Black Plug Sockets
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — Black Plug Sockets doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Black Plug Sockets profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Plug Sockets is a £151K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (187K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Black Plug Sockets: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -21.5% over the last 90 days and 5.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£151K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.
5%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 16 products
Top Black Plug Sockets 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
BG Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket Nexus Metal Matt Black 13A NFB22B
- Price
- £5.88
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 454
- Age
- 2y ago
BSEED Double Socket with USB C 5 Pack Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket with LED Indicator PC Wall Plate Outlet Black 13A
- Price
- £31.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 53
- Age
- 1y ago
BG Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket Screwless Evolve Matt Black 13A PCDMB22B
- Price
- £6.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 578
- Age
- 4y ago
BSEED Double Switched Sockets with USB C and USB A Charging Ports UK Standard Electric Power Sockets with Glass Panel 2 Gang 13A Wall Socket Black
- Price
- £10.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 2y ago
BG Electrical 12W Double Switched Power Wall Plug Socket with Type A and Type C USB Charging Ports Nexus Metal Matt Black 13A NFB22UAC12B
- Price
- £12.67
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 112
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumBSEED Double Socket with USB C 5 Pack Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket with LED Indicator PC Wall Plate Outlet Black 13A
- Price
- £31.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 53
- Age
- 1y ago
LIDER 2-Gang Switched 13A Double Socket with USB TYPE C & A Charger Ports 25W Combined Output Always-On USB Child Safe Low Energy Standby Glossy Finish Black (Use a 35mm-deep back box)
- Price
- £15.14
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 1y ago
ABB Inora 2 Gang Switched 13A Plug Socket Premium 13 Amp Plug Socket Single Pole Black
- Price
- £5.54
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
5 Pack CNBINGO Double Switched Power Socket Electric Power Socket 2 Gang 13 Amp Black Double Wall Outlet
- Price
- £26.67
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 1y ago
Knightsbridge 13A 2G DP Switched Socket - Matt Black
- Price
- £6.91
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 51
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch dateBSEED Double Socket with USB C 5 Pack Electrical Double Switched Power Plug Wall Socket with LED Indicator PC Wall Plate Outlet Black 13A
- Price
- £31.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 53
- Age
- 1y ago
ABB Inora 2 Gang Switched 13A Plug Socket Premium 13 Amp Plug Socket Single Pole Black
- Price
- £5.54
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
JIMEIDA Double Switched Power Socket 5 Pack Black 13 Amp with USB-A And Type-C Charging Ports PC Panel Wall Outlet Power Socket
- Price
- £35.45
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago
LIDER 2-Gang Switched 13A Socket Double-Pole Plug Socket with Control Switches Child-Proof Shutter Screwless Plastic Plate Cover UKCA Certified Thermoplastic Glossy Finish Black
- Price
- £7.14
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 108
- Age
- 1y ago
LIDER 2-Gang Switched 13A Double Socket with USB TYPE C & A Charger Ports 25W Combined Output Always-On USB Child Safe Low Energy Standby Glossy Finish Black (Use a 35mm-deep back box)
- Price
- £15.14
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- British General59%
- BSEED21%
- LIDER6%
- CNBINGO6%
- JIMEIDA3%
- ABB2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Black Plug Sockets demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top Black Plug Sockets search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- black plug sockets40K/yr
- black double socket35K/yr
- black sockets and switches30K/yr
- black sockets20K/yr
- black socket8K/yr
- black switches and sockets7K/yr
- black socket covers6K/yr
- black double socket with usb7K/yr
- matt black sockets and switches6K/yr
- matt black double socket4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Plug Sockets
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
91% of reviews“Great quality”
“Really nice and worth the money”
“Easy to fit, the 2 screws fitted my standard double socket, no problems”
“Lovely colour”
“looks good - does its job”
What buyers complain about
75% of reviews“they didnt match”
“Looks expensive”
“Today 1 of them doesn't work on the left side”
“Not very resilient”
“Its too complicated for me couldnt even get the case off the front”
Black Plug Sockets return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.4%
Return rate
55%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Black Plug Sockets questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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