Builders Pencil
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Builders Pencil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 1,848 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −9 vs the category median of 4940
- Market size
- £152K/yr110K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -31.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 74%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 69 sellers
Flapen Score
Builders Pencil against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Builders Pencil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Builders Pencil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Builders Pencil 110K times last year and spent an estimated £152K. All 3 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 10.4% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 110K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 10.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -31.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £152K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 110K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -31.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 10.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £152Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- pica pencil63K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £13.30.
Listings sell for £13.30 on average, from £5.71 to £31.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £13.30 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £13.30under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.71–£31.93
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #77 within Measuring & Layout Tools. It carries 3,310 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 65%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.3%
- Average rank
- #77in Measuring & Layout Tools
- Average rating
- 4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,310per listing
- Listings tracked
- 17
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 38 months
Products
Top Builders Pencil products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 22, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Pica Pencil 3030 Dry Longlife Automatic Pen Long Lasting Life Easy To Use
- Price
- £10.63
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 26,134
- Age
- 15y ago

Pica Dry 3030 Pencil Longlife Automatic Pen Long Lasting Life Easy To Use
- Price
- £10.75
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,511
- Age
- 9y ago

Pica 7070 Precise 0.9mm Fine Dry Automatic Marker Pencil and Holder
- Price
- £11.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 943
- Age
- 4y ago

Pica BIG DRY Graphite Automatic Longlife Construction Marker Pencil Pen 6060
- Price
- £16.07
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 453
- Age
- 9y ago

Nicpro CP3000 Carpenter Pencil with Sharpener Mechanical Pencils Set with 19 Refills Deep Hole Marker for Construction Heavy Duty Woodworking Pencils Carpenter Tools for Architect Marking (Green)
- Price
- £8.61
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,563
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Tracer Tough Pencil - Heavy Duty Carpenters Pencil with Site Holster 5.2mm Tough High Visibility Lead. Work Pencil for Builders Joiners & Construction Marking
- Price
- £12.47
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 5mo ago

Tracer Pencil 2.0 Deep Hole Carpenter Pencil with Site Holster
- Price
- £9.23
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 45
- Age
- 5mo ago

Tracer 5-Piece Construction Marking Kit Pencil Markers & Leads
- Price
- £22.84
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 206
- Age
- 1y ago

Pica Master Belt 55060 I High-Quality Belt Pouch I Tool Belt for Craftsmen I Includes Pica Dry 3030 Dry Refills 4020 Ink Black Visor Permanent 990/40 Instant-White Permanent Pen 532
- Price
- £31.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 9mo ago

Pica Dry Refill Leads Pack 10 Graphite Special Hardness 4050 Joiners
- Price
- £8.00
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,409
- Age
- 9y ago
Newest
by launch date
Tracer Tough Pencil - Heavy Duty Carpenters Pencil with Site Holster 5.2mm Tough High Visibility Lead. Work Pencil for Builders Joiners & Construction Marking
- Price
- £12.47
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 5mo ago

Tracer Pencil 2.0 Deep Hole Carpenter Pencil with Site Holster
- Price
- £9.23
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 45
- Age
- 5mo ago

Pica Master Belt 55060 I High-Quality Belt Pouch I Tool Belt for Craftsmen I Includes Pica Dry 3030 Dry Refills 4020 Ink Black Visor Permanent 990/40 Instant-White Permanent Pen 532
- Price
- £31.93
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 9mo ago

Nicpro Carpenter Pencil with Sharpener CP3000 Carpenter Mechanical Pencils with 19 Refill Deep Hole Marker for Construction Heavy Duty Construction Pencil Woodworking Tool for Architect Marking
- Price
- £10.24
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,563
- Age
- 1y ago

Nicpro CP3000 Carpenter Pencil with Sharpener Mechanical Pencils Set with 19 Refills Deep Hole Marker for Construction Heavy Duty Woodworking Pencils Carpenter Tools for Architect Marking (Green)
- Price
- £8.61
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,563
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 74% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
3 falling
Sellers
69
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Pica85%
- Nicpro8%
- Tracer7%
Demand
Builders Pencil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Builders Pencil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- pica pencil63K/yr
- pica40K/yr
- pica pen4K/yr
- pika pencil3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Builders Pencil
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“They constantly break, pretty disappointing”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
19 topics
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FAQ
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Answered from the same tracked data.
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