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Soaker Hose

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Soaker Hose scores 74 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $182K a year here, search demand grew +500.7% this quarter, and returns run at 0.3% of orders.

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Flapen Score
74
74 / 100
Top 1% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +25 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£182K/yr114K searches / yr
90-day growth
+500.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 80 sellers

Flapen Score

Soaker Hose against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Soaker Hose is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

74Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Soaker Hose market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Soaker Hose 114K times last year and spent an estimated £182K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 74 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 114K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +500.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £182K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
114K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+500.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£182Ka year
Peak month
May42.4× the quietest month
Top search term
soaker hose58K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £25.33.

Listings sell for £25.33 on average, from £7.54 to £69.61. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £25.33 that is £3K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£25.33inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.54–£69.61
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£6K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 52% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #201 within Agricultural Equipment & Supplies. It carries 313 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
52%
Out of stock, average day
9.4%
Average rank
#201in Agricultural Equipment & Supplies
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
313per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Soaker Hose products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£15K£22K£29K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

80

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

29%

  • MAMIZO21%
  • Gardena19%
  • iTrend10%
  • Hozelock9%
  • TLGREEN7%
  • Alederways6%

Demand

Soaker Hose search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 42.4×

Search terms

Top Soaker Hose search terms shoppers use

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

  • soaker hose58K/yr
  • soaker hose 100m7K/yr
  • soaker hose 30m8K/yr
  • drip hose7K/yr
  • leaky hose7K/yr
  • soaker hose 50m7K/yr
  • soaker hose 15m5K/yr
  • garden soaker hose6K/yr
  • porous soaker hose4K/yr
  • leaky hose irrigation4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soaker Hose

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall13%−0.07

Cheap poor quality

Poor quality

dont waste your money on a top brand

Functionality-Overall12%−0.22

in reality it barely works

Is not effective

Doesn't work

Leak-Proof7%

Leaky Hose

Poor quality connections that leak

for some reason water only leaks from the first half of the hose

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

There are no instructions

Please note that you do not receive an instruction leaflet with this irrgation kit

It comes with instructions which is not really necessary

Ease Of Use5%

difficult to use

an for some reason it was really hard not to stick my finger in it. which

difficult to handle

Love

Quality-Overall16%−0.07

Excellent quality hose

The quality looks good

The quality of each piece is strong

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+0.50

As advertised

exactly what we wanted

As expected

Value For Money10%+1.39

Excellent value

Definitely worth the price

Good value

Ease Of Use8%

Easy to use

that was fairly straightforward

I found the set-up very easy

Spray/Flow7%−0.01

Water flow is consistent, and it works well for gardens, greenhouses, and lawns

Pros: even water flow

Good flow rate

Return

0.3% Return rate 25% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall15%▁█▂▂▂▂

Not fit for purpose

so a bit longer than the advertised 15 metres

However, this tubing is much bigger than the usual 1/4 inch tubing kits you get on here, so it's not compatible

Functionality-Overall14%▁▁▁▃█▇

in reality it barely works

Is not effective

Doesn't work

Leak-Proof10%▁▁▁█▅▇

Leaky Hose

Poor quality connections that leak

for some reason water only leaks from the first half of the hose

Compatibility-Overall9%▁▁▁███
Water Resistance8%▁▁█▄▄▃

Ive found it doesnt really suit the way I like to water my plants

Works as described however prior to using with a watering timer fixed to an outdoor tap the area I used laid the hosenbecame waterlogged

water cant get to the end of hose

FAQ

Common Soaker Hose questions

Answered from the same tracked data.