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Welly Socks

Fail

Demand is soft, at -64.0% this quarter, so Welly Socks is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,186 of 2,461 Fashion niches · on the category median
Market size
£79K/yr282K searches / yr
90-day growth
-64.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 37 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Welly Socks against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Welly Socks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Welly Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Welly Socks 282K times last year and spent an estimated £79K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 282K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -64.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £79K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
282K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-64.0%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£79Ka year
Peak month
December13.8× the quietest month
Top search term
welly socks81K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.18.

Listings sell for £10.18 on average, from £5.00 to £21.35. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.18 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.18under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.00–£21.35
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #319 within Socks & Hosiery. It carries 1,115 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
69%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
19.7%
Average rank
#319in Socks & Hosiery
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,115per listing
Listings tracked
59

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Welly Socks 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 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£5K£7K£9K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

37 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

46%

  • EBMORE22%
  • WB SOCKS9%
  • Sock Tec7%
  • K Collection7%
  • Soxy5%
  • Niofind4%

Demand

Welly Socks search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.8×

Search terms

Top Welly Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • welly socks81K/yr
  • wellie socks29K/yr
  • welly socks womens31K/yr
  • wellie socks womens 4-720K/yr
  • wellington boot socks19K/yr
  • wellington socks9K/yr
  • wellies socks7K/yr
  • wellington socks women3K/yr
  • wellies socks women9K/yr
  • womens welly socks8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Welly Socks

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

Complain

Quality-Overall14%−0.07

Rubbish

Poor Quality

No quality control

Thickness12%−0.10

Not as thick as it looks in the picture

Very thick

Not as thick as I thought

Size-Overall10%

very long

tight

Bit short

Warmth9%+1.89

Not very warm feet still get cold

No warmth

Just ordinary terry socks not warm

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%−0.03

no elastic

Loose elastic band

Plus they have absolutely no stretch at all

Love

Warmth29%+1.89

Comfy and warm

Keeps it warm

Keep feet warm

Comfort-Overall16%+1.51

Comfy and warm

comfortable to wear

They are mostly comfortable although they are quite tight

Quality-Overall11%−0.07

They appear well made

Excellent product

Great quality socks love them

Size-Overall8%

the fit is accurate

they fit very snug

Fit perfect

Value For Money7%+0.42

Good deal

Excellent value

Excellent value for money

Return

1.2% Return rate 51% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall25%▇▆▆▆▇█

very long

tight

Bit short

Quality-Overall10%▇▄▆█▃▆

Rubbish

Poor Quality

No quality control

Thin7%▃▅▆▃▅█
Length7%▆▅█▃▆▆
Material Quality7%▄▅█▃▃▅

caused by the loops in the terry-towel like material

After 2 wears material was pulling and bobbling

nice colours however the material looked snagged

FAQ

Common Welly Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.