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Polyfilla

Maybe

Buyers convert on 27.5% of searches. But prices span $2.39–$16.31, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Polyfilla is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 24% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£929K/yr507K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 99 sellers

Flapen Score

Polyfilla against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Polyfilla market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Polyfilla 507K times last year and spent an estimated £929K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

27.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 507K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 27.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £929K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
507K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.9%
Conversion, latest week
27.5%
Market size, estimated
£929Ka year
Peak month
March1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
polyfilla309K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.66.

Listings sell for £6.66 on average, from £2.39 to £16.31. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £6.66 that is £53K to £67K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.39–£16.31
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
8,000–10,000
Revenue per listing a year
£53K–£67K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

52% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #22 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 3,459 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
52%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#22in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,459per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Polyfilla 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£37K£74K£111K£149K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

99

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

16%

  • Ronseal28%
  • POLYCELL18%
  • Polycell12%
  • Muelo12%
  • Bartoline10%
  • Decex5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

Demand

Polyfilla search demand

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

13K8KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Polyfilla search terms shoppers use

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

  • polyfilla309K/yr
  • polly filler57K/yr
  • polyfilla ready mixed49K/yr
  • polyfiller24K/yr
  • poly filler14K/yr
  • polyfiller for walls11K/yr
  • polycell polyfilla8K/yr
  • poly filler for walls10K/yr
  • polycell8K/yr
  • pollyfilla6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Polyfilla

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

Complain

Ease Of Use18%+0.32

bit awkward to use at times

Difficult to use

To hard to get filler out

Quality-Overall10%−0.06

Really not as good as it used to be

quality is poor

Absolute rubbish

Hard Feel6%−0.05

Arrived half full and hard

Was overly hard and lumpy

went rock hard

Color6%

Definitely NOT White - it's Cream

not brilliant white maybe

However after a month or so Ive noticed that the whiteness has started to turn yellow

Leak-Proof6%

Arrived having completely leaked out into the box

spilled out everywhere

filler leaked everywhere

Love

Ease Of Use22%+0.32

its so handy

Easy to use

Easy to use and apply

Quality-Overall18%−0.06

Overall, its a good and straightforward product,

Excellent Product

A good starter set of quality items

Value For Money12%+1.10

Good Price

Excellent Value

great value

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.36

Works advertised

its been exactly what I needed

As described

Moist/Dry4%+0.22

it's good stuff which dries to a nice white finish

Quick drying and durable

very good drying time

Return

0.2% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof43%▆▇▅▇██

Arrived having completely leaked out into the box

spilled out everywhere

filler leaked everywhere

Defective Material/Parts14%▇▇█▆██
Size-Overall6%▂▃█▅▂▄

not really fit for purpose

Really massive box much bigger than we expected

Smaller tub than I anticipated

Functionality-Overall6%▄▆█▄▅▄
Product Condition4%█▁▅█▅▅

FAQ

Common Polyfilla questions

Answered from the same tracked data.