- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 1,848 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −9 vs the category median of 4940
- Market size
- £178K/yr154K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -27.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 13 sellers
Flapen Score
Stair Rods against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Stair Rods is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Stair Rods market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Stair Rods 154K times last year and spent an estimated £178K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 154K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -27.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £178K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 154K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -27.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £178Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- stair rods51K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £66.57.
Listings sell for £66.57 on average, from £7.64 to £98.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £66.57 that is £7K to £17K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £66.57inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £7.64–£98.38
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£17K
- Returns
- 2.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 56% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #59 within Building Supplies. It carries 137 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 85%
- Prime listings
- 56%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.5%
- Average rank
- #59in Building Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 137per listing
- Listings tracked
- 27
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 16 launches as successful.
16 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 16
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 41 months
Products
Top Stair Rods products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Carpet Stair Rods (Pack of 13) Decorative Black Metal Stair Rods with Round Finials and Screws Fits Carpet Runners Up to 70cm Easy to Cut and Install UK
- Price
- £66.41
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago

Set Of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Round Finial Wrought Iron Suitable For Carpet Runners Up To 70 Centimetre Wide Or Narrow
- Price
- £71.17
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 663
- Age
- 3y ago

Set of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Urn Finial Wrought Iron Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide Or Narrow (Wrought Iron)
- Price
- £68.39
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 264
- Age
- 2y ago

Set Of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Round Finial Antique Brass Suitable For Carpet Runners Up To 70 Centimetre Wide Or Narrow
- Price
- £70.95
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 663
- Age
- 3y ago

Set of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Urn Finial Antique Brass Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide Or Narrow (Antique Brass)
- Price
- £70.52
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 264
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Set of 15 Stair Carpet Rods Round Finials Antique Brass Effect Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide.
- Price
- £98.38
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 3mo ago

Medonala Carpet Stair Rods (Pack of 10) - Suitable for Carpet Runner up to 80cm Wide Black Stair Rods for Carpet Runners 11mm DiameteEasy to Install
- Price
- £54.11
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago

Set of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Urn Finial Polished Brass Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide Or Narrow (Polished Brass)
- Price
- £83.02
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 8mo ago

13 x Bulldog Stair Rods - Matt Black Decorative Stair Rod with Trumpet Finials 725mm x 10mm for Stair Runners up to 700mm
- Price
- £66.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 7mo ago

13-Pack Black Stair Rods for Carpet Runner 70cm Staircase Rod Set with Brackets and Screws Cast Iron Stair Hardware Kit for Securing Carpet on Wood Steps
- Price
- £54.44
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Set of 15 Stair Carpet Rods Round Finials Antique Brass Effect Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide.
- Price
- £98.38
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 3mo ago

Medonala Carpet Stair Rods (Pack of 10) - Suitable for Carpet Runner up to 80cm Wide Black Stair Rods for Carpet Runners 11mm DiameteEasy to Install
- Price
- £54.11
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago

13-Pack Black Stair Rods for Carpet Runner 70cm Staircase Rod Set with Brackets and Screws Cast Iron Stair Hardware Kit for Securing Carpet on Wood Steps
- Price
- £54.44
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago

Set of 13 Stair Carpet Rods Round Finials Antique Brass Effect Suitable for Carpet Runners Up to 70 Centimetre Wide. (Antique Brass)
- Price
- £82.98
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 5mo ago

13 x Bulldog Stair Rods - Antique Brass Decorative Stair Rod with Trumpet Finials 725mm x 10mm for Stair Runners up to 700mm
- Price
- £68.18
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 7mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 rising
Sellers
13
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
6%
- AMSKA INTERNATIONAL44%
- HowseHold17%
- Lock and Latch12%
- Generic12%
- FROSHKAR5%
- Medonala4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 6%)
Demand
Stair Rods search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Stair Rods search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- stair rods51K/yr
- stair carpet rods28K/yr
- stair rods for runners pack 1317K/yr
- stair runner rods14K/yr
- carpet rods8K/yr
- black stair rods9K/yr
- stair rods for runners pack 155K/yr
- carpet rods for stairs 13 pack of5K/yr
- stair bars for carpet runner5K/yr
- stair rods for runners pack 124K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Stair Rods
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
However the rods themselves were of poor quality
Need better quality screws
Quality issue - avoid
Bad screws
Too long wasnt stated in advert
Had to make them fit 😒 We needed to cut these down
Good, But A Bit Thin
thinner than I thought they would be
they just seemed a little thinner
Love
Excellent product
The overall build quality is excellent
Really nice solid quality
Good value
Money well spent
Great Value
This is a simple set up
Easy to install
Pleased - no problem installing
The included components are adequate for fitting
fits well
very easy to fit
well finished design
Very nice sleek look good value for money easy to install
These are sleek in design
Return
2.9% Return rate 64% Fixable by listing
Had to make them fit 😒 We needed to cut these down
Good, But A Bit Thin
thinner than I thought they would be
they just seemed a little thinner
However the rods themselves were of poor quality
Need better quality screws
Quality issue - avoid
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