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Shed Lock

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.1% of orders. But products sell for $9.16 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Shed Lock is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 6% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +12 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£119K/yr244K searches / yr
90-day growth
+21.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 33 brands · 75 sellers

Flapen Score

Shed Lock against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shed Lock market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shed Lock 244K times last year and spent an estimated £119K. The top 5 brands take 44% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 244K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +21.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £119K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
244K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+21.6%
Conversion, latest week
5.3%
Market size, estimated
£119Ka year
Peak month
April2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
shed lock129K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.16.

Listings sell for £9.16 on average, from £3.21 to £32.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.16 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.16under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.21–£32.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Door Hardware & Locks. It carries 1,982 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#98in Door Hardware & Locks
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,982per listing
Listings tracked
40

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top Shed Lock 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 only 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£7K£11K£14K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

33 falling

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

51%

  • MIVITOOM15%
  • SAYAYO10%
  • HeavenBird7%
  • Yale6%
  • Sterling6%
  • XFORT5%

Demand

Shed Lock search demand

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

6K4KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Shed Lock search terms shoppers use

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

  • shed lock129K/yr
  • shed door lock24K/yr
  • shed locks19K/yr
  • locks for sheds18K/yr
  • shed locks heavy duty anti theft18K/yr
  • shed locks and latches7K/yr
  • lock for shed7K/yr
  • garden shed lock5K/yr
  • heavy duty shed lock5K/yr
  • shed lock with key5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shed Lock

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

Complain

Rusts/Corrodes29%−0.32

Rusts quickly

then started rusting

Rusted

Locking Mechanism16%+0.73

becoming a problem to lock

Does not lock

Worst lock Ive every purchased

Quality-Overall11%+0.85

Poor quality control

Quality is inconsistent

Disappointing quality

Durability9%−0.09

Broke within a week

Easily breakable

Broke immediately

Size-Overall3%+0.15

Quite small

Not fit for purpose

Slightly larger than I thought

Love

Locking Mechanism26%+0.73

Good little locks

The lock itself works smoothly

Happy with lock

Quality-Overall18%+0.85

Best quality

Good quality strong

Great condition and reliable

Strength11%+0.85

Strong, Well-Made and Easy to Install

Works well holds strong uused indoors

Good and strong

Value For Money10%+0.78

Decent price

Great value

Excellent value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.71

Exactly what I wanted

Does what it promises

As described

Return

1.1% Return rate 61% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall56%▅▇▇▇██

Quite small

Not fit for purpose

Slightly larger than I thought

Locking Mechanism13%█▆▄▄▄▄

becoming a problem to lock

Does not lock

Worst lock Ive every purchased

Compatibility-Overall5%▃▄▄▆█▃
Functionality-Overall5%▅█▆█▅▇
Rusts/Corrodes3%█▄▄▂▂▃

Rusts quickly

then started rusting

Rusted

FAQ

Common Shed Lock questions

Answered from the same tracked data.