Plastering Trowel
FailDemand is soft, at -22.2% this quarter, so Plastering Trowel is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 46 / 100Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 4946
- Market size
- £170K/yr137K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 74%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 55 sellers
Flapen Score
Plastering Trowel against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Plastering Trowel is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Plastering Trowel market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastering Trowel 137K times last year and spent an estimated £170K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 137K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £170K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 137K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £170Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- plastering trowel72K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £14.04.
Listings sell for £14.04 on average, from £4.72 to £47.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £14.04 that is £4K to £7K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £14.04under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.72–£47.72
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£7K
- Returns
- 0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #78 within Electrical. It carries 728 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 73%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.1%
- Average rank
- #78in Electrical
- Average rating
- 4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 728per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 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
- 52 months
Products
Top Plastering Trowel products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 22, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Draper Redline 69146 280 mm Soft Grip Plastering Trowel Red
- Price
- £5.70
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,585
- Age
- 10y ago

Amtech Lightweight Plastering Trowel for Smooth Finishing Heat-Treated Stainless Steel Blade Comfortable Plastic Handle for Reduced Fatigue 280 mm (11)
- Price
- £4.72
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 205
- Age
- 15y ago

OX Trade Plastering Trowel - 11in / 280mm
- Price
- £7.50
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 295
- Age
- 9y ago

OX Pro Stainless Steel Plasterers Trowel - 127 X 356mm
- Price
- £23.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,079
- Age
- 12y ago

Amtech - Finishing Trowel 400 x 100mm Steel Blade with Soft Grip Handle for Plastering Brickwork and Concrete Finishing
- Price
- £8.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 14y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
MARSHALLTOWN PermaShape Plasterers Finishing Trowel 292 x 121 mm Broken-in Golden Stainless Steel DuraSoft Handle PB4GSD
- Price
- £47.72
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 576
- Age
- 13y ago

Spear & Jackson 10613SF S&J 13 Stainless Steel Plastering Trowel
- Price
- £11.46
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 11y ago

Amtech Lightweight Plastering Trowel for Smooth Finishing Heat-Treated Stainless Steel Blade Comfortable Plastic Handle for Reduced Fatigue 280 mm (11)
- Price
- £4.72
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 205
- Age
- 15y ago

Amtech - Finishing Trowel 400 x 100mm Steel Blade with Soft Grip Handle for Plastering Brickwork and Concrete Finishing
- Price
- £8.02
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 39
- Age
- 14y ago

CCA Plastering and Floor Screeding hand finishing trowel 11 stainless steel for plaster screed cement mortar render and joint compound 280mm x 115mm
- Price
- £8.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date
CCA Plastering and Floor Screeding hand finishing trowel 11 stainless steel for plaster screed cement mortar render and joint compound 280mm x 115mm
- Price
- £8.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 8mo ago

Goldblatt Smooth Plastering Trowel 280 x 130 mm with Soft Grip Handle Stainless Steel Finishing Trowel with Blade Thickness 0.7 mm Plastering Tools Smoothing Spatula for Cleaning and Masonry Work
- Price
- £12.88
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 2y ago

OX Trade Plastering Trowel - 11in / 280mm
- Price
- £7.50
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 295
- Age
- 9y ago

Hilka 66420330 Plasterers Set - Blue (3-Piece)
- Price
- £17.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 764
- Age
- 9y ago

OX Pro UltraFlex Finishing Trowel 14in / 355 x 110 mm
- Price
- £35.52
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,796
- Age
- 9y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 74% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
55
Est. top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Draper30%
- Amtech28%
- OX Tools20%
- Rolson7%
- Hilka5%
- CCA3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)
Demand
Plastering Trowel search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Plastering Trowel search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- plastering trowel72K/yr
- plaster trowel15K/yr
- plasterers trowel12K/yr
- finishing trowel10K/yr
- plastering trowels8K/yr
- finishing trowels6K/yr
- trowel plastering5K/yr
- plastering trowel set6K/yr
- plaster float3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastering Trowel
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Poor quality control”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Plastering Trowel questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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