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title: "Hex Drill Bit Set — £76K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **hex drill bit set**
**Skip it**
A small market ($76K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 19Growth 19Conversion 58Competition 52Returns 97Price range 53Avg price 47Brand share 59Review moat 33Quality gap 70
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Good****70%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Conversion**
**Good****4.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****£3.20–£28.16**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****54%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****£11.65**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,212.81**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£76K**
£76K/yr · 133K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hex drill bit set is a £76K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (133K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **hex drill bit set market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£58K–£70K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#184**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **67%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **34 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **159 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**106**
**Top-5 brand share**
**70%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**54%**
Top 20: 91%
**Open market**
**25%**
- Amtech26% - DEWALT16% - Bosch15% - greywolf7% - Amazon Basics5% - Navoys5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -12.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25 seasonAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/hex-drill-bit-set/trend)
## **Top hex drill bit set search terms**
- **hex drill bit set**36K/yr-6.7%3.7% conv. - **impact drill bits**21K/yr-18.4%2.3% conv. - **impact driver drill bits**14K/yr-8.5%4.7% conv. - **hex shank drill bit set**15K/yr+0.5%2.8% conv. - **hex drill bits**14K/yr-21.2%3.7% conv. - **impact drill bit set**9K/yr-13.3%1.4% conv. - **drill bits for impact driver**6K/yr-10.0%3.8% conv. - **hex shank drill bits**7K/yr-29.1%2.7% conv. - **impact driver drill bit set**5K/yr-18.1%3.1% conv. - **hex head drill bits**3K/yr-23.6%2.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/hex-drill-bit-set/search-terms)
## **Top hex drill bit set products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%£8K20%£15K30%£23K40%£31K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Amtech - 13pc Titanium Nitride Coated HSS Drill Bit Set smooth low-friction drilling in wood plastic & metals organised for site and workshop use sizes 1.56.5mm 1/4 hex**Amtech**£4.96**4.1★3,752 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0031NCINK) [2**Dewalt multi-purpose drill bit set of 5 pieces DT60099-QZ shock-proof pack of 1 silver**DEWALT**£10.07**4.5★953 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01JYO15B0) [3**Bosch Professional 9pc PointTeQ Hex Drill Bit Set (for Metal Ø: 2-8 mm Total Length: 60-117 mm Hex Shank Accessory for Impact Drivers and Drill Drivers)**Bosch**£12.39**4.4★524 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083HYF63J) [4**Drill Bit Set 49 Pieces 1/4 Hex Shank Impact Driver Bits and Screwdriver Bits Set for Electric Drill/Driver Drill Bit and Screwdriver Bit Combo Kit with Box for Drilling in Wood Metal**greywolf**£28.00**4.3★45 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8HT41RJ) [5**13 Titanium Coated Drill Bit Set - 1/4 Hex Shafts 1.5mm-6.5mm Metal Drill Bits Comes with Handy Storage Holder**Navoys**£5.10**3.8★116 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D92Q1M62)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Drill Bit Set 49 Pieces 1/4 Hex Shank Impact Driver Bits and Screwdriver Bits Set for Electric Drill/Driver Drill Bit and Screwdriver Bit Combo Kit with Box for Drilling in Wood Metal**greywolf**£28.00**45 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8HT41RJ) [**15PCS Hex Shank Cobalt Metric Drill Bit Set 1.5mm-6.5mm Quick Change High Speed Steel Impact Driver Hex-Shank Twist Drill bits for Metal Steel Wood Plastic Aluminum Alloy**ArtisanShow**£10.71**14 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLT38VQX) [**13 Titanium Coated Drill Bit Set - 1/4 Hex Shafts 1.5mm-6.5mm Metal Drill Bits Comes with Handy Storage Holder**Navoys**£5.10**116 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D92Q1M62) [**hep 13pc Titanium Coated Hss Drill Bit High Speed Twist Steel drill Bit 1/4 Hex With Holder For wood metal aluminium**hep Bringing your space to life**£5.80**40 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTTMLD8N) [**Original Einhell L-CASE 40-piece bit and drill set (25 mm bits quick-change bit holder socket spanner countersink metal stone and wood drill bits incl. storage box)**Einhell Accessories**£14.41**683 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CB183VPN)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Amtech - 5pc Titanium Nitride Coated HSS Drill Bit Set fast clean drilling in metal wood & plastic quick swaps for DIY & trade with quick-change setups sizes 1.54.8mm 1/4 hex**Amtech**£3.25**4.1★**▲ 167%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001OQMM1Y) [**Original Einhell L-CASE 40-piece bit and drill set (25 mm bits quick-change bit holder socket spanner countersink metal stone and wood drill bits incl. storage box)**Einhell Accessories**£14.41**4.7★**▲ 95%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CB183VPN) [**Drill Bit Set 49 Pieces 1/4 Hex Shank Impact Driver Bits and Screwdriver Bits Set for Electric Drill/Driver Drill Bit and Screwdriver Bit Combo Kit with Box for Drilling in Wood Metal**greywolf**£28.00**4.3★**▲ 75%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8HT41RJ) [**Bosch Professional 5pc PointTeQ Hex Drill Bit Set (for Metal Ø: 2-6 mm Total Length: 60-98 mm Hex Shank Accessory for Impact Drivers and Drill Drivers)**Bosch**£8.75**4.4★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083HYQC2R) [**Saipor 16pcs Hex Shank Titanium Coated Twist Drills Bit Set 1.5-6.5mm High Speed Steel Quick Change Impact Driver Bit for Soft Metal Wood PVC and Plastic**Saipor**£7.59**3.4★**▲ 55%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097BZ519F)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about hex drill bit set**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**31%
*“Great product really well made”*
**Value For Money**24%
*“Excellent for the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“As described”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Perfect fit”*
**Strength**6%
*“The bits are strong”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“easy to use”*
**Correct Contents**4%
*“Does the job perfectly plenty of bits for all tasks”*
**Durability**3%
*“It's still one of my most used set of accessories, and well packaged and durable”*
**Compactness**2%
*“loved the compact case it was in”*
**Grip**2%
*“so this comes in handy for a quick grab kit to do a lot”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**33%
*“Bit broke after first use”*
**Quality-Overall**26%
*“I've never seen such appalling quality impact bits”*
**Strength**7%
*“Weak, snapped instantly”*
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
*“Bits dont fit in extensions”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Great product, shame bits don't fit in adapter thogh”*
**Thickness**2%
*“the smaller ones I'd be very careful as they're very thin”*
**Grip**2%
*“Didn't like these at all no grip on s news worn away already very disappointed”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“No worth it even 1p”*
**Hard Feel**2%
*“it struggled”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Misleading product title”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**30%
**Quality-Overall**13%
**Defective Material/Parts**12%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Functionality-Overall**9%
**Durability**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Strength**3%
**Add-Ons/Attachments**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is hex drill bit set profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £76K/yr across 27 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -12.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the hex drill bit set niche?**
- 18 brands and 106 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in hex drill bit set?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.6%.
- **When does demand for hex drill bit set peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the hex drill bit set niche?**
- Listings span £3.20–£28.16; the average listing price is £11.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,213 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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