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title: "Cb Radio — £136K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 41/100 · £136K/yr market · 285K searches/yr · £79.39 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cb radio**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.6%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 30Growth 17Conversion 8Competition 60Returns 37Price range 28Avg price 82Brand share 22Review moat 87Quality gap 79
**Review moat**
**Great****269.14**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****£79.39**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****49%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Okay****4.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Okay****£136K**
£136K/yr · 285K searches
**Price range**
**Okay****£16.67–£314.91**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****91%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-15.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cb radio is a £136K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (285K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cb radio market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£99K–£119K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#261**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **41%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **45 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **201 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**22**
**Top-5 brand share**
**91%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**49%**
Top 20: 92%
**Open market**
**5%**
- Thunderpole53% - Midland22% - Retevis6% - Radioddity5% - PNI5% - radtel4% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/cb-radio/trend)
## **Top cb radio search terms**
- **cb radio**152K/yr-16.7%0.4% conv. - **cb radio complete kit**45K/yr-22.7%0.5% conv. - **cb radio handheld**11K/yr-27.6%0.3% conv. - **ssb cb radio**6K/yr+17.3%0.0% conv. - **handheld cb radio**9K/yr-32.8%0.6% conv. - **cb radios**5K/yr-2.2%0.2% conv. - **cb radios for sale**5K/yr-3.0%0.0% conv. - **midland cb radio**4K/yr+23.6%1.0% conv. - **handheld cb radio long range uk**5K/yr-22.9%0.2% conv. - **thunderpole cb radio**4K/yr-29.7%2.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/cb-radio/search-terms)
## **Top cb radio products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%£5K8%£11K12%£16K16%£22K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**THUNDERPOLE T-600 Mini CB Radio**Thunderpole**£55.16**4.3★105 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09DGSQZGP) [2**CB Radio Kit | Thunderpole T-600 + Apollo Mag Aerial | 12v AM/FM CB Radio & Antenna Bundle Pack**Thunderpole**£66.43**4.1★72 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FFN3LNS) [3**THUNDERPOLE T-800 CB Radio**Thunderpole**£55.50**4.6★227 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PFTHML6) [4**THUNDERPOLE T-X Portable CB Radio Handheld**Thunderpole**£95.17**4.3★200 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBCW9D7M) [5**Midland - Alan 42 DS CB Radio Portable Transceiver License-Free Multi-Band for All EU Countries Digital Squelch - Professional Transceivers AM/FM with 2-Pin Socket Antenna and Accessories**Midland**£85.32**4.1★1,322 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0792C49BP)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Radtel RT-950 PRO Ham Radio GPS/APRS 10W Walkie Talkie Long Range Handheld Two Way Radio AM/FM/CB/SW/MW/LW RX Bluetooth APP Programming NOAA Spectrum Analyzer (with Programming Cable)**radtel**£68.52**461 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FP4WHY4Q) [**Radtel RT-920 Walkie Talkie 8W Long Range Programmable Bluetooth Two-Way Handheld Radio SW MW LW CB 27MHz -126dBm Receive SSB AM FM Noise-Reduction NOAA**radtel**£43.92**136 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FKN64K8P) [**2-Pack Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (PoC) Mobile Radios Unlimited Range - 4G LTE Nationwide PTT Walkie Talkies for in-Vehicle Communication (GPS)**globalptt**£227.39**16 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK8VKSX6) [**BAOFENG K5PLUS Dual-Band Ham Radio Long Range UHF VHF 10W Tri-Power Two Way Radio with FM Airband 2500mAh Battery 999CH Frequency Copy Scramble CHIRP Compatible**BAOFENG**£34.29**164 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DTYWLW5T) [**Retevis MB63 CB Radio Kit AM/FM Mobile Transceiver with PA Function Automatic Noise Limiter Emergency Channel 9/19 VOX 40-Channel Radio for Truckers**Retevis**£30.96**84 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHKCCS47)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**BAOFENG K5PLUS Dual-Band Ham Radio Long Range UHF VHF 10W Tri-Power Two Way Radio with FM Airband 2500mAh Battery 999CH Frequency Copy Scramble CHIRP Compatible**BAOFENG**£34.29**4.1★**▲ 360%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DTYWLW5T) [**CB Radio Kit | Thunderpole T-800 + Apollo Mag Aerial | 12v AM/FM CB Radio & Antenna Pack**Thunderpole**£67.31**4.2★**▲ 160%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N7R5ZY0) [**BAOFENG BF-88ST Pro PMR446 Walkie Talkie Upgraded Long Range Rechargeable License-Free Two Way Radios with LCD Display VOX Dual Watch Desktop Charger and Earpieces 2 pack**BAOFENG**£23.13**4.1★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BSLHJJ6D) [**CB Radio Kit | Thunderpole T-600 + Apollo Mag Aerial | 12v AM/FM CB Radio & Antenna Bundle Pack**Thunderpole**£66.43**4.1★**▲ 127%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FFN3LNS) [**THUNDERPOLE T-800 CB Radio**Thunderpole**£55.50**4.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00PFTHML6)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cb radio**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**24%
*“Fair price”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Solid product”*
**Signal Strength**10%
*“11m produced a nice clean signal. I checked on test gear”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Just as i ordered”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“good size, fits lovely and looks the part on the car”*
**Battery Life**4%
*“Charge battery fully”*
**Microphone**3%
*“Good right clear speaker good mic easy to use”*
**Portability**3%
*“Very functional little handheld”*
**Strength**3%
*“powerful and some cool hidden functions if you look it up on YouTube”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Signal Strength**14%
*“You get the radio with a basic antenna which as others say is not good”*
**Functionality-Overall**9%
*“it IS annoying for it to be totally disfunctional”*
**Audio Quality**7%
*“clear audio airband if you can't hear anything your settings are wrong or you need to use a headset if you can't hear epic radio for the price”*
**Connectivity-Overall**6%
*“so it all got disconnected fast”*
**Assembly/Installation**6%
*“its complicated to set”*
**Charging**6%
*“The wall charger is not modern”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Small”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“Why are people complaining about this radio it's great loud”*
**Range**4%
*“Max range 1km”*
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
*“Was faulty returned it”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**19%
**Range**13%
**Signal Strength**8%
**Compatibility-Overall**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Charging**6%
**Product Condition**5%
**Audio Quality**4%
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
**Noise Level**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cb radio profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £136K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- **How competitive is the cb radio niche?**
- 10 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cb radio?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Signal Strength, Functionality-Overall, Audio Quality. The return rate is 4.0%.
- **When does demand for cb radio peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cb radio niche?**
- Listings span £16.67–£314.91; the average listing price is £79.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 269 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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