Post Hole Digger
Post Hole Digger shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Post Hole Digger profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Post Hole Digger is a £224K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (149K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Post Hole Digger: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +23.8% over the last 90 days and 4.8% of searches end in a purchase.
£224K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand, so 39% of the market is open.
39%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 24 products
Top Post Hole Digger products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
1450mm Heavy Duty Fence Post Hole Soil Digger Auger Grabbers Fibreglass Soft Grips Solid Handle
- Price
- £23.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 388
- Age
- 4y ago
Neilsen CT1148 - Post Hole Digger with 1510mm Fibreglass Handles and Rubber Grips for Fence and Gate Post Installation
- Price
- £24.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 584
- Age
- 12y ago
VonHaus Fence Post Auger Manual Post Hole Digger for Gardening Garden Flower Planting Bulb Planting Umbrellas Ice Mixing Fertilizer 1050mm x 150mm
- Price
- £18.60
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 694
- Age
- 6y ago
Roughneck ROU68250 Traditional Pattern Post Hole Digger Multi Colour
- Price
- £34.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 351
- Age
- 16y ago
Hardys Drainage and Fence Post Spade 1150mm - Fibreglass & Carbon Steel Newcastle Style Grafting Post Hole Spade with Tapered Head - Yellow Heavy Duty Site Shovel - 160 x 360mm
- Price
- £16.27
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 147
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Post Hole Digger 139cm Manual Tool Dual Sharp Blades Black
- Price
- £26.41
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 6mo ago
Toolzone Fencing Fibre Handle Post Hole Digger
- Price
- £20.29
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 22
- Age
- 6y ago
8x60cm Garden planting auger for Cordless Drill Heavy Duty Solid Shaft Bulb & Post Hole Digger with 3/8 Hex Drive Extra-Long auger drill bit for Fencing Planting Fertilizing Black
- Price
- £16.51
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 406
- Age
- 10mo ago
6 150mm Manual Post Hole Auger Digger Heavy Duty Hand Drill for Digging Holes Gardening Fence Posts Planting Flowers & Bulbs Ice Drilling and Fertilizer Mixing
- Price
- £16.36
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 5y ago
4 100mm Manual Post Hole Auger Digger Heavy Duty Hand Drill for Digging Holes Gardening Fence Posts Planting Flowers & Bulbs Ice Drilling and Fertilizer Mixing
- Price
- £15.24
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 186
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch datePost Hole Digger 139cm Manual Tool Dual Sharp Blades Black
- Price
- £26.41
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 14
- Age
- 6mo ago
8x60cm Green Extra Long Auger Drill Bit One-Piece Solid Steel Construction For Deep Tree Planting & Tall Fence Posts Heavy Duty Garden Earth Drill
- Price
- £17.45
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 8mo ago
Post Hole Digger with Fibreglass Handles Manual Ground Excavator for Fence & Garden Posts 140cm Heavy Duty Tool
- Price
- £22.15
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 8mo ago
8x60cm Garden planting auger for Cordless Drill Heavy Duty Solid Shaft Bulb & Post Hole Digger with 3/8 Hex Drive Extra-Long auger drill bit for Fencing Planting Fertilizing Black
- Price
- £16.51
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 406
- Age
- 10mo ago
OutdoorGems Auger Post Hole Digger Drill Bit Set 2 Pack of Spiral Bits 4x22cm & 8x30cm for Garden Planting Fence Posts Bulbs Seeds & Compost Fits Most Drills Durable Rust-Resistant Steel
- Price
- £13.98
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
17 falling
Sellers
44
Top-5 brand share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
31%
- Easy Shopping20%
- Roughneck14%
- Neilsen10%
- Spear & Jackson9%
- VonHaus9%
- OLLIDOT8%
Post Hole Digger demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top Post Hole Digger search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- post hole digger63K/yr
- post hole diggers14K/yr
- post digger12K/yr
- post hole spade13K/yr
- fence post digger tool10K/yr
- hole digger11K/yr
- post spade6K/yr
- post shovel6K/yr
- fence post digger5K/yr
- fence post hole digger5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Post Hole Digger
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
86% of reviews“Solid quality”
“Effective tools”
“Well worth the money”
“Ease of use”
“definitely does the job”
What buyers complain about
68% of reviews“quality control could be better”
“Not heavy duty”
“Not heavy duty”
“Broken on first use”
“It takes a little practice”
Post Hole Digger return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.6%
Return rate
37%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Post Hole Digger questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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