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Screws

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But products sell for $7.35 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Screws is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 21% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£508K/yr900K searches / yr
90-day growth
+6.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 67 sellers

Flapen Score

Screws against its category

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

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Screws market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Screws 900K times last year and spent an estimated £508K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 900K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £508K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
900K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+6.7%
Conversion, latest week
7.7%
Market size, estimated
£508Ka year
Peak month
April1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
screws346K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.35.

Listings sell for £7.35 on average, from £2.92 to £18.76. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £7.35 that is £15K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.35under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.92–£18.76
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£15K–£18K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #114 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 1,505 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.9%
Average rank
#114in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,505per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Screws 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£41K£61K£81K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 rising

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

26%

  • Forgefix32%
  • SOL15%
  • Astone12%
  • brackit6%
  • AMLOOPH5%
  • TIMBER WOLF4%

Demand

Screws search demand

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

20K15KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Screws search terms shoppers use

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

  • screws346K/yr
  • wood screws185K/yr
  • screws for wood70K/yr
  • wood screws assortment47K/yr
  • assorted screws38K/yr
  • screw set39K/yr
  • screw38K/yr
  • screws assortment31K/yr
  • screws set19K/yr
  • wood screws 40mm13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Screws

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

Complain

Quality-Overall30%−0.11

this screw set has got to be the worst quality ever

Worst screws I've ever used

Bad Quality

Size-Overall15%−0.06

Just tight

Not fit for any purpose

Too small

Value For Money7%+0.89

I was shocked by how expensive they were at DIY stores

Not something I can recommend as for the price you can get better

I don't know if it's cheap or expensive

Material Quality6%−0.05

Initial value for money impression marred by poor quality material used in manufacture

It's not clear what material theyre made from

Strength4%0.00

The case is flimsy

The lid hinges are flimsy

Metal is soft and fragile

Love

Quality-Overall29%−0.11

Excellent Quality

Impressive variety

One of the standout features is the build quality

Value For Money20%+0.89

Good price

Worth the money

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.94

Does the job well

As Described

Just what I needed

Size-Overall10%−0.06

Fit for purpose

great variety of sizes

Theres a good mix of sizes

Ease Of Use6%+0.59

Always comes in handy

Very useful

Always handy

Return

0.4% Return rate 70% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall61%▆▇▇███

Just tight

Not fit for any purpose

Too small

Quality-Overall7%▆▅█▇▄▁

this screw set has got to be the worst quality ever

Worst screws I've ever used

Bad Quality

Defective Material/Parts6%▁█▃▃▄▄
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▁▁▁█▄▆

why advertise that they come with 2x pozi bits included when they don't other reviews say the same so surely false advertising imo

Value For Money4%▁█▅▄▅▄

I was shocked by how expensive they were at DIY stores

Not something I can recommend as for the price you can get better

I don't know if it's cheap or expensive

FAQ

Common Screws questions

Answered from the same tracked data.