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title: "Mortice Lock — £70K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 46/100 · £70K/yr market · 192K searches/yr · £14.11 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **mortice lock**
**Skip it**
A small market ($70K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 18Growth 20Conversion 33Competition 83Returns 38Price range 78Avg price 68Brand share 30Review moat 77Quality gap 72
**Competition**
**Great****32%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Price range**
**Great****£6.49–£47.43**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****464.19**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Good****£14.11**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****4.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-9.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£70K**
£70K/yr · 192K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mortice lock is a £70K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (192K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **mortice lock market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£71K–£85K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#129**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **95%**
- **Sponsored**
- **56%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **49 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **170 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**13 **—flat
**Sellers**
**97**
**Top-5 brand share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**32%**
Top 20: 69%
**Open market**
**9%**
- Yale29% - ERA29% - XFORT11% - Sterling9% - TSS8% - Decoranddecor5% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -9.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/mortice-lock/trend)
## **Top mortice lock search terms**
- **mortice lock**39K/yr-27.7%2.4% conv. - **era**28K/yr-0.2%0.3% conv. - **mortice door lock**19K/yr+115.5%2.6% conv. - **deadlock**22K/yr-39.5%0.7% conv. - **5 lever mortice locks for external doors**12K/yr-5.2%4.0% conv. - **5 lever mortice lock**9K/yr-3.2%4.3% conv. - **mortise locks**8K/yr-4.7%1.5% conv. - **sash lock**6K/yr-2.9%1.7% conv. - **era door locks**7K/yr-5.7%2.8% conv. - **deadlock door lock**6K/yr-12.3%1.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/mortice-lock/search-terms)
## **Top mortice lock 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.
0%3%£2K6%£4K9%£6K12%£8K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Yale British Standard 5 Lever Mortice Deadlock High Security Visi Pack Suitable for External Doors Brass Finish 2.5 Inch/64 mm**Yale**£17.80**4.6★895 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000TAUFFG) [2**ERA Fortress BS 3621 2.5-inch/ 64mm 5 Lever Maximum Security Mortice Sashlock - Chrome Effect**ERA**£16.46**4.4★1,688 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0074JFW3A) [3**Yale 5 Lever Mortice Sashlock High Security Brass Finish 2.5 Inch/64 mm**Yale**£15.79**4.5★86 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007RCJF28) [4**Yale Locks PM322CH25 3 Lever Mortice Dead Lock 64mm - Polished Chrome Finish**Yale**£9.83**4.5★156 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004J3423A) [5**Era 2.5-inch/ 64mm 3 Lever Deadlock - Chrome Effect**ERA**£6.54**4.4★571 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0074JFW0S)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Decoranddecor Sash Mortice Door Lock with Keys - 2.5inc /64mm - Matt Black - Fire Rated - UKCA & CE Approved**Decoranddecor**£10.01**156 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSKSBWZ9) [**TSS High Security 5 Lever British Standard Mortice Deadlock with 3 Keys and Fixings 2.5 (68mm) Polished Brass Insurance Approved for External Doors British Standard BS3621:2007**TSS**£14.96**60 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CHFS6SQH) [**Sterling MLS530N 3-inch/76mm 5-Lever Sashlock - Nickel**Sterling**£10.65**316 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7W13YXZ) [**DIDA 3 Lever Mortice Sashlock Polished Brass Mortice Locks Sashlocks 65mm Door Lock Sashlocks with Key Suitable for Internal or External Doors Door Latch Hardware and Key Locking Door High Security**DIDA**£9.08**49 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFQ69F3H) [**XFORT 65mm Mortice Sashlock with Matt Black Faceplate Internal Door Lock for Bedroom Door Mortice Door Lock with Key**XFORT**£8.82**651 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VCSRSH2)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**UAP 3 Lever Mortice Sash Lock 65mm - Door Lock with Key Door Latch Mortice Lock for Internal and External Doors Lever Mortice Sashlock (Satin Stainless - 65mm)**UAP**£9.94**3.8★**▲ 143%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09QM6V38T) [**Yale 5 Lever Mortice Sashlock High Security Chrome Finish 2.5 Inch/64 mm**Yale**£17.61**4.5★**▲ 110%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004R26Q32) [**Era 473-61 2.5-inch/ 64mm 3 Lever Sashlock - Chrome Effect**ERA**£7.69**4.4★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0074JFRKI) [**DIDA 3 Lever Mortice Sashlock Polished Brass Mortice Locks Sashlocks 65mm Door Lock Sashlocks with Key Suitable for Internal or External Doors Door Latch Hardware and Key Locking Door High Security**DIDA**£9.08**3.9★**▲ 67%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BFQ69F3H) [**Decoranddecor Sash Mortice Door Lock with Keys - 2.5inc /64mm - Matt Black - Fire Rated - UKCA & CE Approved**Decoranddecor**£10.01**4.2★**▲ 59%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CSKSBWZ9)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about mortice lock**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Locking Mechanism**22%
*“The mechanism is robust and operates smoothly”*
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“Excellent build quality”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“Perfect fit and easy install - works well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Not expensive”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“Easy to install”*
**Security**4%
*“Good security”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy”*
**Strength**3%
*“The mechanism is robust and operates smoothly”*
**Efficiency**1%
*“has worked well on initial use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**32%
*“Low quality”*
**Size-Overall**17%
*“didn't fit the space it was replacing”*
**Locking Mechanism**14%
*“Lock is ok poor door knobs”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“only suitable for one way opening which was not mentioned also placed on page these items bought together which is very misleading”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Costly and stressful”*
**Strength**3%
*“Tad flimsy”*
**Thickness**2%
*“too thick fit through it's slot it the door frame”*
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
*“Parts missing”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Most likely misassembled - doesn't work”*
**Durability**2%
*“quickly fell to pieces as it was being fitted”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**61%
**Locking Mechanism**11%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Mechanism Issues**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Product Condition**1%
**Jamming/Clogging**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is mortice lock profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £70K/yr across 63 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the mortice lock niche?**
- 13 brands and 97 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in mortice lock?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Locking Mechanism. The return rate is 4.0%.
- **When does demand for mortice lock peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the mortice lock niche?**
- Listings span £6.49–£47.43; the average listing price is £14.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 464 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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