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ground coffee 1kg

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($36K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 9Growth 15Conversion 57Competition 76Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 84Brand share 29Review moat 44Quality gap 70

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£18.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great£5.66–£45.26

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good4.9%

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

Review moat

Okay2,055.07

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay88%

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

Growth

Bad-20.5%

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

Market size

Bad£36K

£36K/yr · 40K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ground coffee 1kg is a £36K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ground coffee 1kg market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£46K–£56K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#91
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
68 months
Avg seller age
160 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

133

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

10%

  • Der-Franz42%
  • by Amazon25%
  • Brown Bear8%
  • Grano Milano7%
  • Lavazza5%
  • A1 Coffee2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 10%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — -20.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top ground coffee 1kg search terms

  • ground coffee 1kg18K/yr
  • der franz coffee beans10K/yr
  • 1kg ground coffee4K/yr
  • der franz4K/yr
  • coffee ground 1kg4K/yr
All search terms

Top ground coffee 1kg 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%3%£1K6%£2K9%£3K12%£4K101001K10K100K 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 ground coffee 1kg

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall29%

“Delicious coffee”

Value For Money19%

“Great value”

Caffeine Content13%

“Caffeine content - wonderful”

Flavor11%

“The flavour is balanced”

Quality-Overall8%

“am pleased to say it is wonderfully consistent in quality”

Smell4%

“Great aroma”

Blend/Ratio2%

“It is the perfect blend”

Freshness2%

“fresh”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Item arrived as described”

Soft Feel1%

“Its fairly smooth”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall21%

“Not very tasty”

Bitter11%

“Too bitter”

Flavor8%

“Just a slightly odd flavour to me”

Value For Money6%

“now too expensive”

Smell6%

“Smells and tastes off”

Quality-Overall6%

“Quality has gone downhill”

Strength5%

“No strength”

Caffeine Content4%

“Not as high in cafine as expected”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled4%

“Old beans”

Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked2%

“Horrible burnt tasting coffee”

Common questions

Is ground coffee 1kg profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £36K/yr across 43 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the ground coffee 1kg niche?
14 brands and 133 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ground coffee 1kg?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Bitter, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the ground coffee 1kg niche?
Listings span £5.66–£45.26; the average listing price is £18.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,055 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.