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cheese board

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 52Growth 19Conversion 24Competition 85Returns 97Price range 72Avg price 82Brand share 95Review moat 77Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Incredible40%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great30%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£17.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great453.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£2.01–£47.93

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Good£321K

£321K/yr · 945K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-11.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cheese board is a £321K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (945K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 40% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cheese board market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£352K–£440K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.9%
Avg BSR
#176
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
81%
Out of stock
17.4%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

45 falling

Sellers

93

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

55%

  • Hossejoy12%
  • Topline8%
  • CUQOO7%
  • EVERRISE7%
  • Giggi6%
  • YES4QUALITY5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
125K75KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.9×

Top cheese board search terms

  • cheese board408K/yr
  • charcuterie boards153K/yr
  • cheese board and knife set102K/yr
  • charcuterie board48K/yr
  • grazing board31K/yr
  • cheese board gift set53K/yr
  • cheeseboard24K/yr
  • cheese boards19K/yr
  • cheese platter11K/yr
  • cheeseboard and knife set16K/yr
All search terms

Top cheese board 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%2%£6K4%£13K6%£19K8%£26K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cheese board

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“good quality set”

Gifting Purpose17%

“Birthday gift”

Taste-Overall10%

“crackers was excellent”

Value For Money10%

“Good price”

Size-Overall7%

“The board is a great size”

Design-Overall3%

“The board is well designed”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Just what I wanted”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“clean as any bamboo chopping board I've used”

Strength2%

“certainly very sturdy”

Flavor2%

“Nice flavours”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall21%

“bit small for pots / jars”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“Different from the product photos”

Durability9%

“broken like the first”

Value For Money8%

“It looked expensive”

Quality-Overall5%

“The board was no where near the quality it looked in the picture”

Wood Quality4%

“it came with lots of small pieces of wood coming out of the board even after washing”

Smell4%

“unless the smell goes”

Thickness3%

“could be a bit thicker”

Rusts/Corrodes2%

“One of the knives was rusted”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“So disappointed, all the so called extras were rock solid, couldn't chew the biscuit the meat was hard seemed old”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall48%
Quality-Overall7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Color4%
Weight Heavy4%
Wood Quality4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Durability2%
Value For Money2%
Ease Of Use2%

Common questions

Is cheese board profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £321K/yr across 67 tracked products. 3 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
How competitive is the cheese board niche?
45 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 40% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cheese board?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Durability. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for cheese board peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 12.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cheese board niche?
Listings span £2.01–£47.93; the average listing price is £17.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 453 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.