How competitive is the 1.5v Batteries niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

8 brands and 100 sellers compete in 1.5v Batteries on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 1.5v Batteries products take 64% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 1.5v Batteries?

1.5v Batteries buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Durability, Battery Life, Value For Money, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.7%.

What does it cost to enter the 1.5v Batteries niche?

1.5v Batteries sells for £5.82 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £2.45–£10.00. The average incumbent carries 28,208 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

1.5v Batteries

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.45–$10.00) — 1.5v Batteries doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

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This niche Category average

Is 1.5v Batteries profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 1.5v Batteries is a £231K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (187K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Aug–Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

1.5v Batteries: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -17.2% over the last 90 days and 21.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£231K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K

Search volume / yr-17.2%187K

Conversion rate21.3%

Avg price£5.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand, so 8% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 100

Top-5 product click share64%

Open market8%

Avg brand age71 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Top 1.5v Batteries products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Duracell Specialty N Alkaline Battery 1 5V pack of 2 (E90 / LR1) designed for use in flashlights calculators and bike lights

Price: £2.74
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 128,404
Age: 13y ago

5 X PoundMax 910A LR1 N Type MN9100 1.5V Alkaline Batteries

Price: £2.89
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 3,456
Age: 7y ago

JCB Super Alkaline Batteries C Size 1.5V LR14 MN1400 Pack of 4

Price: £5.09
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,572
Age: 3y ago

Duracell Plus D Batteries (4 Pack) - Alkaline 1.5V - 100% Life Guaranteed - Reliability For Everyday Devices - 0% Plastic Packaging - 10-Year Storage - LR20 MN1300

Price: £6.87
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 43,563
Age: 5y ago

4X Duracell N/LR1 E90 (2 Blister Packs of 2 Batteries) 4 Batteries

Price: £4.78
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 686
Age: 3y ago

Newest

by launch date

ABSINA LR1 AM5 Size N 1.5V battery - E90 N batteries Alkaline

Price: £5.73
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 399
Age: 2y ago

4X Duracell N/LR1 E90 (2 Blister Packs of 2 Batteries) 4 Batteries

Price: £4.78
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 686
Age: 3y ago

10 x Duracell N/LR1 E90 (5 Blister Packs of 2 Batteries) 10 Batteries

Price: £9.18
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 372
Age: 3y ago

JCB Super Alkaline Batteries C Size 1.5V LR14 MN1400 Pack of 4

Price: £5.09
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 1,572
Age: 3y ago

Energizer Alkaline Power - C Batteries (8 Pack) - 1.5V Battery - Long Lasting Power - Toys Radios Torches - 100% Recyclable Plastic Free Packaging - 7 Year Shelf Life [Amazon Exclusive]

Price: £10.00
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 2,404
Age: 4y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

100

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Duracell59%
PoundMax15%
JCB8%
GP6%
Amazon Basics5%
MSTJRY3%
Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)

1.5v Batteries demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume187KCVR21.3%Products15Brands8Top 5 Brands92%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews28,208Avg BSR#157

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×

Top 1.5v Batteries search terms shoppers use

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

1.5v batteries63K/yr -25.2%12.2% conv.
lr1 battery38K/yr -13.8%26.3% conv.
n batteries11K/yr -14.3%24.6% conv.
1.5v battery12K/yr -6.6%5.7% conv.
n battery5K/yr +12.5%28.3% conv.
lr1 1.5v battery6K/yr -12.8%27.6% conv.
lr15K/yr -12.7%21.1% conv.
lr1 batteries6K/yr -52.4%18.2% conv.
clock battery5K/yr -6.2%9.0% conv.
1.5 volt batteries5K/yr +10.0%11.1% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 1.5v Batteries

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

97% of reviews

Value For Money32%

“Excellent value for money”

Battery Life20%

“Long battery life”

Quality-Overall18%

“Good quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“As advertised”

Durability7%

“They Last well”

What buyers complain about

91% of reviews

Durability38%

“not quite as long lasting as competitors”

Battery Life28%

“Batteries dont last”

Value For Money9%

“Way expensive”

Quality-Overall6%

“This is not acceptable from such a highly regarded brand”

Size-Overall4%

“Wrong size”

1.5v Batteries return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

83%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall

80%

2Functionality-Overall

3Compatibility-Overall

4Battery Life

5Defective Material/Parts

Common 1.5v Batteries questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 1.5v Batteries 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £231K/yr across 15 tracked products. Search demand moved -17.2% over the last 90 days.