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Extension Lead

Maybe

Shoppers spend $6.9M a year here. But demand is soft, at -5.1% this quarter, so Extension Lead is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 14% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£6.9M/yr7.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 75 sellers

Flapen Score

Extension Lead against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Extension Lead market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Extension Lead 7.9M times last year and spent an estimated £6.9M. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 7.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £6.9M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
7.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.1%
Conversion, latest week
8.2%
Market size, estimated
£6.9Ma year
Peak month
December1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
extension lead3.9M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.55.

Listings sell for £10.55 on average, from £4.11 to £23.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 600K to 800K a year. The average listing sells 15,000 to 20,000 of them. At £10.55 that is £158K to £211K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.55under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.11–£23.32
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
600K–800K
Units per listing a year
15,000–20,000
Revenue per listing a year
£158K–£211K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #20 within Electrical. It carries 6,276 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.3%
Average rank
#20in Electrical
Average rating
4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,276per listing
Listings tracked
36

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Extension Lead 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£276K£553K£829K£1.1M101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

13%

  • Desiretech25%
  • Status22%
  • HANYCONY17%
  • Wolf Power9%
  • Masterplug8%
  • Addtam7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 13%)

Demand

Extension Lead search demand

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

250K150KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Extension Lead search terms shoppers use

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

  • extension lead3.9M/yr
  • extension lead with usb slots773K/yr
  • extension cable1.1M/yr
  • plug extension socket475K/yr
  • surge protected extension lead255K/yr
  • extension leads162K/yr
  • socket extensions158K/yr
  • extension cord112K/yr
  • extension lead 2m100K/yr
  • extension lead surge protection86K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Extension Lead

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

Complain

Socket/Port/Plug15%−0.04

Doesnt work properly the usb pick

None of the USB Ports work

Usb ports not working

Quality-Overall15%+0.49

Dangerous product quality

Extremely poor quality

Sub quality

Durability15%−0.11

Broke in a month

Broke multiple items

Breaks really quickly

Charging7%−0.03

USB ports are super slow charging

charging devices at the slowest rate I have ever come across

Couldn't charge my laptop

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.40

Not as Described

False description

Not as advertised

Love

Quality-Overall22%+0.49

solid build quality

The build quality seems very good

Amazing Quality

Value For Money15%+1.59

Excellent Value

Good value for money

Good for the money

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.40

As advertised

Better than expected

As described

Socket/Port/Plug10%−0.04

Good socket

the usb ports work well

Good socket

Add-Ons/Attachments7%+0.62

Very neat extension plug

Good extension

Good extension tower

Return

0.6% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall22%▆▇██▇█

Tight fit

I find it too big

Small

Socket/Port/Plug15%█▇▇▇▆▆

Doesnt work properly the usb pick

None of the USB Ports work

Usb ports not working

Functionality-Overall13%█▆██▆▆

my fan stopped working

Did not work

Doesnt work correctly

Defective Material/Parts7%▆█▄▆▇▆
Quality-Overall5%▆▇▇▇▄█

Dangerous product quality

Extremely poor quality

Sub quality

FAQ

Common Extension Lead questions

Answered from the same tracked data.