Floor Varnish
FailShoppers spend only $40K a year here, so Floor Varnish is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 1,445 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −4 vs the category median of 4945
- Market size
- £40K/yr33K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -13.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 61 sellers
Flapen Score
Floor Varnish against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Floor Varnish is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Floor Varnish market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Floor Varnish 33K times last year and spent an estimated £40K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
4.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 33K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £40K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 33K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -13.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £40Ka year
- Top search term
- floor varnish12K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £27.76.
Listings sell for £27.76 on average, from £7.39 to £57.20. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £27.76 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £27.76inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.39–£57.20
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£3K
- Returns
- 0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
39% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #504 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 994 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 39%
- Prime listings
- 91%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.2%
- Average rank
- #504in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
- Average rating
- 4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 994per listing
- Listings tracked
- 23
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 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 74 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 74 months
Products
Top Floor Varnish 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
Rustins Floor Varnish Clear Satin 1L - Tough Scratch-Resistant Protection for Wooden Floors | Easy to Apply & Fast Drying
- Price
- £16.09
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 620
- Age
- 19y ago

Johnstones Woodcare Varnish for Floors - Clear 2.5L
- Price
- £21.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 9y ago

Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor Varnish Clear Satin 2.5L
- Price
- £37.79
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 300
- Age
- 19y ago

Ronseal DHFVS5L Diamond Hard Floor Varnish Satin 5 Litre
- Price
- £55.41
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 297
- Age
- 19y ago

Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor Varnish Satin Medium Oak 2.5L
- Price
- £39.39
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 102
- Age
- 15y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Painthan Water Based Interior Varnish Clear Matt Low Odour Quick Dry Eco-Friendly Interior Wood Varnish for Furniture Doors & Wooden Surfaces 750ml
- Price
- £14.68
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago

Polar Clear Lacquer Paint - 500ml | Satin Finish | Quick Drying & Durable Lacquer for Wood Plastic Metal Concrete Glass & Ceramics | Water Resistant Coating for Interior & Exterior Surfaces
- Price
- £14.15
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 312
- Age
- 1y ago

RustinsQuick Dry Poly Varnish Satin Clear 500ml -Tough Water-Based Clear Finish in Gloss Matt or Satin; Durable Protection for Interior Wood Furniture and Floors
- Price
- £7.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,078
- Age
- 2y ago

Polyvine Heavy Duty Floor Varnish Satin Finish Quick Drying Floor Varnish Polyurethane Water-Based Water Resistant Indoor Flooring Protection for Wood Stone Tiles Slate (Satin 100ml)
- Price
- £7.39
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 4y ago

Ronseal Diamond Hard Floor Varnish Clear Gloss 2.5L
- Price
- £35.16
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 297
- Age
- 19y ago
Newest
by launch date
Painthan Water Based Interior Varnish Clear Matt Low Odour Quick Dry Eco-Friendly Interior Wood Varnish for Furniture Doors & Wooden Surfaces 750ml
- Price
- £14.68
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 5mo ago

Barrettine Polyurethane Varnish (Satin 1L) - Highly Durable Polyurethane Wood Varnish with Clear Gloss Finish for Internal Doors & Joinery Kitchen Furniture & Worktops
- Price
- £18.69
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 1y ago

Polar Clear Lacquer Paint - 500ml | Satin Finish | Quick Drying & Durable Lacquer for Wood Plastic Metal Concrete Glass & Ceramics | Water Resistant Coating for Interior & Exterior Surfaces
- Price
- £14.15
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 312
- Age
- 1y ago

RustinsQuick Dry Poly Varnish Satin Clear 500ml -Tough Water-Based Clear Finish in Gloss Matt or Satin; Durable Protection for Interior Wood Furniture and Floors
- Price
- £7.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,078
- Age
- 2y ago

Polyvine Heavy Duty Floor Varnish Satin Finish Quick Drying Floor Varnish Polyurethane Water-Based Water Resistant Indoor Flooring Protection for Wood Stone Tiles Slate (Satin 100ml)
- Price
- £7.39
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
61
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
4%
- Ronseal48%
- RUSTINS24%
- Johnstone's17%
- Sadolin2%
- Painthan2%
- Polyvine2%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 4%)
Demand
Floor Varnish search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5× · 8 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Floor Varnish search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- floor varnish12K/yr
- floor varnish for wooden floors9K/yr
- ronseal diamond hard floor varnish5K/yr
- wood floor varnish4K/yr
- ronseal floor varnish3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Floor Varnish
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
smells a bit fishy
Theres only a very slight smell
has little odour to it
Good product - poor colour match
White turns yellow
The bad - looks nothing like the colour on the tin
Results dont last
Didnt last long on heavy walking areas
Not durable
This is absolutely horrendous I painted all my sons woodwork grey
its bright yellow looks awful its been painted since March
out of habit I always put any paints
Left the wood sticky like it's painted in watered down craft glue
it's still sticky
Still sticky one week later
Love
Good quality and Easy to use
Excellent product
Good quality and easy to apply
Very easy to use as it brushes smoothly
Easy to Use
Easy to apply
Better than expected
As described
Does what it says
there is hardly any smell
Not too smelly
Very little smell fume wise
clear as it is painted on
it still looks as good as when we first painted it
the second coat finish is really good as well
Return
0.6% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing
a small amount of the varnish had spilled into the brown paper delivery bag
Unfortunately, my tub had slightly leaked
Good product - poor colour match
White turns yellow
The bad - looks nothing like the colour on the tin
This is absolutely horrendous I painted all my sons woodwork grey
its bright yellow looks awful its been painted since March
out of habit I always put any paints
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