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plasterboard rawl plugs

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.20–$7.41) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 28Growth 11Conversion 84Competition 25Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 35Review moat 46Quality gap 63

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay1,890.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay84%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay£122K

£122K/yr · 263K searches

Competition

Okay70%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Bad£4.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-27.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad£2.20–£7.41

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plasterboard rawl plugs is a £122K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (263K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

plasterboard rawl plugs market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
£125K–£150K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.3%
Avg BSR
#49
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
64%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • PLASPLUGS54%
  • fischer9%
  • Lemiyoo8%
  • SCREWBOX7%
  • UKDeals Direct5%
  • PEAPIN4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top plasterboard rawl plugs search terms

  • plasterboard wall plug123K/yr
  • wall plugs for plasterboard24K/yr
  • plaster board wall plug20K/yr
  • plasterboard plugs16K/yr
  • raw plugs for plasterboard15K/yr
  • plasterboard rawl plugs12K/yr
  • plasterboard wall plugs12K/yr
  • rawl plugs for plasterboard14K/yr
  • plasplugs8K/yr
  • drywall plugs5K/yr
All search terms

Top plasterboard rawl plugs 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%10%£12K20%£24K30%£37K40%£49K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about plasterboard rawl plugs

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Great product Great value Great customer service”

Ease Of Use14%

“Easy to use”

Strength12%

“Very strong”

Socket/Port/Plug11%

“Overall, a dependable and versatile plug thats well worth using over budget alternatives”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“Brilliant,works as it should”

Value For Money8%

“Decent value for money”

Efficiency4%

“Effective”

Mounting3%

“Good value, the perfect wall plug for plasterboard walls imho, easy to fix and strong, plus a bonus with the addition of the screws”

Size-Overall2%

“Great fit”

Grip2%

“Good grip”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall20%

“Cheap”

Mounting11%

“Not fit for purpose screw does not reach end of plug”

Strength11%

“they are really flimsy”

Durability8%

“8 out of 10 just broke”

Value For Money7%

“Not cheap and useless like some others”

Size-Overall6%

“Not fit for purpose”

Material Quality6%

“Cheap, thin and brittle material that breaks immediately when screwing into the wall”

Natural Resource Wastage4%

“Waste of money”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Dont work”

Assembly/Installation3%

“two of them bent while I was trying to install them”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall36%
Functionality-Overall9%
Quality-Overall8%
Compatibility-Overall7%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Durability6%
Mounting5%
Strength4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Socket/Port/Plug3%

Common questions

Is plasterboard rawl plugs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £122K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the plasterboard rawl plugs niche?
10 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in plasterboard rawl plugs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Mounting, Strength. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for plasterboard rawl plugs peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the plasterboard rawl plugs niche?
Listings span £2.20–£7.41; the average listing price is £4.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,890 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.