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Tarpaulin 5m X 5m

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But shoppers spend only $9K a year here, so Tarpaulin 5m X 5m is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 12% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +9 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£9K/yr9K searches / yr
90-day growth
+98.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
52%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 21 sellers

Flapen Score

Tarpaulin 5m X 5m against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Tarpaulin 5m X 5m is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tarpaulin 5m X 5m market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tarpaulin 5m X 5m 9K times last year and spent an estimated £9K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 9K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +98.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £9K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
9K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+98.7%
Conversion, latest week
7.0%
Market size, estimated
£9Ka year
Peak month
October2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
tarpaulin 5m x 5m7K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.80.

Listings sell for £13.80 on average, from £7.72 to £27.30. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 750 to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £13.80 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.80under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.72–£27.30
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
750–1K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 72% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #48 within Tarps & Tie-Downs. It carries 5,094 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
72%
Prime listings
72%
Out of stock, average day
6.4%
Average rank
#48in Tarps & Tie-Downs
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,094per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Tarpaulin 5m X 5m 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 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£448£897£1K£2K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

25%

  • SolaDirect27%
  • SuperGift.com14%
  • Cost Wise12%
  • B2C8%
  • MYPURECORE YOU AT THE CORE8%
  • PVEGOS6%

Demand

Tarpaulin 5m X 5m search demand

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

350250Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tarpaulin 5m X 5m

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

Complain

Thickness22%−0.18

Not thick

the material feels much thinner than expected

Not as thick as it looks in the pictures

Water Resistance19%−0.13

Not waterproof

You would expect a tarpaulin to be waterproof

It is not waterproof, merely water resistant, poor description

Durability10%−0.09

Broke on first use

Not very durable

hardly going to last

Weight Heavy9%−0.04

Not as heavy duty as I thought

so heavy as to be unwieldy

Not as heavy duty as expected

Quality-Overall8%+2.05

Very poor quality, eyelets missing, not even punched through

Poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Love

Quality-Overall23%+2.05

Good quality better than the cheap blue tarpaulin

Excellent product

Well made, substantial cover, lightweight and waterproof

Value For Money19%+0.99

Great value for the money

Good value for money

Good value

Strength10%+0.84

Great product sturdy tarpaulin

Good and strong

Great strong tarpaulin

Water Resistance10%−0.13

This tarpaulin does provide basic waterproof protection and is easy enough to handle and store,

Heavy duty waterproof tarpaulin is as advertised, strong and of very good quality

waterproof

Size-Overall6%+0.24

It's the correct size

Ideal size for my garden

Green tarpaulins, proper fit

Return

0.7% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall35%▆██▅▄▅
Thin16%▅▃▁▇█▄

Thin

It was thinner than expected

Quality-Overall9%▁▃█▂▃▄

Very poor quality, eyelets missing, not even punched through

Poor quality

Absolute rubbish

Water Resistance5%█▆▁▁▂▃

Not waterproof

You would expect a tarpaulin to be waterproof

It is not waterproof, merely water resistant, poor description

Color4%▁▆▁█▁█

FAQ

Common Tarpaulin 5m X 5m questions

Answered from the same tracked data.