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title: "Plug Hole Hair Catcher — £100K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 47/100 · £100K/yr market · 191K searches/yr · £5.70 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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"og:title": "Plug Hole Hair Catcher — £100K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **plug hole hair catcher**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.54–$14.63) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 25Growth 19Conversion 84Competition 44Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 63Review moat 22Quality gap 76
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Good****67%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****59%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£100K**
£100K/yr · 191K searches
**Review moat**
**Bad****10,098.29**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.70**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.54–£14.63**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plug hole hair catcher is a £100K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (191K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **plug hole hair catcher market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **15K–20K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£86K–£114K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#21**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **90%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **194 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**17 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**59%**
Top 20: 99%
**Open market**
**26%**
- CCLKHY20% - Rubigo16% - OXO11% - Toced10% - wokdada9% - LEKEYE7%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/plug-hole-hair-catcher/trend)
## **Top plug hole hair catcher search terms**
- **bath plug hair catcher**32K/yr-12.8%9.4% conv. - **bath hair catcher**24K/yr-8.0%6.4% conv. - **plug hole hair catcher**22K/yr-7.0%8.2% conv. - **bathtub hair catcher**16K/yr+3.8%4.5% conv. - **plug hair catcher**19K/yr-17.0%9.3% conv. - **hair catcher for bath plug**13K/yr-20.7%9.7% conv. - **bath drain hair catcher**11K/yr-19.7%8.1% conv. - **sink hair catcher**11K/yr-14.7%7.2% conv. - **sink drain cover**8K/yr+6.1%5.9% conv. - **plug hole cover**10K/yr-26.4%3.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/plug-hole-hair-catcher/search-terms)
## **Top plug hole hair catcher 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%5%£5K10%£10K15%£15K20%£20K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**2 Pcs Silicone Drain Protector with Sucker Sink Strainer Protector Shower Drain Covers Hair Catcher Strainer Plug Trap Filter for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen**CCLKHY**£3.50**4.0★6,473 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FLCCKFQ) [2**2pk Bath Plug Hair Catcher Plug Hole Hair Catcher Shower Plug Hair Trap | Stainless Steel Flat Sink Strainer for Bath and Kitchen 7.7cm | 90 Hole**Rubigo**£3.40**4.5★1,450 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B15MPY58) [3**Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink Strainer Plug Standard Strainer Drain Protector Hair/Food Catcher for Bathroom Kitchen Shower (External Diameter 7.6cm Inner Diameter 4.5cm Pack of 2)**Toced**£2.54**4.5★1,142 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CZLDZNFP) [4**WOKDADA Shower Drain Cover Fast Drainage Hair Catcher for Shower Drain Reversible 304 Stainless Steel Drain Protector Fits Shower Bathtub Pop-Up & Regular Bathroom Drains(Patented Product)**wokdada**£8.70**4.5★167 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWKC8TPY) [5**OXO Good Grips Bathtub Drain Protector**OXO**£5.98**4.6★16,550 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EU6HB9S)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**WOKDADA Shower Drain Cover Fast Drainage Hair Catcher for Shower Drain Reversible 304 Stainless Steel Drain Protector Fits Shower Bathtub Pop-Up & Regular Bathroom Drains(Patented Product)**wokdada**£8.70**167 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWKC8TPY) [**2 Pack Silicone Shower Drain Hair Catcher Hair Stopper Drain Cover Sink Strainer Filter Anti-Clog Hair Catcher for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen Grey Easy to Install & Clean**Tniytru**£5.29**12 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G25B72FT) [**Alyvisun 2Pcs Silicone Shower Hair Catcher with Suction Cup Foldable Drain Protector Hair Filter Sink Drain Strainers for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen (Grey/Blue)**Alyvisun**£3.38**5,528 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVSDM5JD) [**JOOTUEPO 1 Pack Silicone Shower Drain Hair Catcher Silicone Sink Strainer Protector Shower Drain Cover Hair Stopper Trap Sink Filter for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen**JOOTUEPO**£4.80**91 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWR7LCN2) [**Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink Strainer Plug Standard Strainer Drain Protector Hair/Food Catcher for Bathroom Kitchen Shower (External Diameter 7.6cm Inner Diameter 4.5cm Pack of 2)**Toced**£2.54**1,142 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CZLDZNFP)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Alyvisun 2Pcs Silicone Shower Hair Catcher with Suction Cup Foldable Drain Protector Hair Filter Sink Drain Strainers for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen (Grey/Blue)**Alyvisun**£3.38**4.0★**▲ 268%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVSDM5JD) [**WOKDADA Shower Drain Cover Fast Drainage Hair Catcher for Shower Drain Reversible 304 Stainless Steel Drain Protector Fits Shower Bathtub Pop-Up & Regular Bathroom Drains(Patented Product)**wokdada**£8.70**4.5★**▲ 183%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWKC8TPY) [**KEYRI 3Pcs Sink Cleaning Brush Flexible Drain Waterpipe Dredge Tool Tube Overflow Cleaner Pipe Dredging Unblocker Hair Catcher Bath Plug Sewer 45cm (SCS2)**KEYRI**£4.36**4.1★**▲ 143%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BXLC8DYV) [**JOOTUEPO 1 Pack Silicone Shower Drain Hair Catcher Silicone Sink Strainer Protector Shower Drain Cover Hair Stopper Trap Sink Filter for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen**JOOTUEPO**£4.80**4.6★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWR7LCN2) [**2 Pack Silicone Shower Drain Hair Catcher Hair Stopper Drain Cover Sink Strainer Filter Anti-Clog Hair Catcher for Bathroom Bathtub Kitchen Grey Easy to Install & Clean**Tniytru**£5.29**3.8★**▲ 102%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G25B72FT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about plug hole hair catcher**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“the manufacturing quality is solid”*
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Universal fit”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Good value for money”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**11%
*“Easy to lift and clean”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Ease of use”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“effective”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“Excellent design”*
**Strength**2%
*“Sturdy product,”*
**Weight Light**1%
*“Very light and easy to dislodge, and the cat keeps pulling it out to inspect the plug hole,”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**11%
*“Not fit for purpose”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**10%
*“just won't stick”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Cheap”*
**Suction**6%
*“not so good at suction”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Does not do what it is supposed to do”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“a bit expensive”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**5%
*“Not the most rust resistant”*
**Water Resistance**4%
*“I read in the reviews that the water doesnt drain away and builds up,”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“are impossible to get out”*
**Durability**3%
*“Fell apart after only three showers”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**71%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
**Drainage**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
**Wet Cleaning**1%
**Suction**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is plug hole hair catcher profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £100K/yr across 21 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the plug hole hair catcher niche?**
- 17 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in plug hole hair catcher?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for plug hole hair catcher peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the plug hole hair catcher niche?**
- Listings span £2.54–£14.63; the average listing price is £5.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,098 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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