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title: "Oatmeal — £35K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **oatmeal**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-37.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 9Growth 6Conversion 85Competition 71Returns 100Price range 29Avg price 16Brand share 42Review moat 73Quality gap 33
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****581.58**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****42%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****£1.35–£20.49**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.60**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£35K**
£35K/yr · 67K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-37.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, oatmeal is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (67K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **oatmeal market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **6K–8K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£34K–£45K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#16**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **80%**
- **Sponsored**
- **53%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **76 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **167 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**94**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**42%**
Top 20: 78%
**Open market**
**15%**
- Minton & Donello28% - Wholefood Earth21% - Buy Whole Foods Online12% - Quaker12% - Trend Organic6% - Thames Organic6% - Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 15%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -37.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/oatmeal/trend)
## **Top oatmeal search terms**
- **oatmeal**53K/yr-39.1%6.8% conv. - **fine oatmeal**4K/yr-18.7%8.0% conv. - **medium oatmeal**6K/yr-45.5%10.9% conv. - **oat meal**2K/yr-20.9%5.7% conv. - **medium oatmeal for parkin**3K/yr-43.8%17.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/oatmeal/search-terms)
## **Top oatmeal 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%5%£2K10%£4K15%£5K20%£7K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Minton & Donello Pinhead Oatmeal 1kg - Traditional Steel Cut Oats High In Fibre Natural Ingredients for Breakfast Baking & Cooking Hearty Texture Filling Slow Release Energy Oatmeal**Minton & Donello**£3.49**4.6★140 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXQPP615) [2**Minton & Donello Pinhead Oatmeal 500g High Fibre Low Fat Oats Great for Porridge Flapjacks Satisfying Breakfast Bowls & Everyday Cooking**Minton & Donello**£2.01**4.5★140 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCGG2JLB) [3**Oatmeal Fine Stabilised 1kg**Wholefood Earth**£6.19**4.6★460 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GDHGQBL) [4**Trend Organic Medium Oatmeal Stoneground 1kg - Wholesome Fibre Boost for Culinary Excellence High in Protein Certified Organic Vegan GMO-Free No Additives No Preservatives**Trend Organic**£9.12**4.3★29 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQPGL612) [5**Organic Oatmeal Fine 1kg (BWFO)**Buy Whole Foods Online**£2.53**4.6★87 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BH4F89L3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Minton & Donello Pinhead Oatmeal 500g High Fibre Low Fat Oats Great for Porridge Flapjacks Satisfying Breakfast Bowls & Everyday Cooking**Minton & Donello**£2.01**140 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCGG2JLB) [**Minton & Donello Pinhead Oatmeal 1kg - Traditional Steel Cut Oats High In Fibre Natural Ingredients for Breakfast Baking & Cooking Hearty Texture Filling Slow Release Energy Oatmeal**Minton & Donello**£3.49**140 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DXQPP615) [**Organic Fine Oatmeal 500g by Hatton Hill Organic**Hatton Hill**£6.11**4 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CXNCYDXX) [**Trend Organic Medium Oatmeal Stoneground 1kg - Wholesome Fibre Boost for Culinary Excellence High in Protein Certified Organic Vegan GMO-Free No Additives No Preservatives**Trend Organic**£9.12**29 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQPGL612) [**Organic Oatmeal Pinhead 1kg (BWFO)**Buy Whole Foods Online**£2.31**96 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BH4FKMHZ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Minton & Donello Organic Porridge Oats 1kg Wholesome Creamy Oats Great for Breakfast Baking Smooth & Warming Bowls and Nutritious Everyday Meals**Minton & Donello**£2.76**4.4★**▲ 182%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09R58N4H2) [**Organic Oatmeal Pinhead 1kg (BWFO)**Buy Whole Foods Online**£2.31**4.7★**▲ 172%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BH4FKMHZ) [**Organic Fine Oatmeal 500g by Hatton Hill Organic**Hatton Hill**£6.11**4.7★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CXNCYDXX) [**Trend Organic Medium Oatmeal Stoneground 1kg - Wholesome Fibre Boost for Culinary Excellence High in Protein Certified Organic Vegan GMO-Free No Additives No Preservatives**Trend Organic**£9.12**4.3★**▲ 135%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQPGL612) [**Organic Oatmeal Fine 1kg (BWFO)**Buy Whole Foods Online**£2.53**4.6★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BH4F89L3)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about oatmeal**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**27%
*“Smooth taste”*
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Oatmeal seems good quality”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Good price”*
**Flavor**6%
*“Great flavour and easy to cook”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**5%
*“Great chunky texture”*
**Cooking Instructions**5%
*“also great for including in several recipes”*
**Baking**4%
*“Great for baking”*
**Nutritional Content**4%
*“Good nutrition value high fiber”*
**Vegan/Organic**3%
*“Organic”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy and quick”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**16%
*“And have a weird bitter taste”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Crazy expensive”*
**Powdered/Crumbled**8%
*“Arrived crushed/powdery”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“no where near the appearance of what was shown”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“The oats the product image shows are different to the quality I received”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“Poor consistency, didnt use it”*
**Smell**4%
*“don't smell good”*
**Chunk/Clump/Collection**4%
*“Too milled”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“The milled oats are too large”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**3%
*“Rubbish”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Certifications**100%
## **Common questions**
- **Is oatmeal profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £35K/yr across 40 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -37.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the oatmeal niche?**
- 16 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in oatmeal?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Powdered/Crumbled. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **What does it cost to enter the oatmeal niche?**
- Listings span £1.35–£20.49; the average listing price is £5.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 582 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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