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Fence Paint

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 94% of clicks, so Fence Paint is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 12% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +9 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£493K/yr973K searches / yr
90-day growth
+43.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 98 sellers

Flapen Score

Fence Paint against its category

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

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Fence Paint market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fence Paint 973K times last year and spent an estimated £493K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jul. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 973K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +43.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £493K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
973K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+43.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£493Ka year
Peak month
April22.6× the quietest month
Top search term
fence paint512K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.76.

Listings sell for £12.76 on average, from £2.75 to £24.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £12.76 that is £10K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.76under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.75–£24.14
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£13K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

30% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,291 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
30%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#34in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,291per listing
Listings tracked
40

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Fence Paint 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£39K£59K£79K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

5%

  • Ronseal56%
  • One Coat14%
  • Johnstone's11%
  • Cuprinol10%
  • ZOPPER3%
  • BAPOLE1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 5%)

Demand

Fence Paint search demand

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

60K40KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 22.6×

Search terms

Top Fence Paint search terms shoppers use

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

  • fence paint512K/yr
  • ronseal fence paint130K/yr
  • shed paint90K/yr
  • garden fence paint45K/yr
  • dark oak fence paint24K/yr
  • fence paint one coat18K/yr
  • fence stain19K/yr
  • shed and fence paint18K/yr
  • shed paint waterproof17K/yr
  • ronseal one coat fence paint10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fence Paint

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

Complain

Paint Quality31%−0.21

Horrible paint

not the best paint

paint has leaked

Leak-Proof21%

Arrived today leaking

Leaked

Leaked everywhere

Color7%+0.75

The colour is also darker than expected

Light grey not dark as in picture

Wrong colour sent

Thickness4%−0.02

very thin

as thin as water

Seems a lot thinner than the same product I bought last year locally

Quality-Overall3%+0.41

Disappointing quality and finish

Poor quality

Seriously rubbish

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.41

Great value and quality lovely results arrived quickly

Excellent product

Good quality easy to use product, covers well

Color14%+0.75

The colour is absolutely stunning

Good color

Green

Value For Money12%+1.18

Excellent value for money

Good price

Reasonably priced

Paint Quality12%−0.21

Good quality paint

Good paint at a verey good price

Excellent Paint

Ease Of Use8%+0.63

Ease of use

Easy to put on

easy to apply

Return

0.2% Return rate 23% Fixable by listing

Paint Quality49%█▆▆▅▆▆

Horrible paint

not the best paint

paint has leaked

Leak-Proof20%▆▇▆▇▆█

Arrived today leaking

Leaked

Leaked everywhere

Color19%▅▆▇█▇▅

The colour is also darker than expected

Light grey not dark as in picture

Wrong colour sent

Size-Overall2%▁█▅▄▅▄

Not fit for purpose, like water

Very disappointed with this its smaller than I thought didnt go very far

This is a small tin not a tub

Value For Money2%▁▆▅▅█▃

FAQ

Common Fence Paint questions

Answered from the same tracked data.