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saw horse

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.7%), but soft demand (-20.9% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 59Growth 15Conversion 38Competition 44Returns 97Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 37Review moat 48Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£43.36

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible£25.80–£92.97

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Good£486K

£486K/yr · 366K searches

Review moat

Okay1,731.95

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay59%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay3.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay83%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-20.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, saw horse is a £486K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (366K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

saw horse market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£347K–£434K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.1%
Avg BSR
#13
Page quality
0%
Prime
68%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
7.9%
Avg brand age
66 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • VonHaus23%
  • BORA21%
  • STANLEY19%
  • HOMCOM14%
  • Roughneck5%
  • Evolution Power Tools5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top saw horse search terms

  • saw horse126K/yr
  • saw horses twin pack45K/yr
  • trestles43K/yr
  • saw horses24K/yr
  • work horse15K/yr
  • tressells11K/yr
  • sawhorse15K/yr
  • trestle11K/yr
  • work trestles15K/yr
  • work trestles x28K/yr
All search terms

Top saw horse 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%£24K10%£49K15%£73K20%£97K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about saw horse

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“good quality piece of kit”

Strength18%

“Heavy duty indeed”

Value For Money18%

“Good for the money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Just what I needed”

Weight Light5%

“lightweight”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Easy to assemble”

Durability3%

“Good and sturdy, does the job”

Compactness2%

“compact when folded”

Material Quality2%

“Heavy Duty Steel Construction”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall10%

“Disappointing quality from VonHaus”

Strength9%

“They're a bit flimsy”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting8%

“the instructions to build this are really badly presented - could be a lot simpler”

Locking Mechanism7%

“The locking bar is a loose-feel”

Assembly/Installation7%

“Instructions for assembly not the best as usual”

Weight Heavy7%

“heavy and a bit awkward to set up”

Design-Overall4%

“Really flimsy construction”

Value For Money4%

“there not cheap”

Durability3%

“First time I used these one of the clips that hold them together broke considering they have upgraded these from the set I bought 8 years ago surprised the clips havent been improved”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Can't clamp on to them”

Top return reasons

Strength17%
Defective Material/Parts16%
Size-Overall12%
Quality-Overall9%
Weight Heavy8%
Assembly/Installation7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Mechanism Issues3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Value For Money3%

Common questions

Is saw horse profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £486K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the saw horse niche?
11 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in saw horse?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strength, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 0.7%.
When does demand for saw horse peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the saw horse niche?
Listings span £25.80–£92.97; the average listing price is £43.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,732 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.