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Door Stop

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But prices span $2.58–$12.79, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Door Stop is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
64
64 / 100
Top 3% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +15 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£1.4M/yr3.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+37.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 42 sellers

Flapen Score

Door Stop against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Door Stop is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

64Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Door Stop market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Door Stop 3.0M times last year and spent an estimated £1.4M. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +37.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.4M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+37.9%
Conversion, latest week
8.1%
Market size, estimated
£1.4Ma year
Peak month
July1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
door stop1.3M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.87.

Listings sell for £5.87 on average, from £2.58 to £12.79. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 200K to 250K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £5.87 that is £35K to £47K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.87under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.58–£12.79
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
200K–250K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
£35K–£47K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Door Hardware & Locks. It carries 2,462 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
4.6%
Average rank
#34in Door Hardware & Locks
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,462per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Door Stop products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£70K£140K£210K£280K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

37%

  • AFFIXERS19%
  • AFFIXARC14%
  • READAEER9%
  • Alyvisun8%
  • fiXte8%
  • H&S6%

Demand

Door Stop search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

100K60KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Door Stop search terms shoppers use

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

  • door stop1.3M/yr
  • door stoppers399K/yr
  • door stopper214K/yr
  • door stops170K/yr
  • door wedge126K/yr
  • doorstop120K/yr
  • door stops indoors78K/yr
  • door stoppers for skirtings102K/yr
  • rubber door stop73K/yr
  • door wedges indoors55K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Door Stop

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall12%−0.06

No fitting

Quite small

Very big

Quality-Overall10%+0.90

Absolute rubbish

Cheap

Average Quality

Thickness8%−0.07

Too thick to put under the door

not very thick

It's a little thin feeling

Functionality-Overall6%−0.04

Doesnt do as it should

Didnt work

Fundamentally ineffective at the job you need them to do

Locking Mechanism6%+0.44

This item did not keep the door open

Door Stops

Door stops

Love

Quality-Overall23%+0.90

Excellent product

Good quality and arrived very quickly

Reasonable price for a quality item

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.07

As advertised

As described

Exactly what I wanted

Value For Money12%+0.88

Excellent price

Excellent value

Excellent value

Strength6%+0.39

Very sturdy and easy to install

Very sturdy

made the doors sturdy so I recommend it

Size-Overall5%−0.06

Easy fit

Easy to fit

Straightforward to fit

Return

0.7% Return rate 55% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall42%▇▇█▆█▇

No fitting

Quite small

Very big

Weight Heavy12%██▅▇▆▅

It's super heavy

it could be heavier

its so heavy

Adhesion/Stickiness5%█▁▆▆▄▆

Loose there stick after a while

Needs screwing, tape no good

Self adhesive door stops

Functionality-Overall5%█▇▄▅▅▆

Doesnt do as it should

Didnt work

Fundamentally ineffective at the job you need them to do

Thickness4%▂█▇▅▆▅

Too thick to put under the door

not very thick

It's a little thin feeling

FAQ

Common Door Stop questions

Answered from the same tracked data.