Is antique brass sockets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £20K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).

How competitive is the antique brass sockets niche?

4 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in antique brass sockets?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Quality-Overall, Defective Material/Parts. The return rate is 2.2%.

What does it cost to enter the antique brass sockets niche?

Listings span £2.38–£29.79; the average listing price is £11.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 298 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Antique Brass Sockets

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Great297.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good4.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good£2.38–£29.79

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Okay£11.18

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad70%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-7.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£20K

£20K/yr · 36K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is antique brass sockets profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, antique brass sockets is a £20K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (36K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

antique brass sockets market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.

Units sold / yr: 4K–5K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £45K–£56K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 4.8%
Avg BSR: #130
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 94%
Sponsored: 65%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 61 months
Avg seller age: 189 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Knightsbridge56%
British General40%
Mega Socket3%
EVOGES2%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

antique brass sockets demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 39 weeks — -7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top antique brass sockets search terms shoppers use

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

antique brass sockets14K/yr +13.6%3.6% conv.
knightsbridge double socket10K/yr -18.5%5.5% conv.
antique brass double socket6K/yr -16.2%9.3% conv.
knightsbridge6K/yr -21.4%0.6% conv.

All search terms

Top antique brass sockets products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

BG Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket Nexus Metal Antique Brass 13A NAB22B

British General£5.834.7★638 rev

Knightsbridge CS9AB Square Edge Antique Brass 13A 2G Switched Socket with Insert 230 V

Knightsbridge£9.004.6★486 rev

Knightsbridge 13A 2G DP Switched Socket - Antique Brass

Knightsbridge£12.524.2★23 rev

BG Electrical 22W Double Switched Wall Plug Socket with Fast Charge USB A and USB C Charging Ports Nexus Metal Antique Brass 13A NAB22UAC22B

British General£14.424.7★92 rev

BG Electrical 12W Double Switched Power Wall Plug Socket with USB A and USB C Charging Ports Nexus Metal Antique Brass 13A NAB22UAC12B

British General£13.214.7★106 rev

Newest

by launch date

EVOGES Terra 2 Gang 13A Double Pole Switched Socket Decorative Wall Power Outlet Twin Plug Socket Fits Standard UK Back Boxes UK Wiring Accessories (Slate Bronze)

EVOGES£10.260 rev

4mo ago

Knightsbridge 13A 2G DP Switched Socket - Antique Brass

Knightsbridge£12.5223 rev

1y ago

Knightsbridge 13A 2G SP Switched Socket with dual USB C+A 5V DC 4.0A [shared] - Antique Brass

Knightsbridge£29.7916 rev

1y ago

BG Electrical 22W Double Switched Wall Plug Socket with Fast Charge USB A and USB C Charging Ports Nexus Metal Antique Brass 13A NAB22UAC22B

British General£14.4292 rev

2y ago

BG Electrical 12W Double Switched Power Wall Plug Socket with USB A and USB C Charging Ports Nexus Metal Antique Brass 13A NAB22UAC12B

British General£13.21106 rev

2y ago

What reviews say buyers love and hate about antique brass sockets

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall29%

“Good Quality”

Value For Money21%

“Great value”

Socket/Port/Plug12%

“Excellent socket”

Assembly/Installation9%

“Easy to install”

Color8%

“Lovely colour”

Size-Overall6%

“fits perfectly”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Does what its supposed to do”

Design-Overall5%

“excellent design”

Charging2%

“Fast USB charger”

Shape/Style1%

“Look very classy”

What buyers complain about

Color19%

“Colour more pale than it appears in picture”

Quality-Overall14%

“Poor quality did not last very long”

Defective Material/Parts12%

“May be my own fault”

Charging8%

“doesn't explain that you can't use both usb chargers at the same time”

Noise Level8%

“Loud”

Thickness8%

“Metal body is a little thin”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Seems OK, not yet installed”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“These electrical sockets are not Screwless as advertised”

Socket/Port/Plug4%

“Incorrect double socket identification”

Durability4%

“Disappointed on how long it lasted”

Top return reasons

Color58%

Size-Overall10%

Socket/Port/Plug5%

Defective Material/Parts4%

Compatibility-Overall4%

Quality-Overall3%

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

Functionality-Overall2%

Design-Overall2%

Value For Money1%

Common antique brass sockets questions

Is antique brass sockets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £20K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
How competitive is the antique brass sockets niche?: 4 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in antique brass sockets?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Quality-Overall, Defective Material/Parts. The return rate is 2.2%.
What does it cost to enter the antique brass sockets niche?: Listings span £2.38–£29.79; the average listing price is £11.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 298 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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