
- 4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,180per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 77 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 77 months
Products
Top Scalpel products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 672
- Age
- 2y ago

Surgical Scalpel Surgical Blades # 10A Stainless Steel Sterile Pack of 10 and Handle No 3 Perfect for wood art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIGR10A-10
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 5y ago

Precision Craft Knife Set With 2 Knives and 10 Spare Blades - Professional Exacto for Adult Carving Hobby Modeling and Art Projects
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 270
- Age
- 2y ago

Westcott 84010 00 Scalpel with Metal Handle and Replaceable Blade Silver 12 cm
- Price
- £3.03
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,515
- Age
- 16y ago

Modelcraft PKN3305/S Precision Craft Knife Set Silver 16 Piece
- Price
- £7.08
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,447
- Age
- 12y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Surgical Scalpel # 11 Stainless Steel Sterile and Handle No 3 Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab TRAI SURGISTD11-10
- Price
- £4.38
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 5y ago

Westcott 84010 00 Scalpel with Metal Handle and Replaceable Blade Silver 12 cm
- Price
- £3.03
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,515
- Age
- 16y ago

25 Pcs Scalpel- Edges Scalpel Handle No 3 Surgical_ Baldes # 11 Non Sterile Edges Perfect for culpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Lab Training Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry
- Price
- £5.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago

Surgical Scalpel Surgical Blades # 10A Stainless Steel Sterile Pack of 10 and Handle No 3 Perfect for wood art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGIGR10A-10
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 5y ago

Surgical Scalpel # 10 Surgical Steel Sterile Pack of 10 Disposable Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGISTD10-10
- Price
- £4.26
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 48
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch date
25 Pcs Scalpel- Edges Scalpel Handle No 3 Surgical_ Baldes # 11 Non Sterile Edges Perfect for culpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Lab Training Sign Craft Card Making Cutter Podiatry
- Price
- £5.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago

Safety First Aid Group HypaEdge Sterile Disposable Scalpels Size 10 Pack of 10
- Price
- £4.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 672
- Age
- 2y ago

Precision Craft Knife Set With 2 Knives and 10 Spare Blades - Professional Exacto for Adult Carving Hobby Modeling and Art Projects
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 270
- Age
- 2y ago

Surgical Scalpel # 11 Stainless Steel Sterile and Handle No 3 Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab TRAI SURGISTD11-10
- Price
- £4.38
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 5y ago

Surgical Scalpel # 10 Surgical Steel Sterile Pack of 10 Disposable Perfect for Wood Art Surgical Sculpting Repairs Lab Anatomy Sign Card Making Lab Training SURGISTD10-10
- Price
- £4.26
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 48
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 77% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
14
Est. top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Safety First Aid Group30%
- Surgiclass28%
- HAORQEE13%
- Westcott11%
- Modelcraft7%
- BAYSU4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand
Scalpel search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Scalpel search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- scalpel168K/yr
- scalpel knife63K/yr
- scalpels surgical9K/yr
- surgical scalpel22K/yr
- scalpels14K/yr
- disposable scalpels7K/yr
- medical scalpel6K/yr
- podiatry scalpel5K/yr
- surgical knife4K/yr
- disposable scalpel3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scalpel
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“The handle is basically junk”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Scalpel questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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