Key
FailPrices span $2.50–$9.69, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Key is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 1,704 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −7 vs the category median of 4942
- Market size
- £52K/yr141K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -6.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 71%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 21 sellers
Flapen Score
Key against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Key is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Key market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Key 141K times last year and spent an estimated £52K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
6.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 141K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £52K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 141K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -6.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £52Ka year
- Peak month
- October1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- key67K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.78.
Listings sell for £5.78 on average, from £2.50 to £9.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £5.78 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.78under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.50–£9.69
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 750–1,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #823 within Door Hardware & Locks. It carries 401 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.0%
- Average rank
- #823in Door Hardware & Locks
- Average rating
- 4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 401per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 41 months
Products
Top Key products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
FB2 Key Genuine Original Fire Brigade Mortice Lock Keys Pack of 1 (1)
- Price
- £2.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,036
- Age
- 6y ago

FB2 Key Genuine Original Fire Brigade Mortice Lock Keys Pack of 2 (2)
- Price
- £3.51
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 197
- Age
- 6y ago

FB Key Set 6Pcs FB2 Fire Brigade Key Firemans Key Set
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 5mo ago

LUFFLOK 62 PCS Vintage Keys Charms Charms for Crafting Making
- Price
- £4.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 98
- Age
- 1y ago

Fire Brigade FB Master Key Set 6pcs FB1 FB2 FB4 FB5 FB11 FB14 and Drop Key
- Price
- £9.69
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 61
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
FB Key Set 6Pcs FB2 Fire Brigade Key Firemans Key Set
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 5mo ago

ZLKSKER 10 PCS Filigree Steampunk Keys Double-sided Vintage Skeleton Keys Set Antique Bronze Key Charms Pendants
- Price
- £5.48
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 28
- Age
- 2y ago

Fire Brigade Keys Set 8Pcs FB FB1 FB2 FB4 FB11 FB14 Firemans Drop Keys Fire Door Key for Communal Door Access
- Price
- £8.08
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago

Skeleton Key Set 6 Pcs Universal Hollow Barrel Skeleton Keys with Wire Rope Keychain Antique Vintage Key Kit for Vintage Furniture and Locks
- Price
- £8.00
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 97
- Age
- 1y ago

Fire Brigade Keys FB2 FB2 Keys Fireman Key 5pcs
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date
FB Key Set 6Pcs FB2 Fire Brigade Key Firemans Key Set
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 5mo ago

Fire Brigade Keys FB2 FB2 Keys Fireman Key 5pcs
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 2.4/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 8mo ago

Fire Brigade Keys Set 8Pcs FB FB1 FB2 FB4 FB11 FB14 Firemans Drop Keys Fire Door Key for Communal Door Access
- Price
- £8.08
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 1y ago

Skeleton Key Set 6 Pcs Universal Hollow Barrel Skeleton Keys with Wire Rope Keychain Antique Vintage Key Kit for Vintage Furniture and Locks
- Price
- £8.00
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 97
- Age
- 1y ago

Fire Brigade FB Master Key Set 6pcs FB1 FB2 FB4 FB5 FB11 FB14 and Drop Key
- Price
- £9.69
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 61
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
12 rising
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
18%
- VSILE39%
- EAI18%
- DHEISHA7%
- CARNFORTH7%
- XONOR6%
- Mellbree5%
Demand
Key search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Key search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- key67K/yr
- keys42K/yr
- fb2 key27K/yr
- fb2 key uk6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Key
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
It doesn't work on the door lock
Door = Open
didn't work in my meter cupboard
Longer than usual
No, these were both of very low quality
Very brittle plastic finger grips
Plastic finger grip snapped off the first one on second use
Love
Good quality keys
Great quality
Good quality in a sturdy meet case
As expected
Perfect as fescribed
exactly as described
Worth every penny
Great value
Good value too
Works great
that one works smoothly
They work fine
Lovely collection of small vintage style keys
Nice little keys
Good variety of vintage style keys
Return
0.8% Return rate 56% Fixable by listing
Longer than usual
didn't work in my meter cupboard
It doesn't work on the door lock
Door = Open
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