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Mortar Rake

Mortar Rake shows low returns (0.7%), but a small market ($46K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 12Growth 33Conversion 56Competition 44Returns 97Price range 60Avg price 52Brand share 59Review moat 90Quality gap 63
This niche Category average

Is Mortar Rake profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mortar Rake is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Mortar Rake: 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 +6.4% over the last 90 days and 4.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£46K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+6.4%80K
Conversion rate4.7%
Avg price£12.19

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand, so 30% of the market is open.

30%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 52
Top-5 product click share59%
Open market30%
Avg brand age50 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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement74%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews201

Top Mortar Rake 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 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£9K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

25%

  • MY TOOL EXPERT28%
  • Faithfull15%
  • OX Tools14%
  • HIGHDRIL7%
  • Rennie Tool Company6%
  • Toolzone5%

Mortar Rake demand & seasonality

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

Volume80KCVR4.7%Products23Brands17Top 5 Brands70%OOS Rate8.5%Rating4.4★Reviews201Avg BSR#166
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Top Mortar Rake search terms shoppers use

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

  • mortar rake47K/yr
  • patio mortar removal tool9K/yr
  • mortar rake for angle grinder13K/yr
  • mortar rake drill bit7K/yr
  • mortar removal tool5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mortar Rake

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Quality-Overall16%

Decent Tool

Ease Of Use16%

simple to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

It does the job

Durability9%

it seems really durable

Value For Money8%

Well worth the money

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Strength19%

feels a bit flimsy

Durability18%

Unfortunately broken after a few uses

Ease Of Use10%

Found it difficult to use

Ease Of Cleaning5%

it does a messy job of course

Add-Ons/Attachments4%

I suppose that this attachment can get into more awkward places than a conventional disc

Mortar Rake return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

Return rate

24%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
24%
2Size-Overall
20%
3Durability
13%
4Quality-Overall
11%
5Defective Material/Parts
6%

Common Mortar Rake questions

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

Flapen scores Mortar Rake 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £46K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +6.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mortar Rake on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May, where the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.