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Hole Saw

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.0% of orders. But demand is soft, at -9.9% this quarter, so Hole Saw is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
64
64 / 100
Top 3% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +15 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£357K/yr408K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 37 brands · 87 sellers

Flapen Score

Hole Saw against its category

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

64Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Hole Saw market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Hole Saw 408K times last year and spent an estimated £357K. The top 5 brands take 46% of clicks. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 408K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £357K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
408K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.6%
Market size, estimated
£357Ka year
Peak month
October1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
hole saw sets93K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £18.90.

Listings sell for £18.90 on average, from £4.84 to £80.81. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £18.90 that is £5K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£18.90inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.84–£80.81
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£9K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #104 within Power Tool Accessories. It carries 992 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#104in Power Tool Accessories
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
992per listing
Listings tracked
48

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 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 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Hole Saw 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 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£21K£32K£43K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

37 falling

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

46%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

48%

  • flintronic12%
  • Gunpla11%
  • Amazon Basics11%
  • XZH7%
  • HYCHIKA BETTER TOOLS FOR BETTER LIFE6%
  • Bosch5%

Demand

Hole Saw search demand

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

12K8KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Hole Saw search terms shoppers use

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

  • hole saw sets93K/yr
  • hole saw78K/yr
  • holesaw set38K/yr
  • hole saw set28K/yr
  • hole cutter24K/yr
  • hole saws24K/yr
  • hole cutter set18K/yr
  • hole saw kit18K/yr
  • holesaw14K/yr
  • hole saw drill bit10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hole Saw

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

Complain

Quality-Overall31%−0.15

In terms of build quality, its a bit underwhelming

Not very well made

Bad quality

Durability13%−0.08

Items broke on first use

don't expect them to last

Not durable

Strength7%−0.04

Bit flimsy

Teeth are really brittle

felt flimsy

Functionality-Overall6%−0.09

Didnt do the job

also doesnt make functional sense

Not up to the job

Size-Overall5%−0.02

Badly sized

I needed a larger size anyway

Sizes not suitable for every job

Love

Quality-Overall27%−0.15

The build quality is solid

solid quality kit

Excellent product

Value For Money26%+3.11

Reasonable price

Good for the price

Excellent value

Ease Of Use9%+0.90

Easy to use

easy to manage

easy to store

Size-Overall8%−0.02

Great sizes

Good range of sizes

It comes with a really good variety of sizes

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.30

As described

Does the job

Works as it should

Return

1.0% Return rate 43% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall35%▇██▇█▇

Badly sized

I needed a larger size anyway

Sizes not suitable for every job

Quality-Overall17%▅▃█▇▇▅

In terms of build quality, its a bit underwhelming

Not very well made

Bad quality

Defective Material/Parts10%█▆█▄▇▆
Functionality-Overall9%▆▆▄▇▇█

Didnt do the job

also doesnt make functional sense

Not up to the job

Durability6%█▇▁▇▇▆

Items broke on first use

don't expect them to last

Not durable

FAQ

Common Hole Saw questions

Answered from the same tracked data.