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title: "Trend — basswood - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T09:28:15.885Z"
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  description: "Niche score 57/100 · £63K/yr market · 90K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 57/100 · £63K/yr market · 90K searches/yr. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — basswood - Flapen"
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# **basswood**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 24Conversion 63Competition 79Returns 97Price range 58Avg price 56Brand share 88Review moat 93Quality gap 40

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Great****145.26**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Great****47%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Great****36%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Conversion**

**Good****5.5%**

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

**Price range**

**Good****£5.44–£28.34**

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

**Avg price**

**Good****£12.73**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-1.2%**

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

**Market size**

**Bad****£63K**

£63K/yr · 90K searches

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")