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Waterproof Box

Fail

The average product has 3,409 reviews to catch up to, so Waterproof Box is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,252 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£172K/yr338K searches / yr
90-day growth
+30.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Box against its category

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

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Box market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Box 338K times last year and spent an estimated £172K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 338K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +30.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £172K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
338K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+30.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.3%
Market size, estimated
£172Ka year
Peak month
December5.1× the quietest month
Top search term
outdoor electrical box waterproof46K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.82.

Listings sell for £11.82 on average, from £4.05 to £20.01. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £11.82 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.82under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.05–£20.01
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£9K
Returns
2.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

96% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Electrical. It carries 3,409 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
96%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
5.0%
Average rank
#8in Electrical
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,409per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

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

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Waterproof Box 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£9K£17K£26K£34K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

9%

  • Masterplug36%
  • Desiretech18%
  • Hrensaw13%
  • Restmo10%
  • ABB8%
  • SLx6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)

Demand

Waterproof Box search demand

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

25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Box search terms shoppers use

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

  • outdoor electrical box waterproof46K/yr
  • waterproof box39K/yr
  • waterproof electrical box36K/yr
  • weatherproof electrical box35K/yr
  • outdoor electrical box24K/yr
  • outdoor waterproof electrical box12K/yr
  • electrical box16K/yr
  • waterproof box for outdoor electrics16K/yr
  • waterproof plug box6K/yr
  • electric box13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Box

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

Complain

Water Resistance19%−0.17

Not Waterproof

These are advertised as waterproof? What an absolute lie

Clearly not as waterproof as we were expecting

Size-Overall15%−0.01

Bigger

Small

Quite a small box

Durability9%−0.08

this one didnt last ten minutes

One of the clips snapped on first attempt

Doesnt last 9 months

Value For Money7%+0.64

A bit flimsy for the money

These are expensive compared to the usual grey boxes

Not much for the money

Quality-Overall5%+0.41

Guess it is due to the poor QC control

Rubbish

Not heavy-duty industrial quality

Love

Quality-Overall18%+0.41

Excellent quality

However seems reasonable quality

The build quality is solid

Value For Money10%+0.64

Excellent value for money

good value

Good value

Size-Overall10%−0.01

Easy fit

All cables fit

As advertised and fit for purpose

Water Resistance10%−0.17

Seems waterproof

is waterproof

Good Waterproof Box

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.56

It does the job

Exactly as described

Exactly as advertised

Return

2.5% Return rate 84% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall77%▇█████

Bigger

Small

Quite a small box

Water Resistance3%█▆▄▂▄▄

Not Waterproof

These are advertised as waterproof? What an absolute lie

Clearly not as waterproof as we were expecting

Add-Ons/Attachments2%█▂▂▄▄▃
Defective Material/Parts2%▄█▄▅▃▄
Socket/Port/Plug2%█▃▄▃▆▅

FAQ

Common Waterproof Box questions

Answered from the same tracked data.