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pork pie

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (30.3% search→purchase), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 30Growth 57Conversion 100Competition 48Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 7Brand share 0Review moat 77Quality gap 78

Conversion

Incredible30.3%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great451.79

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Good+30.4%

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

Competition

Okay56%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay£133K

£133K/yr · 178K searches

Avg price

Bad£2.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£1.47–£3.84

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pork pie is a £133K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (178K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

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

pork pie market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
£123K–£148K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
30.3%
Avg BSR
#3
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
4.9%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

11

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Morrisons78%
  • Pork Farms10%
  • by Amazon7%
  • Wall's3%
  • Dickinson & Morris1%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +30.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KHoliday '24Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top pork pie search terms

  • pork pie125K/yr
  • pork pies46K/yr
  • mini pork pies4K/yr
  • melton mowbray pork pies2K/yr
  • pork pies morrisons1K/yr
  • pork pies mini96/yr
All search terms

Top pork pie 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%£13K20%£27K30%£40K40%£53K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pork pie

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall38%

“I was fortunate enough to get one of these on offer at my local Morrisons; it`s a well-filled pie, quite nicely seasoned and with a good percentage of pork with very little jelly; tasty, though not quite on par with the Dickinson and Morris equivalent –”

Quality-Overall16%

“Very well made”

Flavor11%

“Great flavour”

Value For Money7%

“Decent value”

Ease Of Use4%

“Well used”

Size-Overall4%

“Just a nice size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Freshness4%

“Lovely and fresh”

Portability3%

“Very nice to take for a snack while out and about”

Crispiness3%

“Crunchy top pastry delicious meat and jelly and great value”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall20%

“Not the best”

Value For Money17%

“Two expensive”

Flavor15%

“Flavourless”

Size-Overall12%

“Small”

Taste-Overall8%

“No taste in the product”

Color6%

“Strange white stuff inside”

Moist/Dry6%

“Dry”

Ingredients-Overall6%

“20% pork which is weird in something that is a pork pie and then there's red Leicester, mature cheddar, carrot, date paste and so much more that its not a traditional pork pie anymore”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“Average, crust was a little softer than it should have been”

Common questions

Is pork pie profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £133K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +30.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the pork pie niche?
5 brands and 11 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pork pie?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for pork pie peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pork pie niche?
Listings span £1.47–£3.84; the average listing price is £2.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 452 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.