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Recessed Manhole Covers

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But shoppers spend only $28K a year here, so Recessed Manhole Covers is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£28K/yr15K searches / yr
90-day growth
+103.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Recessed Manhole Covers against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Recessed Manhole Covers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Recessed Manhole Covers 15K times last year and spent an estimated £28K. The top 5 brands take 96% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 15K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +103.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £28K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
15K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+103.7%
Conversion, latest week
3.3%
Market size, estimated
£28Ka year
Peak month
May6.5× the quietest month
Top search term
recessed manhole cover13K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £54.87.

Listings sell for £54.87 on average, from £32.57 to £94.50. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £54.87 that is £0 to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£54.87inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£32.57–£94.50
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
250–500
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£5K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

59% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 47% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #315 within Building Supplies. It carries 104 reviews at 4.63 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
59%
Prime listings
47%
Out of stock, average day
10.8%
Average rank
#315in Building Supplies
Average rating
4.63 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
104per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 57 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
57 months

Products

Top Recessed Manhole Covers 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 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£6K£8K£11K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Clark-Drain36%
  • EETU30%
  • Natotela19%
  • WITPOCE7%
  • LIROPAU5%
  • CD450SR/46SL2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Recessed Manhole Covers search demand

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

600400Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Recessed Manhole Covers

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

Complain

Weight Heavy25%−0.13

Its very heavy once filled

Size-Overall13%−0.07

Unfortunately, the sizing wasnt quite as advertised

The clear opening measurements didnt match what I was expecting based on the description

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%−0.02

Unfortunately, the sizing wasnt quite as advertised

Love

Quality-Overall23%+1.05

Great quality build

Excellent quality cover

Good quality

Value For Money21%+2.05

Value for money

Good value

Great price for a great product

Strength11%+0.90

The steel construction is solid

Good sturdy cover

Ease Of Use11%+0.90

easy lid to lift

Perfect for an old man hole

Size-Overall10%−0.07

Perfect fit well happy

it has a good dimension

Return

0.2% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall66%▁▅▇███

Unfortunately, the sizing wasnt quite as advertised

The clear opening measurements didnt match what I was expecting based on the description

Defective Material/Parts9%█▄▃▂▃▃
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%█▃▁▁▂▁

Unfortunately, the sizing wasnt quite as advertised

Compatibility-Overall4%▁▁▆██▁
Quality-Overall4%▁▇▁▄▁█

FAQ

Common Recessed Manhole Covers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.