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cottage pie mix

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (23.1% search→purchase), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.34–$8.85) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 20Growth 14Conversion 100Competition 75Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 8Brand share 13Review moat 85Quality gap 72

Conversion

Incredible23.1%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great305.84

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£81K

£81K/yr · 118K searches

Growth

Bad-22.5%

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

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Avg price

Bad£2.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£0.34–£8.85

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cottage pie mix is a £81K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (118K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

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

cottage pie mix market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£90K–£120K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
23.1%
Avg BSR
#61
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
72 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

2%

  • Morrisons60%
  • Colman's13%
  • Schwartz10%
  • Iceland6%
  • Bisto5%
  • Charlie Bigham's3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top cottage pie mix search terms

  • cottage pie56K/yr
  • shepherds pie19K/yr
  • colmans13K/yr
  • cottage pie mix7K/yr
  • colemans4K/yr
  • sauce mix5K/yr
  • shepherds pie mix7K/yr
  • colmans sauce mixes3K/yr
  • shepards pie2K/yr
  • shepherd pie mix1K/yr
All search terms

Top cottage pie mix 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%4%£3K8%£7K12%£10K16%£13K101001K10K 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 cottage pie mix

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall41%

“Tasted wholesome”

Value For Money12%

“Good product,good value”

Blend/Ratio11%

“Good mixes”

Flavor8%

“Great flavour”

Quality-Overall6%

“the meat is good quality”

Cooking Instructions3%

“Great for when you are not in the mood for cooking”

Ease Of Use3%

“Incredibly convenient”

Crispiness3%

“He likes the crunchy bits on top”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Do what it says on the packet”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“These come in handy when you dont have time to use ingredients”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall23%

“Bit mushy”

Value For Money9%

“this was the most expensive”

Quality-Overall7%

“Cheap and filling and not as upf as some brand frozen meals”

Thickness5%

“Very thin and sloppy not much substance to this cottage pie”

Crispiness5%

“Mash wasn't nice either”

Texture/Consistency-Overall5%

“Sloppy with hardly any mince”

Spiciness5%

“It was just over peppery gravy and nasty carrots”

Nutritional Content4%

“severely lacking on the meat amount in my opinion”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Nothing like the photo on the box”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled3%

“rubbish”

Common questions

Is cottage pie mix profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £81K/yr across 31 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the cottage pie mix niche?
8 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cottage pie mix?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cottage pie mix peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cottage pie mix niche?
Listings span £0.34–£8.85; the average listing price is £2.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 306 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.