cctv hard drive
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great£73.21avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good£15.79–£145.45cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,204.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay3.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad5.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-13.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£52K£52K/yr · 19K searches
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cctv hard drive is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cctv hard drive market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £37K–£55K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.7%
- Avg BSR
- #25
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 5.2%
- Avg brand age
- 79 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
225
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
4%
- Seagate37%
- Western Digital22%
- TOWODE15%
- ANNKE13%
- Generic4%
- Toshiba4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — -13.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.5×
Top cctv hard drive products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Seagate Skyhawk 4TB Video Internal Hard Drive 3.5 SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache for DVR/NVR Security Camera System with Drive Health Management Data Rescue Services FFP (ST4000VXZ16)
Seagate£92.184.6★3,177 rev
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB Video Internal Hard HDD 3.5 SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache for DVR NVR Security Camera System with in-house Data Rescue Services FFP (ST2000VXZ17)
Seagate£68.694.6★3,177 rev
Western Digital AV-GP - 1TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - OEM
Western Digital£31.454.3★1,220 rev
4 Channel CCTV Surveillance DVR with 500G HDD 4 Ch 5MP H.265+ DVR Video Recorder for Analog/XVI/CVBS/AHD/TVI/IP Cameras DVR for Security Camera Home Surveillance System Mobile APP & PC Remote
TOWODE£56.234.0★89 rev
WD Purple 4TB Surveillance 3.5 Internal Hard Drive AllFrame Technology 180BT/yr 256MB Cache 3 Year Warranty
Western Digital£111.054.5★2,944 rev
Newest
by launch date
ANNKE 4CH 3K Lite Digital Video Recorder with SSD Internal Solid State Hard Drive 1TB 4 Channel DVR with AI Human/Vehicle Detection H.265 Hybrid 5-in-1 Security DVR Hardware Encryption
ANNKE£78.9052 rev
4 Channel CCTV Camera Systems with 500GB HDD 8 Ch 5MP H.265+ Surveillance DVR Recorder for Analog XVI AHD TVI CVBS CVI IP Cameras DVR for Security Home Surveillance System Mobile APP PC Remote
KERUI£59.9629 rev
8 Channel Security DVR Recorder with 500G HDD 8CH Hybrid 6-in-1 CCTV DVR for Surveillance Camera Supports 8CH Analog Cameras DVR for Security Camera Home Surveillance System Mobile APP & PC Remote
TOWODE£68.5828 rev
TOWODE 16 Channel CCTV Camera System Surveillance Video Recorder with 1TB Hard Drive 16CH DVR Supports 5MP/4MP/1080P AHD/TVI/CVI/IP Cameras 24/7 Surveillance Recording Human Detection Remote Access
TOWODE£109.6915 rev
4 Channel CCTV Surveillance DVR with 500G HDD 4 Ch 5MP H.265+ DVR Video Recorder for Analog/XVI/CVBS/AHD/TVI/IP Cameras DVR for Security Camera Home Surveillance System Mobile APP & PC Remote
TOWODE£56.2389 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWD Purple 3TB Surveillance 3.5 Internal Hard Drive AllFrame Technology 180BT/yr 256MB Cache 3 Year Warranty
WD£99.754.5★
SANSCO 1TB 3.5 SATA Desktop Hard Drive for PC/Surveillance Storage CCTV Camera CCTV System DVR
SANSCO£41.184.9★
ANNKE 4CH 3K Lite Digital Video Recorder with SSD Internal Solid State Hard Drive 1TB 4 Channel DVR with AI Human/Vehicle Detection H.265 Hybrid 5-in-1 Security DVR Hardware Encryption
ANNKE£78.904.4★
4 Channel CCTV Camera Systems with 500GB HDD 8 Ch 5MP H.265+ Surveillance DVR Recorder for Analog XVI AHD TVI CVBS CVI IP Cameras DVR for Security Home Surveillance System Mobile APP PC Remote
KERUI£59.964.3★
500GB SATA 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - 1 Year Warranty (WD/SEAGATE/HITACHI ANY ONE)
Generic£15.794.3★
What buyers say about cctv hard drive
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy set up good quality”
“It installed quite easily”
“as described”
“reasonable price”
“Easy”
“Works fine”
“System was compatible with cameras we already had”
“Great New addition to home security”
“The camera is the best quality what I have ever seen”
“Looked brand new in box”
What buyers complain about
“Did not work”
“died in less than 200 hours on”
“Could not even set up this item”
“the app doesn't work”
“Cctv failure”
“Returned as theyre extremely loud in operation”
“I had trouble connecting to the internet via my TP link mains extender”
“Runs with very little noise”
“Old product”
“Set up instructions poor as is the instruction book”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cctv hard drive profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £52K/yr across 24 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the cctv hard drive niche?
- 9 brands and 225 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cctv hard drive?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 5.5% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for cctv hard drive peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 9.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cctv hard drive niche?
- Listings span £15.79–£145.45; the average listing price is £73.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,205 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.