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Mattock

Mattock shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

62
Worth a look
Market size 36Growth 74Conversion 69Competition 47Returns 98Price range 70Avg price 78Brand share 51Review moat 77Quality gap 53
This niche Category average

Is Mattock profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mattock is a £177K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (173K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.

Mattock: 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 +57.9% over the last 90 days and 6.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£177K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr+57.9%173K
Conversion rate6.3%
Avg price£16.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers20 · 54
Top-5 product click share57%
Open market26%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 28 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews465

Top Mattock 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 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£18K£27K£35K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

23%

  • Mighty Products17%
  • Srendi16%
  • Easy Shopping15%
  • Roughneck14%
  • OptiProducts12%
  • Haliaeetus3%

Mattock demand & seasonality

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

Volume173KCVR6.3%Products28Brands20Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate8.1%Rating4.4★Reviews465Avg BSR#39
6K4KBlack Friday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.9×

Top Mattock search terms shoppers use

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

  • mattock40K/yr
  • pickaxe36K/yr
  • pick axe32K/yr
  • pick axe heavy duty15K/yr
  • mattock gardening tool13K/yr
  • garden pick axe6K/yr
  • pick axe for gardening12K/yr
  • pickaxe heavy duty5K/yr
  • mattock gardening tool heavy duty4K/yr
  • garden pick3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mattock

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

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Excellent product

Value For Money14%

Good value

Strength12%

Excellent strong tool at a good price

Ease Of Use10%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Better than expected

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Size-Overall24%

Very small

Quality-Overall14%

Poor quality control

Durability13%

Broke

Ease Of Use6%

Unusable

Add-Ons/Attachments4%

I had previosuly bought a cheaper one where the handle wasn't even attached

Mattock return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
50%
2Weight Heavy
13%
3Quality-Overall
6%
4Defective Material/Parts
5%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%

Common Mattock questions

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

Flapen scores Mattock 62/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £177K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +57.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mattock on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 4.9× the quietest.