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title: "Cornish Pasty — £130K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 51/100 · £130K/yr market · 49K searches/yr. Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 90% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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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**
**Incredible****19.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Good****680.53**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
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**
**Okay****68%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+2.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Okay****90%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/cornish-pasty/trend)
## **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 moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Morrisons 4 Cornish Pasties**Morrisons**£3.14**4.4★1,763 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EAAI5PC) [2**Ginsters Cornish Pasties 4x130g**Ginsters**£4.08**4.5★290 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01174PPQQ) [3**Ginsters Original Cornish Pasty 227g**Ginsters**£2.37**4.5★545 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000ZRSMVW) [4**Ginsters Original Cornish Pasty 130g**Ginsters**£1.74**5.0★3 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFF33B7H) [5**3 x Traditional Cornish Steak Pasties | Pre-Baked & Ready to Eat | Pasty Gift Hamper for Dad Cornwall Lovers Birthdays | Pasties by Post**The Cornish Hamper Store**£18.70**4.3★63 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VLDG2NH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Ginsters Original Cornish Pasty 130g**Ginsters**£1.74**3 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFF33B7H) [**Breasties Grippies Reusable Silicone Nipple Covers Adhesive Free Nipple Pasties No Show Nippies Breast Petals with Travel Case | Honey AA-A Cups**Breasties**£17.32**97 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLVLZ5TH) [**6 x Medium Gourmet Steak Cornish Pasties - Authentic Handmade Traditional Cornish Steak Pasties - Perfect for Lunch Snacks or Gifts**The Cornish Company**£23.95**13 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DB2HN73V) [**Cornish Hampers & Gifts 4x Traditional Gourmet Cornish Steak Pasties - Elegant Packaging - Great As A Gift - Pasty Hamper - Birthdays Anniversary & Special Occasions**Cornish Hampers & Gifts**£23.25**70 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77RL18B) [**Cornish Hampers & Gifts 8x Traditional Gourmet Cornish Steak Pasties - Elegant Packaging - Great As A Gift - Pasty Hamper - Birthdays Anniversary & Special Occasions**Cornish Hampers & Gifts**£29.90**40 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D77SJ8BN)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Ginsters Cornish Cheddar & Caramelised Onion Pasty 180g**Ginsters**£2.36**4.2★**▲ 219%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RN7J1KV) [**XJSGS Nipple Covers Nipple Pasties Invisible Silicone Nipple Cover Reusable Adhesive Nipple Stickers(2pairs)**XJSGS**£5.35**4.3★**▲ 214%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DDCR5DB) [**XJSGS Nipple Covers Womens Pasties Invisible Silicone Nipple Stickers (Brown-4pairs)**XJSGS**£7.87**4.3★**▲ 169%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0978DV2N8) [**Ginsters Original Cornish Pasty 130g**Ginsters**£1.74**5.0★**▲ 120%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFF33B7H) [**Breasties Grippies Reusable Silicone Nipple Covers Adhesive Free Nipple Pasties No Show Nippies Breast Petals with Travel Case | Honey AA-A Cups**Breasties**£17.32**3.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DLVLZ5TH)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cornish pasty**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**43%
*“The tea was amazing”*
**Gifting Purpose**16%
*“Ideal gift”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Good quality food”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good value”*
**Freshness**5%
*“Fresh”*
**Baking**3%
*“Nice potato in pastry”*
**Spiciness**2%
*“nice with a bit of brown sauce”*
**Crispiness**2%
*“crisp pastry”*
**Moist/Dry**1%
*“It was nice a bit dry”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“great size”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Spiciness**13%
*“Lacking any discernible pepper”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Overpriced”*
**Taste-Overall**11%
*“Don't taste that good”*
**Moist/Dry**8%
*“dry 2 fell apart didn't enjoy”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Be wary it is extremely over-priced for the quality contained within”*
**Thickness**6%
*“Recipient thought pastry edging was too thick”*
**Storage Temperature**4%
*“they was frozen”*
**Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked**4%
*“Burnt before half the applied cooking time”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
*“I did not find them sticky enough as they started to slip down”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“box is not like the picture”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**27%
**Size-Overall**25%
**Quality-Overall**11%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**6%
**Transparency**5%
**Shape/Style**3%
**Thickness**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Product Condition**3%
## **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.
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