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Wilko Paint

Fail

The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks, so Wilko Paint is a Fail.

Flapen Score
38
38 / 100
Ranks 1,956 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −11 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£50K/yr176K searches / yr
90-day growth
-24.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 60 sellers

Flapen Score

Wilko Paint against its category

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

38Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Wilko Paint market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Wilko Paint 176K times last year and spent an estimated £50K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 176K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £50K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
176K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-24.7%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£50Ka year
Peak month
February2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
light grey paint for walls35K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.97.

Listings sell for £14.97 on average, from £8.37 to £22.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £14.97 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.97under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.37–£22.56
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
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.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 77% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #55 within Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments. It carries 3,822 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
77%
Out of stock, average day
0.2%
Average rank
#55in Painting Supplies, Tools & Wall Treatments
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,822per listing
Listings tracked
35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
52 months

Products

Top Wilko Paint 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

60

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

1%

  • Johnstone's88%
  • THE ONE4%
  • Dulux3%
  • Crown2%
  • SIRAMICO COATINGS1%
  • HQC1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Wilko Paint search demand

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

5K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Wilko Paint search terms shoppers use

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

  • light grey paint for walls35K/yr
  • silk paint for walls20K/yr
  • silk paint17K/yr
  • light grey paint19K/yr
  • silk emulsion paint for walls16K/yr
  • bedroom paint for walls16K/yr
  • wilko paint7K/yr
  • johnson paint for walls6K/yr
  • paint for bedroom walls5K/yr
  • johnson paint4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wilko Paint

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

Complain

Paint Quality50%−0.32

Leaked paint

paint has leaked out

Terrible paint

Color8%

Colour is a lot lighter

Not white

Colour not as expected

Leak-Proof6%

Arrived leaking all in the box

Leaked in box

Leaked

Quality-Overall6%+0.71

POOR QUALITY CONTAINER

Not as good as expected or hoped for

Not great quality

Coverage5%+0.30

Poor coverage

it doesnt cover

not the best for coverage

Love

Paint Quality24%−0.32

Good Paint

Brilliant paint nice

The paint goes on smoothly

Value For Money14%+1.69

Great value for money

Excellent value

Money well spent

Color13%

Beautiful shade

Beautiful colour

the colour is beautiful

Quality-Overall12%+0.71

Excellent product

Good and reliable

Good quality paint at a reasonable price

Coverage8%+0.30

Covers well

Full coverage

Very happy with the coverage

Return

0.7% Return rate 37% Fixable by listing

Paint Quality48%▇▆██▇▆

Leaked paint

paint has leaked out

Terrible paint

Color28%▇▇▆▆▇█

Colour is a lot lighter

Not white

Colour not as expected

Leak-Proof7%▄█▅▅▅▆

Arrived leaking all in the box

Leaked in box

Leaked

Size-Overall6%▇█▅▅▆█

Not fit sell

although it does look small it covered my whole wooden table

small tin

Quality-Overall1%▃▂█▃▆▅

POOR QUALITY CONTAINER

Not as good as expected or hoped for

Not great quality

FAQ

Common Wilko Paint questions

Answered from the same tracked data.