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Waterproof Trousers

Maybe

The top 5 products take only 17% of clicks. But demand is soft, at -37.4% this quarter, so Waterproof Trousers is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 19% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +9 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£648K/yr2.5M searches / yr
90-day growth
-37.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
17%top-5 click share · 53 brands · 143 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Trousers against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Waterproof Trousers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Trousers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Trousers 2.5M times last year and spent an estimated £648K. The top 5 brands take 51% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.5M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -37.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £648K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.5M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-37.4%
Conversion, latest week
1.5%
Market size, estimated
£648Ka year
Peak month
October3.4× the quietest month
Top search term
waterproof trousers794K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.40.

Listings sell for £17.40 on average, from £5.81 to £89.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £17.40 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.40inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.81–£89.14
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
4.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #510 within Boys. It carries 2,696 reviews at 4.24 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
0.7%
Average rank
#510in Boys
Average rating
4.24 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,696per listing
Listings tracked
164

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 28 launches as successful.

28 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 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
28
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
54 months

Products

Top Waterproof Trousers 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 only 17% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£13K£26K£39K£52K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

53 rising

Sellers

143

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

17%

Top 20: 41%

Open market

45%

  • Regatta20%
  • Mountain Warehouse9%
  • 33,000ft8%
  • Zidoley8%
  • EKLENTSON6%
  • Blackrock4%

Demand

Waterproof Trousers search demand

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

90K70KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Trousers search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof trousers794K/yr
  • hiking trousers mens182K/yr
  • waterproof trousers womens159K/yr
  • mens walking trousers136K/yr
  • waterproof trousers kids115K/yr
  • walking trousers82K/yr
  • kids waterproof trousers127K/yr
  • mens waterproof trousers154K/yr
  • mens hiking trousers75K/yr
  • waterproof trousers mens133K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Trousers

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

Complain

Water Resistance14%−0.07

NOT WATERPROOF

water went through them

Obviously no longer waterproof

Size-Overall12%

Extremely small

Too Large

Not fit for purpose

Quality-Overall12%

Cheap

Cheap rubbish

Low quality

Durability8%−0.13

Not Durable

Not durable like the product description advises

Its not good its burst out in 1 hour

Pockets/Compartments6%−0.03

no zips at pockets

No pockets

the pocket ripped

Love

Quality-Overall15%

Good quality, true to size

Decent quality

they seem well made for the price

Water Resistance15%−0.07

Great and very waterproof

Definitely waterproof

Good waterproofs

Size-Overall13%

The fit is comfortable

Good fit

Its fit is snug

Value For Money11%+1.14

Excellent price

Great value

Excellent value

Comfort-Overall6%+0.54

very very comfortable

comfortable to wear

The trousers are very comfortable to wear

Return

4.5% Return rate 68% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall42%▇██▇▇█

Extremely small

Too Large

Not fit for purpose

Length6%▅▄▅▅█▅
Material Quality6%▅▅▆▆█▇

Weak material

Better material to be used

Also, the material was much thinner than I expected

Thin5%▆▅█▄▄▄
Pockets/Compartments5%█▅▄▅▃▃

no zips at pockets

No pockets

the pocket ripped

FAQ

Common Waterproof Trousers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.