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title: "Jacket Potatoes — £276K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 38/100 · £276K/yr market · 285K searches/yr · £2.37 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **jacket potatoes**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 50Growth 25Conversion 100Competition 10Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 7Brand share 0Review moat 53Quality gap 27
**Conversion**
**Incredible****41.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Good****1,361.89**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Good****£276K**
£276K/yr · 285K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-0.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****88%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Avg price**
**Bad****£2.37**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£0.77–£5.76**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, jacket potatoes is a £276K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (285K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **jacket potatoes market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **125K–150K**
- avg 15,000–20,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£296K–£356K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **41.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **0%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **60 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **190 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 88% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**4 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**31**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**88%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Morrisons66% - McCain23% - by Amazon9% - Bannisters' Farm2%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6K seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/jacket-potatoes/trend)
## **Top jacket potatoes search terms**
- **jacket potatoes**145K/yr-6.2%39.8% conv. - **baking potatoes**62K/yr-7.7%42.8% conv. - **baked potatoes**37K/yr-2.3%36.0% conv. - **frozen jacket potatoes**17K/yr+101.9%17.7% conv. - **jacket potato**15K/yr+16.7%19.4% conv. - **baked potato**6K/yr-14.5%24.6% conv. - **baking potato**2K/yr+0.4%37.5% conv. - **large potatoes**2K/yr+12.0%25.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/jacket-potatoes/search-terms)
## **Top jacket potatoes 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%£28K20%£55K30%£83K40%£111K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Baking Potatoes 4 pack**Morrisons**£0.95**4.6★2,484 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LPOS222) [2**Morrisons The Best Baking Potatoes 700g**Morrisons**£1.79**4.5★1,095 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S2RPJ56) [3**McCain 4 Baked Jacket Potatoes 800G**McCain**£3.14**4.6★3,367 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0111Y9MBG) [4**Morrisons Baking Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£1.97**4.6★1,749 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCTBJS) [5**by Amazon Baking Potatoes 4 Pack**by Amazon**£0.77**4.6★1,133 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BCWYDFVS)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Extra Large Baking Potatoes 2pk**Morrisons**£1.12**18 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZW4JSWK) [**Morrisons Baking Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£1.97**1,749 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCTBJS) [**Bannisters Yorkshire Family Farm 8 Baked Jacket Potatoes 1.2kg (Frozen)**Bannisters' Farm**£3.47**29 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C69ZTXR7) [**by Amazon Baking Potatoes 4 Pack**by Amazon**£0.77**1,133 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BCWYDFVS) [**McCain 8 Frozen Baked Jacket Potatoes**McCain**£5.76**1,143 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B081K1VV6D)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Extra Large Baking Potatoes 2pk**Morrisons**£1.12**4.5★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZW4JSWK) [**Bannisters Yorkshire Family Farm 8 Baked Jacket Potatoes 1.2kg (Frozen)**Bannisters' Farm**£3.47**4.7★**▲ 33%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C69ZTXR7) [**Morrisons The Best Baking Potatoes 700g**Morrisons**£1.79**4.5★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07S2RPJ56) [**McCain 4 Baked Jacket Potatoes 800G**McCain**£3.14**4.6★**— 9%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0111Y9MBG) [**Morrisons Baking Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£1.97**4.6★**— 2%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCTBJS)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about jacket potatoes**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**17%
*“These potatoes were lovely”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Amazing quality worth every penny. Only good quality frozen jacket potato I buy”*
**Freshness**13%
*“Nice and fresh”*
**Baking**10%
*“Good baking potatoes”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Good value for money”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“Nice size”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**5%
*“Fast food at it's best”*
**Crispiness**4%
*“Crispy”*
**Flavor**4%
*“Roasted up lovely and tasty”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**23%
*“Awful taste”*
**Ingredients-Overall**15%
*“Sick not sure what they put in it”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Definitely not the best”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Nothing special and very pricey”*
**Durability**8%
*“Didnt last long”*
**Moist/Dry**6%
*“Very dry”*
**Flavor**4%
*“The flavour could be improved slightly as I've definitely tasted better”*
**Natural Ingredients**4%
*“The potatoes have a vile unnatural taste to them”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“the texture can be like rubber”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Very small”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is jacket potatoes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £276K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the jacket potatoes niche?**
- 4 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 88% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in jacket potatoes?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Ingredients-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for jacket potatoes peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the jacket potatoes niche?**
- Listings span £0.77–£5.76; the average listing price is £2.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,362 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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