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Wellies

Wellies shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 12% of clicks), but soft demand (-55.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look
Market size 61Growth 0Conversion 13Competition 97Returns 31Price range 79Avg price 92Brand share 71Review moat 49Quality gap 62
This niche Category average

Is Wellies profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Wellies is a £529K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Wellies: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -55.0% over the last 90 days and 1.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£529K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-55.0%2.3M
Conversion rate1.0%
Avg price£21.87

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand, so 37% of the market is open.

37%

open market share

Brands · sellers39 · 110
Top-5 product click share12%
Open market37%
Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 212 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)79· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,570

Top Wellies products & what they sell for

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

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (12% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

39 falling

Sellers

110

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

12%

Top 20: 33%

Open market

33%

  • DREAM PAIRS19%
  • DRECAGE16%
  • FOGOIN12%
  • Jollywalk9%
  • DUNLOP6%
  • Amazon Essentials5%

Wellies demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.3MCVR1.0%Products212Brands39Top 5 Brands63%OOS Rate11.0%Rating4.4★Reviews1,570Avg BSR#176
150K100KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Top Wellies search terms shoppers use

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

  • wellies421K/yr
  • wellies women510K/yr
  • womens wellies183K/yr
  • wellington boots women167K/yr
  • ankle wellies women161K/yr
  • wellington boots109K/yr
  • welly boots61K/yr
  • short wellies women98K/yr
  • ladies wellies88K/yr
  • ankle wellies69K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wellies

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

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Comfort-Overall22%

Comfortable fit

Size-Overall16%

These are a big fit

Value For Money12%

Good value for money

Quality-Overall9%

Brilliant quality

Water Resistance7%

totally waterproof

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Size-Overall26%

Quite baggy

Durability10%

hers fell apart

Ease Of Use6%

Me i have not been able to use

Comfort-Overall5%

Not comfortable

Water Resistance4%

now no longer waterproof

Wellies return rate & reasons

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

4.5%

Return rate

78%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
52%
2Feet Fit
14%
3Width
6%
4Comfort-Overall
4%
5Ankle Support
3%

Common Wellies questions

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

Flapen scores Wellies 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £529K/yr across 212 tracked products. 0 of 79 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -55.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wellies on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.