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Long Padlock

Long Padlock shows low returns (1.3%), but a small market ($45K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 11Growth 44Conversion 77Competition 64Returns 89Price range 27Avg price 23Brand share 79Review moat 55Quality gap 73
This niche Category average

Is Long Padlock profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Long Padlock is a £45K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (72K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Long Padlock: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +15.6% over the last 90 days and 7.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£45K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+15.6%72K
Conversion rate7.5%
Avg price£8.38

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 53
Top-5 product click share47%
Open market44%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 33 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,283

Top Long Padlock products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£5K£7K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

35%

  • GRIFEMA15%
  • ABUS12%
  • SEPOX11%
  • Yale9%
  • Yaolmkcovs9%
  • Lamondre9%

Long Padlock demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume72KCVR7.5%Products33Brands21Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate5.1%Rating4.3★Reviews1,283Avg BSR#62
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Long Padlock search terms shoppers use

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

  • long padlock22K/yr
  • long shackle padlock21K/yr
  • keter shed padlock6K/yr
  • long padlock outdoor weatherproof7K/yr
  • padlock long shackle6K/yr
  • long shank padlocks outdoor5K/yr
  • long shackle padlocks4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Long Padlock

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Locking Mechanism28%

Quite a good lock

Quality-Overall17%

Happy with this purchase Very well made

Strength12%

Solid with good locks

Value For Money9%

Good Product for the price

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Just what i wanted

What buyers complain about

81% of reviews
Rusts/Corrodes25%

Prone to rust

Locking Mechanism17%

now wont even lock

Durability10%

The bars bent within a day of use

Quality-Overall8%

Not the quality I expected

Ease Of Use6%

not much use

Long Padlock return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.3%

Return rate

66%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
59%
2Locking Mechanism
15%
3Functionality-Overall
4%
4Strength
3%
5Quality-Overall
2%

Common Long Padlock questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Long Padlock 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £45K/yr across 33 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +15.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Long Padlock on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.