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Gas Engineer Tools

Fail

Demand is soft, at -46.2% this quarter, so Gas Engineer Tools is a Fail.

Flapen Score
34
34 / 100
Ranks 2,121 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −15 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£19K/yr35K searches / yr
90-day growth
-46.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
77%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Gas Engineer Tools against its category

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

34Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gas Engineer Tools market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gas Engineer Tools 35K times last year and spent an estimated £19K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 34 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 35K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -46.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £19K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
35K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-46.2%
Conversion, latest week
5.0%
Market size, estimated
£19Ka year
Peak month
February2.9× the quietest month
Top search term
gas engineer tools22K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.59.

Listings sell for £10.59 on average, from £4.97 to £16.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.59 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.97–£16.41
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

58% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #69 within Building Supplies. It carries 940 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
58%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
6.4%
Average rank
#69in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
940per listing
Listings tracked
12

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 65 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
65 months

Products

Top Gas Engineer Tools 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 77% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£3K£6K£8K£11K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • Heatlab55%
  • Plumb Chum8%
  • HTS8%
  • Generic5%
  • Neoteck5%
  • Monument4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 16%)

Demand

Gas Engineer Tools search demand

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

1K750Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Search terms

Top Gas Engineer Tools search terms shoppers use

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

  • gas engineer tools22K/yr
  • boiler service tools7K/yr
  • plumb shark2K/yr
  • plumbshark2K/yr
  • plumbshark 10 in 11K/yr
  • plumb shark 10 in 1 key1K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gas Engineer Tools

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

Complain

Size-Overall14%+0.19

It is small

The red key was smaller than expected

Tiny tank

Durability9%−0.05

often they would break

One broke within a year

Internal part broke off

Leak-Proof8%

the gas leak was mended as it was a faulty valve

We thought we may have a gas leak

after a gas leak was mended

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%−0.09

Not that bright

Not as bright as I hoped

Ease Of Use5%+0.52

not easy to use

More cumbersome and no benefit. that I could see

Love

Ease Of Use22%+0.52

EASY TO USE

Nice and handy

Its good very handy to have

Quality-Overall17%+0.65

Excellent product

The build quality feels solid

It feels well made

Value For Money13%+0.62

Great value for money

Good value

Excellent value for money

Size-Overall7%+0.19

Perfect fit

Perfect size for adjusting gas valves as it states in the description

fits like a glove

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.61

It work

As described

Exactly what I wanted

Return

0.7% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall26%█▄▆▆▅▇

It is small

The red key was smaller than expected

Tiny tank

Color11%▄▃▄█▄▄
Functionality-Overall10%▃▃▂▄█▄
Defective Material/Parts7%▅▅▁█▇▆

Internal part broke off

One faulty

unless my magnet is defective

Compatibility-Overall6%▆▅▇█▁▁

FAQ

Common Gas Engineer Tools questions

Answered from the same tracked data.