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Insulation

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -22.1% this quarter, so Insulation is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 17% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£232K/yr405K searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 29 brands · 44 sellers

Flapen Score

Insulation against its category

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

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Insulation market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Insulation 405K times last year and spent an estimated £232K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 405K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £232K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
405K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.1%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£232Ka year
Peak month
January3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
insulation roll74K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.24.

Listings sell for £20.24 on average, from £7.08 to £94.37. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £20.24 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.24inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.08–£94.37
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 42% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #46 within Building Supplies. It carries 785 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
42%
Out of stock, average day
9.3%
Average rank
#46in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
785per listing
Listings tracked
48

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Insulation 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 only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

33%

  • BLOSTM31%
  • Fabian Clarke London16%
  • SuperFOIL7%
  • Green Loft6%
  • Haltons4%
  • volila4%

Demand

Insulation search demand

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

23K18KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top Insulation search terms shoppers use

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

  • insulation roll74K/yr
  • foil insulation roll36K/yr
  • insulation77K/yr
  • loft insulation64K/yr
  • insulation foil18K/yr
  • shed insulation26K/yr
  • foil insulation17K/yr
  • loft insulation roll19K/yr
  • shed insulation kit10K/yr
  • reflectix5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Insulation

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness18%−0.09

need more adhesive

due to poor quality adhesive stickers that it comes with

the adhesive pads are rubbish

Value For Money12%+0.44

they wish it was cheaper - IT IS

Didn't cost a lot but it was wasted money

it's a shame its not half price

Thickness12%−0.07

I would rather have bought one thick piece of material in the first place

I expected the product to be slightly thicker

Thinner than I expected

Quality-Overall8%−0.04

This insulation roll is poor quality

Not the best

Poor Quality

Size-Overall4%

Needs two people to fit

Mine were very long

looks and feels very good not yet fitted

Love

Quality-Overall19%−0.04

Top quality and very easy to cut

Very good quality item which was easy to cut to size

Excellent Product

Value For Money15%+0.44

Money well spent

fair price

Money well spent

Ease Of Use14%+1.44

Easy to use

Easy to apply

easy to handle

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+0.34

As advertised

Just what I wanted

As described

Size-Overall10%

Easy fit

Easy to fit

Easy to cut and fit

Return

0.4% Return rate 39% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall31%█▇▅▆▇▆

Needs two people to fit

Mine were very long

looks and feels very good not yet fitted

Quality-Overall11%▄▅▁▂▅█

This insulation roll is poor quality

Not the best

Poor Quality

Functionality-Overall11%██▇▃▃▄
Thin7%▂▁▃▃█▇

Thin and small

Compatibility-Overall7%▄▄▁▅▄█

FAQ

Common Insulation questions

Answered from the same tracked data.