Timber
MaybeReturns run at only 0.5% of orders. But buyers convert on only 0.5% of searches, so Timber is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 56 / 100Top 21% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +7 vs the category median of 4956
- Market size
- £32K/yr248K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +10.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 36%top-5 click share · 28 brands · 42 sellers
Flapen Score
Timber against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Timber is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Timber market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Timber 248K times last year and spent an estimated £32K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
0.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 248K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +10.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £32K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 248K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +10.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £32Ka year
- Peak month
- April2.1× the quietest month
- Top search term
- timber79K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £25.63.
Listings sell for £25.63 on average, from £2.73 to £101.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £25.63 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £25.63inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.73–£101.32
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£3K
- Returns
- 0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
63% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 29% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #130 within Raw Materials. It carries 118 reviews at 4.27 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 63%
- Prime listings
- 29%
- Out of stock, average day
- 8.4%
- Average rank
- #130in Raw Materials
- Average rating
- 4.27 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 118per listing
- Listings tracked
- 56
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 12 launches as successful.
12 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 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 12
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Timber 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
Green Rough Sawn Treated Timber Battens 25x50mm (2x1 Inch) - 1.8 Metre (5)
- Price
- £27.01
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 2y ago

25x38mm Green Treated Battens 2.4m (Pack of 10)
- Price
- £29.75
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 83
- Age
- 1y ago

CLS Timber 3x2 (2.4 meter) | Select Length & Quantity
- Price
- £9.97
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 9y ago

CLS Timber 3x2 (1.2 Meter) | Select Length & Quantity
- Price
- £8.33
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 9y ago

CLS Timber 4 x 2 38mm x 89mm- 1.2m Length - 5 Pack (6 Metres Total) - Planed & Kiln-Dried C16 Graded Softwood - Ideal for Stud Walls Timber Framing
- Price
- £28.80
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 12mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Pressure Treated Timber 4 x 2 Inch (100mmx50mm) Timber 1.5 Metre Green - Planed Treated Timber Timber battens 4x2 Inch Treated Timber 100x50mm 4x2 Inch (2)
- Price
- £32.70
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 2y ago

2x1 (38 x 19mm) Treated Timber Wood Outdoor Wood Battens Garden Trellis Fence Fencing Roof Roofing Tile 2 x 1 22x1 (1 30cm)
- Price
- £4.14
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago

Austin Commerce 2x1 (38 x 19mm) Treated Timber Wood Outdoor Wood Battens Garden Trellis Fence Fencing Roof Roofing Tile
- Price
- £8.72
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago

Snowdon Timber Reject Treated 2x1 Batten 10 Pack (L) 2.4m (W) 50mm (T) 22mm
- Price
- £39.05
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 1y ago

Green Rough Sawn Treated Timber Battens 25x50mm (2x1 Inch) - 1.8 Metre (5)
- Price
- £27.01
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
47x50 C24 (2x2 inch) 8 x 1.2m Lengths (total 9.6m) Regularised Treated UC2 Timber 100% PEFC certified (8)
- Price
- £26.88
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 7mo ago

12 x 1.2m long lengths (14.4m total length) - 25 x 50mm Rough Sawn Timber UC2 Treated Batten PEFC
- Price
- £25.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 11mo ago

22x150mm Treated Timber Batten 3m Sawn Softwood Spruce Length for Outdoor Garden Projects Kiln Dried Pressure Treated Wood Rough Sawn FSC-Certified Landscaping Timber
- Price
- £14.58
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 11mo ago

CLS Timber 4 x 2 38mm x 89mm- 1.2m Length - 5 Pack (6 Metres Total) - Planed & Kiln-Dried C16 Graded Softwood - Ideal for Stud Walls Timber Framing
- Price
- £28.80
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 12mo ago

WOPPLXY 8 PCS Unfinished Wood Planks 20CM Black Walnut Carving Wooden Panel Timber Rectangle Hardwood Timber Wood Blocks for DIY Supplies Engraved Home Decor
- Price
- £15.73
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
28 falling
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 94%
Top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
25%
- Generic25%
- MD Carpentry Workshop14%
- Builders Marketplace13%
- Trade Store12%
- Austin Commerce8%
- 4wire4%
Demand
Timber search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Search terms
Top Timber search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- timber79K/yr
- wood planks31K/yr
- wooden planks13K/yr
- treated timber8K/yr
- plank of wood12K/yr
- wood plank11K/yr
- 2x2 timber9K/yr
- wood battens8K/yr
- 4x2 timber8K/yr
- 2x1 timber battens7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Timber
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Wood is thin, soft and breaks easily
some of the pieces were a harder wood
Not the best quality wood
I expected better
Poor quality
Utter junk - poorly finished
Item not fit for purpose
Theyre suuper small
Small packet
Deceiving
Very misleading pictures
Not quite the size advertised
It's okay, bit knotty for the high price which Included delivery
Cost
Love
Good quality and fast delivery
Good quality straight battons
Excellent Quality
fair price
Excellent value for money
Good value
As advertised
Just what I needed
As described
Good clean wood
Good quality wood
Very good wood uniformly made
Strong enough
Strong
Lovely, strong and lightweight
Return
0.5% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing
Item not fit for purpose
Theyre suuper small
Small packet
Wood is thin, soft and breaks easily
some of the pieces were a harder wood
Not the best quality wood
a few had fallen out on the edges leaving batten weakened
Very cheap material
This is not hardwood
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