meter box key
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.13–$3.69) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible25.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great401.86avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£154K£154K/yr · 216K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-14.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£2.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad93%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£2.13–£3.69cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, meter box key is a £154K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (216K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
meter box key market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £139K–£166K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 25.8%
- Avg BSR
- #53
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 7.7%
- Avg brand age
- 33 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
8
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- JD Brands55%
- HowseHold16%
- Meter Box Repair Kit13%
- Vivantia8%
- 1ABOVE4%
- Trimming Shop3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top meter box key search terms
- meter box key48K/yr
- gas meter box key33K/yr
- gas box key17K/yr
- gas meter key18K/yr
- meter key14K/yr
- electric box key14K/yr
- gas key13K/yr
- electric meter box key11K/yr
- gas key for meter reading7K/yr
- triangle key for meter box5K/yr
Top meter box key 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 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
JD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 2 Durable Plastic Keys for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.554.6★201 rev
![HowseHold Gas Meter Box Key [2 Pack] - Triangle Key - Electric Box Key - Utility Box Key - Black Plastic Key](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31vL-JbeIqL.jpg)
HowseHold Gas Meter Box Key [2 Pack] - Triangle Key - Electric Box Key - Utility Box Key - Black Plastic Key
HowseHold£2.524.6★1,146 rev
Pack of 2 Triangular Gas Meter Box Keys Yellow Utility Cabinet Electric & Water Keys Recycled Plastic Service Maintenance Access UK Standard
Meter Box Repair Kit£2.644.7★734 rev
JD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 1 Durable Plastic Key for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.134.5★59 rev
Vivantia 4-Way Utility Key Meter Box Key for UK Gas Meters - 8mm Tri/8mm Square Holes - Rustproof 56g (Black)
Vivantia£3.694.5★118 rev
Newest
by launch dateJD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 2 Durable Plastic Keys for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.55201 rev
JD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 1 Durable Plastic Key for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.1359 rev
Trimming Shop 2pcs Triangle Utility Gas Meter Box Keys UK Yellow
Trimming Shop£3.3477 rev
Vivantia 4-Way Utility Key Meter Box Key for UK Gas Meters - 8mm Tri/8mm Square Holes - Rustproof 56g (Black)
Vivantia£3.69118 rev
1ABOVE 2 Pack Triangular Utility Access Tools Black Plastic Gas and Electric Cabinet Openers | Ideal for Meter & Service Panels
1ABOVE£2.51478 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 2 Durable Plastic Keys for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.554.6★
HowseHold Gas Meter Box Key [2 Pack] - Triangle Key - Electric Box Key - Utility Box Key - Black Plastic Key
HowseHold£2.524.6★
JD Brands Yellow Gas Meter Keys Pack of 1 Durable Plastic Key for Standard UK Triangle Gas Meter Box Locks Easy Access for Homeowners Landlords and Utility Workers
JD Brands£2.134.5★
Trimming Shop 2pcs Triangle Utility Gas Meter Box Keys UK Yellow
Trimming Shop£3.344.5★
Vivantia 4-Way Utility Key Meter Box Key for UK Gas Meters - 8mm Tri/8mm Square Holes - Rustproof 56g (Black)
Vivantia£3.694.5★
What buyers say about meter box key
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Works as advertised”
“Good value for money”
“Fit well”
“Essential well made”
“easy to use”
“strong”
“Great colour easy to use key”
“Work perfect on both meter boxes”
“Good built”
“Great to have spares”
What buyers complain about
“Too weak and break easily”
“Break easy”
“Beter than Plastic”
“wont fit”
“Didnt work”
“waste of money”
“I have hard time using it”
“Cheaply made”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is meter box key profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £154K/yr across 7 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- How competitive is the meter box key niche?
- 6 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 93% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in meter box key?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Durability, Material Quality. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for meter box key peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the meter box key niche?
- Listings span £2.13–£3.69; the average listing price is £2.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 402 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.