Cctv Hard Drive
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — Cctv Hard Drive doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Cctv Hard Drive profitable on Amazon?
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.
Cctv Hard Drive: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -13.8% over the last 90 days and 3.7% of searches end in a purchase.
£52K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.
4%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 24 products
Top Cctv Hard Drive products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
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)
- Price
- £92.18
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,177
- Age
- 4y ago
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)
- Price
- £68.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,177
- Age
- 3y ago
Western Digital AV-GP - 1TB Desktop SATA Hard Drive - OEM
- Price
- £31.45
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,220
- Age
- 14y ago
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
- Price
- £56.23
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 89
- Age
- 2y ago
WD Purple 4TB Surveillance 3.5 Internal Hard Drive AllFrame Technology 180BT/yr 256MB Cache 3 Year Warranty
- Price
- £111.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,944
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumWD Purple 3TB Surveillance 3.5 Internal Hard Drive AllFrame Technology 180BT/yr 256MB Cache 3 Year Warranty
- Price
- £99.75
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,944
- Age
- 3y ago
SANSCO 1TB 3.5 SATA Desktop Hard Drive for PC/Surveillance Storage CCTV Camera CCTV System DVR
- Price
- £41.18
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 4y ago
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
- Price
- £78.90
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 8mo ago
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
- Price
- £59.96
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 1y ago
500GB SATA 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive - 1 Year Warranty (WD/SEAGATE/HITACHI ANY ONE)
- Price
- £15.79
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 678
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch dateANNKE 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
- Price
- £78.90
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 52
- Age
- 8mo ago
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
- Price
- £59.96
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £68.58
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 28
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £109.69
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago
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
- Price
- £56.23
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 89
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click 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%)
Cctv Hard Drive demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.5×
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cctv Hard Drive
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
77% of reviews“Easy set up good quality”
“It installed quite easily”
“as described”
“reasonable price”
“Easy”
What buyers complain about
81% of reviews“Did not work”
“died in less than 200 hours on”
“Could not even set up this item”
“the app doesn't work”
“Cctv failure”
Cctv Hard Drive return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
5.5%
Return rate
10%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Cctv Hard Drive questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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