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title: "Baking Beans — £206K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 35/100 · £206K/yr market · 138K searches/yr · £7.33 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **baking beans**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 40Growth 10Conversion 100Competition 3Returns 99Price range 18Avg price 20Brand share 9Review moat 25Quality gap 25
**Conversion**
**Incredible****20.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Okay****£206K**
£206K/yr · 138K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,278.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.33**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.94–£17.45**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-29.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Competition**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, baking beans is a £206K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **baking beans market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£183K–£220K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **20.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#839**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **50%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **56 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **190 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 96% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**6 **—flat
**Sellers**
**32**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Tala69% - KitchenCraft12% - Sukh5% - Chef Aid5% - ROCKSHEAT5% - S & S PRODUCTS4% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -29.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/baking-beans/trend)
## **Top baking beans search terms**
- **baking beans**63K/yr-28.6%18.1% conv. - **baking beans for blind baking pastry**32K/yr-25.5%21.7% conv. - **baking beads**15K/yr-33.0%14.6% conv. - **ceramic baking beans**7K/yr-28.3%17.0% conv. - **baking beads for blind baking pastry**8K/yr-35.9%22.1% conv. - **blind baking beans reusable**6K/yr-37.6%20.1% conv. - **pie weights**4K/yr-34.6%10.8% conv. - **baking beans for pastry**3K/yr-35.8%12.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/baking-beans/search-terms)
## **Top baking beans products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%20%£41K40%£82K60%£124K80%£165K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Tala Ceramic Baking Beans - Reusable Heat Resistant Blind Weights**Tala**£4.51**4.7★13,294 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000PVHDHM) [2**KitchenCraft Ceramic Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Washable and Reusable Heatproof Ceramic 5g**KitchenCraft**£6.57**4.7★7,551 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001IWZ2W) [3**Sukh 0.94LB Pie Weights for Baking - Ceramic Pie Crust Weights Beans Reusable Natural Ceramic Stoneware for Blind Baking Items Homemade Kitchen Must Have Round Household Steam Oven Stone**Sukh**£6.71**4.6★1,489 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6Q2P6QF) [4**Chef Aid Reusable Ceramic Baking Beans and Blind Weights in Storage tub Oven Beads Prevent Pastry Shrinkage Blind Bake Quiche Pies and Tarts Heat Resistant Approx 500 g.**Chef Aid**£4.79**4.7★2,639 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07W6JS9VC) [5**ROCKSHEAT Ceramic Baking Beans Reusable Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Pie Weights Baking Beads with Storage Baking Accessories (2.2lb/1000g)**ROCKSHEAT**£17.45**4.8★379 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QW4PNC9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Sukh 0.94LB Pie Weights for Baking - Ceramic Pie Crust Weights Beans Reusable Natural Ceramic Stoneware for Blind Baking Items Homemade Kitchen Must Have Round Household Steam Oven Stone**Sukh**£6.71**1,489 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6Q2P6QF) [**Ceramic Baking Beans Pie Bead for Blind Pastry Baking Reusable And Heat Resistant Baking Beans 200g**S & S PRODUCTS**£3.94**318 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083S1XNNR) [**Chef Aid Reusable Ceramic Baking Beans and Blind Weights in Storage tub Oven Beads Prevent Pastry Shrinkage Blind Bake Quiche Pies and Tarts Heat Resistant Approx 500 g.**Chef Aid**£4.79**2,639 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07W6JS9VC) [**ROCKSHEAT Ceramic Baking Beans Reusable Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Pie Weights Baking Beads with Storage Baking Accessories (2.2lb/1000g)**ROCKSHEAT**£17.45**379 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QW4PNC9) [**KitchenCraft Ceramic Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Washable and Reusable Heatproof Ceramic 5g**KitchenCraft**£6.57**7,551 rev10y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001IWZ2W)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Tala Ceramic Baking Beans - Reusable Heat Resistant Blind Weights**Tala**£4.51**4.7★**▲ 12%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000PVHDHM) [**KitchenCraft Ceramic Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Washable and Reusable Heatproof Ceramic 5g**KitchenCraft**£6.57**4.7★**— 4%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001IWZ2W) [**ROCKSHEAT Ceramic Baking Beans Reusable Baking Beans for Blind Baking Pastry Pie Weights Baking Beads with Storage Baking Accessories (2.2lb/1000g)**ROCKSHEAT**£17.45**4.8★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QW4PNC9) [**Sukh 0.94LB Pie Weights for Baking - Ceramic Pie Crust Weights Beans Reusable Natural Ceramic Stoneware for Blind Baking Items Homemade Kitchen Must Have Round Household Steam Oven Stone**Sukh**£6.71**4.6★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C6Q2P6QF) [**Ceramic Baking Beans Pie Bead for Blind Pastry Baking Reusable And Heat Resistant Baking Beans 200g**S & S PRODUCTS**£3.94**4.1★**▼ 15%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083S1XNNR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about baking beans**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**30%
*“As advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“Good quality”*
**Efficiency**9%
*“Works well”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Great value for money”*
**Baking**7%
*“Great for baking”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“Easy to clean and store”*
**Product Condition**4%
*“Had these a while now, used over and over again, still as good as new”*
**Durability**4%
*“Have another set of these from 4 years ago, they have held up, none shattered, and as these look identical then I expect that they will last”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“good size and plenty of them”*
**Correct Contents**2%
*“Good qty”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Temperature Control**25%
*“Be careful when you take them out very hot cool down first”*
**Weight Heavy**25%
*“Not heavy enough”*
**Leak-Proof**13%
*“After many accidents using old rice to blind bake. I also seem to spill it everywhere”*
**Hard Feel**5%
*“Appeared a little grainy rather than smooth ceramic”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“a little smaller than some”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**25%
**Defective Material/Parts**25%
**Maintenance And Repair**13%
**Material Quality**13%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Value For Money**6%
**Size-Overall**6%
## **Common questions**
- **Is baking beans profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £206K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -29.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- **How competitive is the baking beans niche?**
- 6 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 96% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in baking beans?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Temperature Control, Weight Heavy, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for baking beans peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the baking beans niche?**
- Listings span £3.94–£17.45; the average listing price is £7.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,278 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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