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Gas Meter Box

Fail

Buyers convert on only 1.3% of searches, so Gas Meter Box is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£117K/yr179K searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 12 sellers

Flapen Score

Gas Meter Box against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gas Meter Box market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gas Meter Box 179K times last year and spent an estimated £117K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 179K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.3% 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 £117K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
179K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.7%
Conversion, latest week
1.3%
Market size, estimated
£117Ka year
Peak month
May1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
gas meter box31K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £50.33.

Listings sell for £50.33 on average, from £19.53 to £125.39. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £50.33 that is £5K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£50.33inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£19.53–£125.39
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£13K
Returns
2.4%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. 32% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #582 within Building Supplies. It carries 174 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
58%
Prime listings
32%
Out of stock, average day
9.0%
Average rank
#582in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
174per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Gas Meter Box 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 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£12K£23K£35K£47K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

21%

  • Mitras31%
  • repairmymeterbox15%
  • ArkiFACE13%
  • Tricel7%
  • MCL7%
  • GAS EQUIPMENT DIRECT6%

Demand

Gas Meter Box search demand

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

4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Gas Meter Box search terms shoppers use

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

  • gas meter box31K/yr
  • gas meter cover24K/yr
  • meter box cover26K/yr
  • gas meter box cover10K/yr
  • electric box cover12K/yr
  • gas box cover outdoor7K/yr
  • electric meter box cover11K/yr
  • electric box cover outdoor7K/yr
  • electric meter box8K/yr
  • meter box8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gas Meter Box

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

Complain

Size-Overall28%+1.01

Poor fitment locks

this unfortunately did not fit

to small

Value For Money26%−0.34

would been more costly having to rebook the fitter

and at that expensive price

even though it was more expensive rather than having to wait the 5 working days with all the other suppliers

Quality-Overall11%+1.43

Poor quality...,

Strength9%

could of been a bit stronger made bit flimsy

Bit flimsy

Material Quality6%+0.10

could been better in a stronger material

Love

Size-Overall34%+1.01

Good fit

Easy to fit

fit the door

Quality-Overall25%+1.43

Goods received were good quality,arrived promptly

Yes i would recommend its well made too

Good quality

Value For Money12%−0.34

This door is very good value for money

Good value

worth it

Assembly/Installation9%+1.73

Its easy to fix sturdy great quality fits perfectly

Easy installation

Easy to install just six screws into the brickwork

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%−0.03

does the job

did the job i intended it to do

As expected

Return

2.4% Return rate 85% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall78%▇████▇

Poor fitment locks

this unfortunately did not fit

to small

Compatibility-Overall5%█▂▂▃▆▂
Defective Material/Parts3%▁▄█▃▇▆
Functionality-Overall2%▁▁▅▄▄█
Advertised Vs Actual Product1%▁▁█▅▅▃

No advertised as standard and to small, asked for return and awaiting for them to pay postage back, not for me to pay for this

FAQ

Common Gas Meter Box questions

Answered from the same tracked data.