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Outside Tap Kit

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.0% of orders. But shoppers spend only $79K a year here, so Outside Tap Kit is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 6% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +12 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£79K/yr136K searches / yr
90-day growth
+104.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Outside Tap Kit against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Outside Tap Kit is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Outside Tap Kit market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Outside Tap Kit 136K times last year and spent an estimated £79K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 136K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +104.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £79K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
136K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+104.7%
Conversion, latest week
3.5%
Market size, estimated
£79Ka year
Peak month
May10.3× the quietest month
Top search term
outside tap kit65K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £16.59.

Listings sell for £16.59 on average, from £8.26 to £24.57. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £16.59 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£16.59inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.26–£24.57
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 65% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #271 within Plumbing. It carries 575 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
65%
Out of stock, average day
7.1%
Average rank
#271in Plumbing
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
575per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Outside Tap Kit products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£16K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

30%

  • LavaTap19%
  • Pipestation19%
  • Unvented Components Europe11%
  • Green Blade9%
  • MYPURECORE YOU AT THE CORE7%
  • UKDeals Direct6%

Demand

Outside Tap Kit search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

9K7KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.3×

Search terms

Top Outside Tap Kit search terms shoppers use

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

  • outside tap kit65K/yr
  • outdoor tap kit39K/yr
  • garden tap kit19K/yr
  • outside tap kit complete5K/yr
  • out side tap kit4K/yr
  • tap kit3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Outside Tap Kit

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Leak-Proof23%

Leaking

leaks

noticed yesterday that it was leaking

Size-Overall20%−0.06

Won't fit

But the base plate is far too short

It is small

Quality-Overall19%−0.03

Rubbish 😔 A piece of old rubbish

Poor Quality

absolutely rubbish

Value For Money7%+0.74

Not worth it

Spray/Flow4%−0.04

Restricts water flow

Even with good mains pressure the outside tap has very slow flow

Love

Quality-Overall21%−0.03

Good quality product - delivered very promptly

The quality of the kit is reasonably good

Decent quality

Size-Overall17%−0.06

Perfect fit

Easy to fit

Brilliant everything you need to fit the tap

Assembly/Installation11%+0.96

Fairly easy to assemble

Easy install

Quick set up

Value For Money10%+0.74

Value for the money

well worth it's money

Good value

Ease Of Use10%+0.92

Easy

Easy and safe DIY

Its easy to use you just turn the tap on

Return

1.0% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall40%█▃▃▅▄▃

Won't fit

But the base plate is far too short

It is small

Compatibility-Overall12%▁█▆▇▄▅
Leak-Proof9%▁▆█▆▅▆

Leaking

leaks

noticed yesterday that it was leaking

Defective Material/Parts8%▁▁▅▃█▅
Connectivity-Overall7%▁█▆▂▁▅

FAQ

Common Outside Tap Kit questions

Answered from the same tracked data.