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leicester city

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.11–$16.99) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 30Growth 20Conversion 100Competition 25Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 16Brand share 14Review moat 77Quality gap 25

Conversion

Incredible20.6%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great459.06

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay£137K

£137K/yr · 113K searches

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-10.8%

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

Avg price

Bad£5.92

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£1.11–£16.99

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, leicester city is a £137K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (113K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

leicester city market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£89K–£118K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
20.6%
Avg BSR
#381
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
33%
Out of stock
5.9%
Avg brand age
60 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Morrisons76%
  • Booths7%
  • FOCO6%
  • bring me socks3%
  • Half Time Club2%
  • Headline Home2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.5×

Top leicester city search terms

  • red leicester cheese34K/yr
  • leicester city football gifts30K/yr
  • leicester city21K/yr
  • red leicester8K/yr
  • leicester7K/yr
  • leicester city gifts12K/yr
All search terms

Top leicester city 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%£14K20%£27K30%£41K40%£55K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about leicester city

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall59%

“These are tasty biscuits”

Value For Money13%

“affordable”

Crispiness5%

“Grated and great”

Flavor4%

“Great flavour”

Quality-Overall4%

“Great Quality, Great Value, Great Taste”

Salt Content2%

“Nice with a crumbly salty cheddar cheese”

Size-Overall2%

“A decent sized mug for tea drinking”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Great gift he loves them”

Storage Temperature1%

“Received on time, still frozen”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“Beautiful texture, firm and versatile”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall31%

“Its what I imagine eating plastic might taste like”

Value For Money13%

“As they're only a £1.00 a packet it's a habit I don't mind keeping”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled10%

“Very Moreish”

Flavor8%

“I can't detect a single difference in flavor”

Powdered/Crumbled4%

“very crumbley you get a lot in the packet”

Size-Overall4%

“These of course are bigger so I thought theyd be the same”

Crispiness4%

“Amazon sent in card pouch, lots damaged as they are fragile & crispy, no protection at all from knocks & bangs”

Durability4%

“A Pack of these do not last long”

Recycle/Reuse2%

“not resealable though”

Quality-Overall2%

“shouldn't mean you loose the quality of a fresh cheese”

Top return reasons

Gifting Purpose50%
Size-Overall50%

Common questions

Is leicester city profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £137K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the leicester city niche?
9 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in leicester city?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for leicester city peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 9.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the leicester city niche?
Listings span £1.11–£16.99; the average listing price is £5.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 459 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.