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title: "Trend — coal shovel - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T10:04:59.965Z"
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  description: "Niche score 47/100 · £45K/yr market · 68K searches/yr · £6.68 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — coal shovel - Flapen"
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# **coal shovel**

**Skip it**

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.00–$10.94) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 15Conversion 86Competition 43Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 73Review moat 78Quality gap 58

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****9.8%**

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

**Review moat**

**Great****437.41**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Good****61%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Okay****59%**

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

**Avg price**

**Bad****£6.68**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Bad****-19.6%**

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

**Market size**

**Bad****£45K**

£45K/yr · 68K searches

**Price range**

**Bad****£4.00–£10.94**

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

**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")