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cornish pasty

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (19.9% search→purchase), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 90% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 29Growth 28Conversion 100Competition 29Returns 100Price range 53Avg price 60Brand share 25Review moat 70Quality gap 68

Conversion

Incredible19.9%

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

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good680.53

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Good£13.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£1.74–£29.90

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

Market size

Okay£130K

£130K/yr · 49K searches

Competition

Okay68%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Okay+2.2%

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

Brand share

Okay90%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cornish pasty is a £130K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

cornish pasty market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£132K–£165K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
19.9%
Avg BSR
#296
Page quality
0%
Prime
58%
Sponsored
42%
Out of stock
0.8%
Avg brand age
69 months
Avg seller age
200 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Ginsters39%
  • Morrisons33%
  • The Cornish Hamper Store7%
  • Cornish Hampers & Gifts6%
  • Marielle5%
  • XJSGS4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 12 weeks — +2.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top cornish pasty 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%10%£13K20%£26K30%£39K40%£52K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cornish pasty

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall43%

“The tea was amazing”

Gifting Purpose16%

“Ideal gift”

Quality-Overall10%

“Good quality food”

Value For Money9%

“Good value”

Freshness5%

“Fresh”

Baking3%

“Nice potato in pastry”

Spiciness2%

“nice with a bit of brown sauce”

Crispiness2%

“crisp pastry”

Moist/Dry1%

“It was nice a bit dry”

Size-Overall1%

“great size”

What buyers complain about

Spiciness13%

“Lacking any discernible pepper”

Value For Money13%

“Overpriced”

Taste-Overall11%

“Don't taste that good”

Moist/Dry8%

“dry 2 fell apart didn't enjoy”

Quality-Overall7%

“Be wary it is extremely over-priced for the quality contained within”

Thickness6%

“Recipient thought pastry edging was too thick”

Storage Temperature4%

“they was frozen”

Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked4%

“Burnt before half the applied cooking time”

Adhesion/Stickiness4%

“I did not find them sticky enough as they started to slip down”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“box is not like the picture”

Top return reasons

Color27%
Size-Overall25%
Quality-Overall11%
Functionality-Overall7%
Adhesion/Stickiness6%
Transparency5%
Shape/Style3%
Thickness3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Product Condition3%

Common questions

Is cornish pasty profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £130K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the cornish pasty niche?
8 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cornish pasty?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Spiciness, Value For Money, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the cornish pasty niche?
Listings span £1.74–£29.90; the average listing price is £13.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 681 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.