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Chimney Draught Excluder

soft demand (-54.7% this quarter) — Chimney Draught Excluder doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 32Growth 0Conversion 49Competition 72Returns 57Price range 86Avg price 95Brand share 37Review moat 80Quality gap 63
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Is Chimney Draught Excluder profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Chimney Draught Excluder is a £152K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (157K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Chimney Draught Excluder: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -54.7% over the last 90 days and 3.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£152K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-54.7%157K
Conversion rate3.9%
Avg price£24.89

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 16
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market17%
Avg brand age54 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 28 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews396

Top Chimney Draught Excluder products & what they sell for

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

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

12%

  • Chimney Sheep53%
  • THE CHIMNEY BALLOON10%
  • OptiProducts7%
  • JINGEGECOME7%
  • CADARA7%
  • PAWBOSE6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 12%)

Chimney Draught Excluder demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume157KCVR3.9%Products28Brands12Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews396Avg BSR#152
15K10KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.9×

Top Chimney Draught Excluder search terms shoppers use

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

  • fireplace cover33K/yr
  • chimney sheep44K/yr
  • chimney draught excluder35K/yr
  • chimney blocker7K/yr
  • fireplace covers4K/yr
  • chimney sheep draught excluder8K/yr
  • chimney draft stopper6K/yr
  • fireplace blocker4K/yr
  • fire cover2K/yr
  • fire place covering5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chimney Draught Excluder

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Brilliant quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

As advertised

Value For Money9%

Excellent value for money

Fire Resistance9%

Elegant fireguard

Assembly/Installation8%

Easy to install

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Size-Overall20%

Supplied with wrong size air tube

Functionality-Overall13%

Didn't work for me

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

smaller than advertised

Value For Money8%

Waste of money

Strength8%

looks flimsy compared to buy old iron one though

Chimney Draught Excluder return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.7%

Return rate

87%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
81%
2Functionality-Overall
3%
3Compatibility-Overall
2%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%
5Defective Material/Parts
2%

Common Chimney Draught Excluder questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Chimney Draught Excluder 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £152K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -54.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Chimney Draught Excluder on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 7.9× the quietest.