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Double Socket Back Box

Maybe

Buyers convert on 10.3% of searches. But prices span $2.09–$12.47, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Double Socket Back Box is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£54K/yr93K searches / yr
90-day growth
-19.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Double Socket Back Box against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Double Socket Back Box is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Double Socket Back Box market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Double Socket Back Box 93K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 62% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

10.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 93K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
93K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-19.3%
Conversion, latest week
10.3%
Market size, estimated
£54Ka year
Peak month
November1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
double socket back box29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.67.

Listings sell for £5.67 on average, from £2.09 to £12.47. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £5.67 that is £567 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.67under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.09–£12.47
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£567–£1K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

62% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #83 within Building Supplies. It carries 387 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
62%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#83in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
387per listing
Listings tracked
39

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 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 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Double Socket Back Box 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

33%

  • EVOGES28%
  • British General10%
  • Best Price Square9%
  • NANDEYIBI8%
  • Generic7%
  • Merriway5%

Demand

Double Socket Back Box search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Double Socket Back Box search terms shoppers use

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

  • double socket back box29K/yr
  • socket box11K/yr
  • socket back box9K/yr
  • pattress box double7K/yr
  • back boxes for double socket6K/yr
  • wall socket box4K/yr
  • double back box4K/yr
  • plug socket back box4K/yr
  • double socket box3K/yr
  • 25mm back box double3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Double Socket Back Box

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

Complain

Strength17%−0.16

Very brittle

Brittle

these are flimsy

Quality-Overall17%+2.01

Cheap product

Cheap stuff,

Poor quality

Value For Money12%+0.58

And they're more expensive

a little bit pricey

Not great Value

Mounting9%−0.07

Just imagine someone hadn't got a treading tool the screws wouldn't go in

Dont buy broken when screwed to the wall cheap

This switch did not come with screws to attach the faceplate to the box

Socket/Port/Plug7%

The small bolts were missing from the hole so I couldnt attach the socket to the box

Sockets were wobbly

may not fit some sockets

Love

Quality-Overall31%+2.01

Solid build quality

Great well made

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%+1.38

Worked as it should

It does the job

As described

Value For Money14%+0.58

Right Price

Excellent value

Good price

Socket/Port/Plug11%

Good socket and would buy again

Good socket

Good for several uses like changing single socket to double socket

Size-Overall6%+0.09

Easy fit

Easy to fit

True to size + quick delivery

Return

1.4% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall49%▇█▇▇▆▆

the box won't fit

Not fit for purpose

is slightly larger

Defective Material/Parts10%▄▆▃▄█▇

Broken product

Not very strong fixing holes broke away

Switched outlet. Used to replace item broken whilst decorating 5*

Compatibility-Overall8%█▄▇▅▇▂
Socket/Port/Plug6%▄▄▃▅█▇

The small bolts were missing from the hole so I couldnt attach the socket to the box

Sockets were wobbly

may not fit some sockets

Mounting3%█▅▇▆▄▆

Just imagine someone hadn't got a treading tool the screws wouldn't go in

Dont buy broken when screwed to the wall cheap

This switch did not come with screws to attach the faceplate to the box

FAQ

Common Double Socket Back Box questions

Answered from the same tracked data.