Electric Cable
FailPrices span $3.22–$15.32, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Electric Cable is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 1,445 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −4 vs the category median of 4945
- Market size
- £63K/yr213K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -19.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 34%top-5 click share · 29 brands · 46 sellers
Flapen Score
Electric Cable against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Electric Cable is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Electric Cable market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Electric Cable 213K times last year and spent an estimated £63K. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 213K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £63K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 213K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -19.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £63Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- electric cable43K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.34.
Listings sell for £8.34 on average, from £3.22 to £15.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £8.34 that is £0 to £834 a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.34under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.22–£15.32
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£834
- Returns
- 1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #95 within Electrical. It carries 722 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 84%
- Prime listings
- 95%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.2%
- Average rank
- #95in Electrical
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 722per listing
- Listings tracked
- 56
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 7 launches as successful.
7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 7
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 50 months
Products
Top Electric Cable products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Alis DIY 3 Core Round Black Flex Flexible Cable 3183Y 0.75 mm - 10 metre Cut Length
- Price
- £11.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,690
- Age
- 7y ago

Merriway BH01453 3-Core Round Flex Cable 2183Y 0.5mm White 5 Metres (16.5 feet) Meters 5 m
- Price
- £5.96
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 788
- Age
- 12y ago

AUTOWIRING 3 Core Flex Black PVC Flexible Cable 1.0mm2 10 Amp 3183Y Wire Mains Round 240V (10M Coil)
- Price
- £12.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 4y ago

SHPELEC 6242YH Twin and Earth Cable - 2.5mm | Electrical Mains Socket Ring Wire BASEC Approved - Multiple Lengths (10metres - 2.5mm Twin and Earth Cable)
- Price
- £15.12
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 738
- Age
- 3y ago

SHPELEC FLEXIBLE White Cable 3183Y 0.75mm 1.0mm 1.5mm 2.5mm BASEC Approved White PVC LED Lighting 5m 10m 15m 20m 50m (1.5mm 3 Core - 5metres)
- Price
- £9.60
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 318
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
LampStation 6243Y 3 Core and Earth Cable 1.5mm Grey Lighting 1 Metre
- Price
- £4.16
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 2y ago

JAFSAL ONLINE 3 Core Flexible PVC Mains Wire Cable Electric Wiring 3183Y Cable Flexible Wiring (0.25m WHITE)
- Price
- £3.22
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 6mo ago

LampStation 3183Y 3 Core Round Flex Cable 1.5mm Black Mains 3 Metres
- Price
- £7.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 7mo ago

10 METERS OF 3 CORE BLACK FLEX 1.5MM 3183Y FLEXIBLE CABLE 13 amp 230 volt
- Price
- £14.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 32
- Age
- 2y ago

10 Meter 22AWG Electrical Wire 22AWG Electrical Wire 2 Core Black Red Wire Cable High Temperature Wear-Resistant Oxidation Flexible Extension Twin Earth Cable for Car LED Strip Light(10 Mete
- Price
- £4.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date
JAFSAL ONLINE 3 Core Flexible PVC Mains Wire Cable Electric Wiring 3183Y Cable Flexible Wiring (0.25m WHITE)
- Price
- £3.22
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 6mo ago

LampStation 3183Y 3 Core Round Flex Cable 1.5mm Black Mains 3 Metres
- Price
- £7.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 7mo ago

1 Pcs 10 meter LED Strip Extension Cable 22AWG Electrical Wire 2 CoreCable Black Red WireCable Extension Wire Cable for LED Strip Lights Car Audio RGB Lighting Low Voltage Projects
- Price
- £4.03
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 8mo ago

10 Meter 22AWG Electrical Wire 22AWG Electrical Wire 2 Core Black Red Wire Cable High Temperature Wear-Resistant Oxidation Flexible Extension Twin Earth Cable for Car LED Strip Light(10 Mete
- Price
- £4.14
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 8mo ago

22 AWG Electrical Wire 2x2.5m Soft Silicone Tinned Copper Wire (Red & Black) - Low Impedance High Temp Resistant Stranded Copper Cable for DIY Toys RC Models Drones & Industrial Applications
- Price
- £3.33
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
29 falling
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
61%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
32%
- Primes DIY19%
- SHPELEC17%
- Ali's DIY10%
- Autowiring7%
- LampStation7%
- Merriway7%
Demand
Electric Cable search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Electric Cable search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- electric cable43K/yr
- electrical wire36K/yr
- 3 core electrical cable35K/yr
- electrical cable23K/yr
- electric wire12K/yr
- 3 core cable12K/yr
- 3 core cable 1.5mm8K/yr
- light cable6K/yr
- mains cable5K/yr
- electric wire cable6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Electric Cable
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Thin
Faffing about with thick
A little thinner than expected
Suggestion is to buy better grade
not so good for soldering
Not good quality
not very tough
The plastic sheeve seemed a little brittle and flakey
so nothing that heats up
Total fire hazard - overheated
Not very flexible
Not quite as flexible
Not flexible, and failed in the proposed fix I had in mind, which was to replace a sliding seal on a garage door
Love
The cable seemed good quality
Excellent product
Good quality, great for campervan
As advertised
As described
Did the job perfectly
Good for the price
Good value for money
Totally worth the price
nice and flexible
The cable is flexible
Insulation is flexible
Easy to use
Makes life easier
is easy to work with
Return
1.3% Return rate 44% Fixable by listing
they were only 20cm long
Very thin cable
Thin cable
the title/heading is misleading
Not fit for my application
Suggestion is to buy better grade
not so good for soldering
Not good quality
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