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Guttering

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But shoppers spend only $88K a year here, so Guttering is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 29% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£88K/yr233K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Guttering against its category

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

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Guttering market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Guttering 233K times last year and spent an estimated £88K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Sep. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 233K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £88K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
233K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.7%
Conversion, latest week
2.6%
Market size, estimated
£88Ka year
Peak month
September2.8× the quietest month
Top search term
guttering81K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.65.

Listings sell for £14.65 on average, from £2.74 to £63.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £14.65 that is £1K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.65under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.74–£63.45
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£4K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 62% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #165 within Building Supplies. It carries 186 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
44%
Prime listings
62%
Out of stock, average day
2.6%
Average rank
#165in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
186per listing
Listings tracked
34

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Guttering 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£7K£11K£14K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

7%

  • FloPlast47%
  • Plastic Bits 2U20%
  • Osma12%
  • SHMOX8%
  • Freeflow4%
  • TUAKIMCE2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 7%)

Demand

Guttering search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Guttering search terms shoppers use

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

  • guttering81K/yr
  • guttering pipes and fittings59K/yr
  • gutter26K/yr
  • gutter brackets10K/yr
  • floplast guttering10K/yr
  • guttering brackets10K/yr
  • plastic guttering7K/yr
  • gutter bracket11K/yr
  • black guttering5K/yr
  • gutter brackets black6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Guttering

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

Complain

Quality-Overall38%−0.29

Absolute garbage

Very poor quality

Terrible quality delivered all rolled up would not straighten without several kinks totally un usable

Size-Overall33%+1.89

sizing not clear

they are not large enough

it was too big for where I wanted to put it

Durability8%−0.07

I found the plastic clip broke very easily

Gutter clip broke within minutes of being fixed on gutter and downpipe

Leak-Proof4%

not suitable as all joints leaked

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%+0.10

I must have misread the details

Love

Size-Overall33%+1.89

Easy fit

Easy to fit

Fit easily

Quality-Overall18%−0.29

Good quality

Great reliable product

Great product

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+0.68

Just as advertised

Exactly what I wanted

As described

Value For Money7%+0.49

Great value

A good deal

Well worth the money highly recommended good value product

Strength6%−0.01

Solid design

Seems sturdy and well built

Strong, holds pipe well

Return

0.9% Return rate 84% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall76%██▆█▇▇

sizing not clear

they are not large enough

it was too big for where I wanted to put it

Compatibility-Overall5%▃▁█▃▃▄
Defective Material/Parts4%▅▅▆▃█▄
Functionality-Overall2%▁▁▁▆█▃
Color2%▁▁▁▁▇█

FAQ

Common Guttering questions

Answered from the same tracked data.