Flashing Tape
soft demand (-5.2% this quarter) — Flashing Tape doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Flashing Tape profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Flashing Tape is a £115K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (136K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Flashing Tape: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -5.2% over the last 90 days and 7.3% of searches end in a purchase.
£115K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.
13%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 23 products
Top Flashing Tape products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bostik Flashband Self Adhesive Flashing Tape for Roofs Grey - 150mm x 10m - Provides an Instant Watertight Seal - Excellent Adhesion
- Price
- £13.66
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,048
- Age
- 19y ago
Bostik Flashband Self Adhesive Flashing Tape for Roofs Grey -50mm x 10m - Provides an Instant Watertight Seal
- Price
- £6.00
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,048
- Age
- 13y ago
Bostik Flashband Self Adhesive Flashing Tape Grey - 100mm x 10m - For Roofs - Provides an Instant Water tight Seal
- Price
- £10.71
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,048
- Age
- 19y ago
Sika Everbuild Black Jack Strong Self Adhesive Flashing Tape Natural Lead-Look Finish 75mm x 10m
- Price
- £7.61
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,346
- Age
- 13y ago
Bostik Flashband Self Adhesive Flashing Tape for Roofs Grey - 75mm x 10m - Provides an Instant Watertight Seal - Quick and Easy Application - Excellent Adhesion
- Price
- £8.92
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,048
- Age
- 20y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Nassboards Butyl Waterproof Tape Flashing Tape Roof Sealant Butyl Tape and Waterproof Tape for Outdoor Use Waterproof Sealing Tape for Leaks Roofs and More Silver 1.5mm x 10cm x 5m
- Price
- £10.48
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 1y ago
Butyl Tape Waterproof for Leaks Roof Sealant Tape for Leak Repair Patch and Seal Tape for Roof Window Glass Silicon and Pipe Sealing Aluminium Foil Tape Silver 100 MM X 5 M
- Price
- £8.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 7mo ago
Bostik Flashband Self Adhesive Flashing Tape for Roofs Grey -50mm x 10m - Provides an Instant Watertight Seal
- Price
- £6.00
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,048
- Age
- 13y ago
SELF ADHESIVE FLASHING TAPE ROLL ROOFING REPAIR LEAD BITUMEN 3M (100mm)
- Price
- £7.49
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 2y ago
T-REX Flexible Waterproof Tape - Heavy Duty Adhesive Waterproofing Tape for Repair Leaks Roof Patches - Extreme Weather & UV Resistance - Black 48mm x 9.14m
- Price
- £10.08
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,105
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateButyl Tape Waterproof for Leaks Roof Sealant Tape for Leak Repair Patch and Seal Tape for Roof Window Glass Silicon and Pipe Sealing Aluminium Foil Tape Silver 100 MM X 5 M
- Price
- £8.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 7mo ago
T-REX Flexible Waterproof Tape - Heavy Duty Adhesive Waterproofing Tape for Repair Leaks Roof Patches - Extreme Weather & UV Resistance - Black 48mm x 9.14m
- Price
- £10.08
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,105
- Age
- 1y ago
Nassboards Butyl Waterproof Tape Flashing Tape Roof Sealant Butyl Tape and Waterproof Tape for Outdoor Use Waterproof Sealing Tape for Leaks Roofs and More Silver 1.5mm x 10cm x 5m
- Price
- £10.48
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 1y ago
Target Control Butyl Tape Waterproof | 5M X 100MM | Heavy Duty Roofing & Roof Felt Repair Tape Silver Flashing Sealing Tape for Outdoor Roof Shed & Gutter Repairs
- Price
- £9.09
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 671
- Age
- 2y ago
SELF ADHESIVE FLASHING TAPE ROLL ROOFING REPAIR LEAD BITUMEN 3M (100mm)
- Price
- £7.49
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 29
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
81
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
10%
- Bostik59%
- Sika10%
- Bond It9%
- GORILLA6%
- Target Control3%
- Nassboards3%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)
Flashing Tape demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Flashing Tape search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- flashing tape24K/yr
- flashing tape for roofing13K/yr
- flashband15K/yr
- bitumen tape9K/yr
- flashing8K/yr
- roof flashing9K/yr
- flashband tape8K/yr
- roofing tape8K/yr
- bostik flashband6K/yr
- roof repair tape7K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Flashing Tape
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
82% of reviews“very sticky”
“Very good quality used this on my conservatory the size was good easy to cut”
“does it do the job”
“good price”
“There have been no leaks since”
What buyers complain about
82% of reviews“NOT ADHESIVE”
“Didnt stop leak”
“cardboard boxes are not waterproof”
“Didn't work for me”
“Expensive”
Flashing Tape return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.3%
Return rate
18%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Flashing Tape questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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