makita sds drill 18v
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (294 avg reviews), but weak search conversion (1.6%) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Great293.51avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Great£81.06avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Market size
Good£526K£526K/yr · 419K searches
Brand share
Good69%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Okay£29.29–£256.95cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-3.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, makita sds drill 18v is a £526K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (419K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
makita sds drill 18v market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £405K–£486K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #77
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 73%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 4.8%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
23 falling
Sellers
101
Top-5 brand share
69%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
26%
- DEWALT35%
- Dong Cheng14%
- Enventor9%
- Einhell5%
- CtopoGo5%
- Bosch5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -3.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top makita sds drill 18v search terms
- sds drill181K/yr
- sds hammer drill42K/yr
- dewalt sds drill38K/yr
- dewalt sds29K/yr
- dewalt hammer drill24K/yr
- sds drill cordless13K/yr
- sds12K/yr
- rotary hammer drill10K/yr
- sds plus drill8K/yr
- cordless sds hammer drill7K/yr
Top makita sds drill 18v 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DEWALT DCH172N-XJ 18V XR Brushless Compact 16mm SDS Plus Hammer Drill - Bare Unit Battery Powered Bare Unit Yellow/Black
DEWALT£115.614.9★266 rev
DongCheng 1 Inch SDS-PLUS 6.7AMP Corded Rotary Hammer Drill for Concrete/Masonry with 4pcs SDS Plus Drill Bits
Dong Cheng£34.664.4★86 rev
Enventor Hammer Drill 1500W Heavy Duty Electric Rotary Hammer Drill 360 Auxiliary Handle SDS-Plus for Concrete Masonry Brick Steel Wood
Enventor£63.564.5★155 rev
SDS-Plus 1500W Heavy Duty Rotary Hammer Drill 1-1/4 Inch 32MM
CtopoGo£60.614.2★324 rev
DeWalt DCH273N 18V Brushless SDS + Rotary Hammer Drill with Case
DEWALT£163.624.8★9 rev
Newest
by launch date
STANEW 950W Corded Hammer Drill SDS-Plus 0-1150 RPM/5100 BPM Rotary Hammer with 4 Functions and Safety Clutch 360 Rotating Handle Variable Speed for Concrete Steel Wood
Stanew£49.9023 rev
DEWALT 18V XR Brushless Cordless SDS-Plus Hammer Drill Bare DCH033N-XJ
DEWALT£100.5611 rev
Dong Cheng 20V SDS-Plus 2.8J Cordless Hammer Drill with 4.0Ah Battery
Dong Cheng£73.5555 rev
LIROPAU Cordless Drill Compatible with DeWalt 20V Max Battery SDS Plus Brushless Rotary Hammer Drills with 5PCS Drill Bits for Concrete Masonry WoodExcluding Batteries and Charger
LIROPAU£37.4331 rev
Dong Cheng 20V Brushless Rotary Hammer Drill 7/8 SDS-Plus 2.1 J Impact
Dong Cheng£63.7988 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
DEWALT DCH033NT Brushless SDS Plus Rotary Hammer Drill 18V Li-ION + Tstak Case
DEWALT£111.814.5★
Enventor Hammer Drill 900W 0-3000RPM Electric Corded Hammer Drill Variable Speed 13mm Chuck 360 Auxiliary Handle with 36pcs Accessories for Concrete Iron Plate Masonry and Wood
Enventor£34.154.4★
DeWalt DCH273N 18V Brushless SDS + Rotary Hammer Drill with Case
DEWALT£163.624.8★
SDS-Plus 1500W Heavy Duty Rotary Hammer Drill 1-1/4 Inch 32MM
CtopoGo£60.614.2★
Einhell Impact Drill 1010W Hammer Drill with Auxiliary Handle Soft Grip Speed Control Electric Drill with Percussion Hammer Drilling Function TC-ID 1000 E
Einhell£36.114.5★
What buyers say about makita sds drill 18v
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good Value”
“Good quality kit”
“Better than I expected”
“seems sturdy”
“Very handy”
“hasn't broken after plenty of use”
“not too heavy”
“Does the job well”
“Powerful drill with loads of accessories”
“Great value for money a good drill not too heavy”
What buyers complain about
“Broke after one use”
“Poor quality”
“Didnt work”
“make it impossible to use”
“Pay cheap”
“Slightly bulky”
“Come with a fault”
“although there's a couple of flimsy feeling switches/levers”
“Great product, good value, price and quality BUT instructions appalling”
“once again the batteries present an issue as like others have said only one battery works”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is makita sds drill 18v profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £526K/yr across 41 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- How competitive is the makita sds drill 18v niche?
- 23 brands and 101 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in makita sds drill 18v?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
- When does demand for makita sds drill 18v peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the makita sds drill 18v niche?
- Listings span £29.29–£256.95; the average listing price is £81.06 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 294 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.