Socket Tester
MaybeReturns run at only 1.2% of orders. But demand is soft, at -18.5% this quarter, so Socket Tester is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 15% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +9 vs the category median of 4958
- Market size
- £224K/yr179K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -18.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 52%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 38 sellers
Flapen Score
Socket Tester against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Socket Tester is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Socket Tester market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Socket Tester 179K times last year and spent an estimated £224K. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 179K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £224K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 179K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -18.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £224Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- socket tester100K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £14.28.
Listings sell for £14.28 on average, from £5.46 to £54.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £14.28 that is £7K to £11K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £14.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.46–£54.91
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£11K
- Returns
- 1.2%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. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #45 within Industrial Electrical. It carries 487 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 81%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #45in Industrial Electrical
- Average rating
- 4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 487per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.
6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 6
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 48 months
Products
Top Socket Tester products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Socket Tester RCD Plug Outlet Tester UK Electrical Receptacle Detector with LCD Display 90-250V Power Socket Automatic Electric Circuit Polarity Breaker Finder (HT107E)
- Price
- £11.18
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 232
- Age
- 1y ago

Martindale BZ101 (Buzz-It) 240V Socket Tester with Audible Buzzer
- Price
- £14.28
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 665
- Age
- 16y ago

Kewtech KEWCHECK103 Mains Wiring Socket Tester
- Price
- £12.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,380
- Age
- 15y ago

Socket Tester UK Rcd GFCI Plug Socket Tester with LCD Display 220-250v Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Plug Tester Soc ket UK Electric Soc ket Tester UK Plug for Power Plug Wiring Detection
- Price
- £7.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 10mo ago

KAIWEETS HT106E Socket Tester UK RCD Plug Socket Tester Electrical Voltage Tester with LCD Display for Neutral/Live/EarthWire/RCD Testing CAT II 300V Includes 7 Visual Indications and Wiring Legend
- Price
- £9.18
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,691
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Socket Tester UK 220-250V Electrical Plug Tester Socket with LCD Indicator Circuit Tester for Plug Socket Testing for Detecting Polarity Faults and Wiring Issues in Home Office
- Price
- £7.06
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 4mo ago

UK Socket Tester RCD GFCI 220-250V LCD Display Plug Socket Tester Circuit Polarity Checker With LCD Display For Mains Power Plug Wiring Safety Detection.Extra Equipped With A Test Pen.
- Price
- £6.82
- Rating
- 2.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago

Socket Tester UK 220-250V Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector with LCD Display RCD GFCI Function Portable Automatic Mains Outlet Wiring Leakage Current Tester for Fault Detection Power Polarity Testing
- Price
- £6.90
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 6mo ago

Eagle Plug-in 3 Pin Mains Socket Tester to Indicate Faults with Earth Neutral Live/Earth Reversed and Live/Neutral Reversed On House Electrical Wiring.
- Price
- £5.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 66
- Age
- 26y ago

Socket Tester UK Rcd GFCI Plug Socket Tester with LCD Display 220-250v Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Plug Tester Soc ket UK Electric Soc ket Tester UK Plug for Power Plug Wiring Detection
- Price
- £7.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 10mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Socket Tester UK 220-250V Electrical Plug Tester Socket with LCD Indicator Circuit Tester for Plug Socket Testing for Detecting Polarity Faults and Wiring Issues in Home Office
- Price
- £7.06
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 4mo ago

UK Socket Tester RCD GFCI 220-250V LCD Display Plug Socket Tester Circuit Polarity Checker With LCD Display For Mains Power Plug Wiring Safety Detection.Extra Equipped With A Test Pen.
- Price
- £6.82
- Rating
- 2.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago

Socket Tester UK 220-250V Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector with LCD Display RCD GFCI Function Portable Automatic Mains Outlet Wiring Leakage Current Tester for Fault Detection Power Polarity Testing
- Price
- £6.90
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 6mo ago

Socket Tester UK 220-250V Plug Tester with LCD Display Portable Automatic RCD GFCI Sockets Outlet Testers Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector for Power Plug Wiring Detection Leakage Current Testing
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 7mo ago

Socket Tester UK Rcd GFCI Plug Socket Tester with LCD Display 220-250v Circuit Polarity Voltage Detector Plug Tester Soc ket UK Electric Soc ket Tester UK Plug for Power Plug Wiring Detection
- Price
- £7.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
21 rising
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
58%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
35%
- YEREADW19%
- Martindale15%
- Kewtech11%
- Miiqxx7%
- QUIWILL7%
- KAIWEETS6%
Demand
Socket Tester search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Socket Tester search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- socket tester100K/yr
- socket tester uk24K/yr
- plug tester13K/yr
- martindale socket tester9K/yr
- plug socket tester13K/yr
- plug tester socket uk8K/yr
- rcd tester4K/yr
- electric socket tester uk plug4K/yr
- electrical socket tester3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Socket Tester
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
the overall build quality feels fairly poor
Poor quality
Cheap rubbish
failed after exactly a year
Broken after a few uses
Died after third use
Found a problem with my socket straight away
It found 2 sockets that had no earth
In the very first socket I tried, the tester showed no power
Not doing any thing
Was very disappointed with the function
the lcd window is not very bright
the LCD display can only be read if your head is on the same level as the device
voltage display not
Love
Easy to Use
Very handy
easy to read
well made product
Excellent product
In summary, the right tool for the job, easy to use and I'm very pleased
Good Value For Money
Worth the Money
Good value
works just how advertised
As described
Just what I needed
Does the job nicely
The tester works well
Works well
Return
1.2% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing
Not doing any thing
Was very disappointed with the function
the overall build quality feels fairly poor
Poor quality
Cheap rubbish
Found a problem with my socket straight away
It found 2 sockets that had no earth
In the very first socket I tried, the tester showed no power
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