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Paint Brush Set

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $1.69–$11.69, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Paint Brush Set is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 29% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +4 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£1.9M/yr2.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
+0.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 81 sellers

Flapen Score

Paint Brush Set against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Paint Brush Set is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Paint Brush Set market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Paint Brush Set 2.2M times last year and spent an estimated £1.9M. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.9M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+0.5%
Conversion, latest week
17.4%
Market size, estimated
£1.9Ma year
Peak month
October1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
paint brush set743K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.07.

Listings sell for £5.07 on average, from £1.69 to £11.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 20,000 to 25,000 of them. At £5.07 that is £101K to £127K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.07under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.69–£11.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
300K–400K
Units per listing a year
20,000–25,000
Revenue per listing a year
£101K–£127K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #10 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,495 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.8%
Average rank
#10in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,495per listing
Listings tracked
21

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 36 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
36 months

Products

Top Paint Brush Set 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£194K£387K£581K£775K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

11%

  • Harris64%
  • Fit For The Job8%
  • Genixart6%
  • kanta4%
  • ZYBUX3%
  • Xtremeauto3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Paint Brush Set search demand

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

50K30KPrime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Paint Brush Set search terms shoppers use

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

  • paint brush set743K/yr
  • paint brush536K/yr
  • paint brushes425K/yr
  • paint brushes decorating107K/yr
  • brushes71K/yr
  • paintbrushes53K/yr
  • paintbrush42K/yr
  • harris paint brush36K/yr
  • gloss paint brush32K/yr
  • paintbrushes decorating22K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Paint Brush Set

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

Complain

Quality-Overall28%−0.02

Cheap ok quality

Rubbish quality

Low quality

Paint Quality21%−0.13

They malt a little bit when painting

Not good for painting

Do not hold the paint

Size-Overall7%−0.04

They're not fit for purpose

To small

smaller

Value For Money4%+1.78

Not the cheapest

not worth a penny

Also, the price can be a bit higher compared to other sellers, as you can find the same or similar brushes cheaper elsewhere

Functionality-Overall3%−0.02

Not fit for the job at all

Not good for cutting in

Love

Value For Money25%+1.78

Excellent value

Good value for money

Awesome price

Quality-Overall24%−0.02

are well made

Excellent Product

Always reliable quality

Paint Quality15%−0.13

paint was perfect

Paint quality is great

Puts paint on very well

Brush Quality12%+1.36

Decent brushes

Good quality brushes

Good brush

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.45

Just what I needed

As advertised

As described

Return

0.2% Return rate 22% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall36%▆▇▄▇▅█

Cheap ok quality

Rubbish quality

Low quality

Size-Overall16%█▄██▃▃

They're not fit for purpose

To small

smaller

Paint Quality14%▃▃▄▃█▃

They malt a little bit when painting

Not good for painting

Do not hold the paint

Functionality-Overall7%▃█▄▄▅▃

Not fit for the job at all

Not good for cutting in

Thin3%▅▁▁▁█▇

FAQ

Common Paint Brush Set questions

Answered from the same tracked data.