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title: "Prawn Cocktail — £680K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 45/100 · £680K/yr market · 4.8M searches/yr · £2.96 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **prawn cocktail**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 68Growth 45Conversion 56Competition 53Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 8Brand share 0Review moat 26Quality gap 28
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Good****£680K**
£680K/yr · 4.8M searches
**Conversion**
**Good****4.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+16.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,894.22**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£2.96**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£0.75–£6.83**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, prawn cocktail is a £680K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (4.8M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **prawn cocktail market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **300K–400K**
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£888K–£1.2M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#78**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **13%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **65 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **158 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**3 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**34**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**53%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Morrisons93% - Morrison4% - Vimto3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +16.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
125K75KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/prawn-cocktail/trend)
## **Top prawn cocktail search terms**
- **morrisons food shopping with prime**2.9M/yr+18.8%3.3% conv. - **morrisons**1.1M/yr+13.3%1.7% conv. - **morrisons groceries**313K/yr-7.0%2.6% conv. - **morrisons groceries online shopping**94K/yr+76.5%2.5% conv. - **morrison groceries**130K/yr-0.1%0.6% conv. - **morrison**54K/yr+20.0%1.5% conv. - **morrisons food shopping**33K/yr+5.7%2.9% conv. - **morrison shopping online**36K/yr+87.4%1.1% conv. - **morrisons food**13K/yr+9.7%1.7% conv. - **grocery food shopping morrisons**12K/yr+3.1%2.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/prawn-cocktail/search-terms)
## **Top prawn cocktail 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%£34K10%£68K15%£102K20%£136K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Morrisons Large Free Range Eggs 12 pack**Morrisons**£3.44**4.6★14,025 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CNSNSPA) [2**Morrisons Chicken Breast Fillet 1kg**Morrisons**£6.83**4.6★4,893 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M6628A9) [3**Morrisons Sweetclem Easy Peelers 600 g (Pack of 1)**Morrisons**£1.51**4.5★7,863 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IT3KVB2) [4**Morrisons British Steak Mince 5% Fat 500g**Morrisons**£5.40**4.6★7,559 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M2Z8HJ5) [5**Raspberries 150g**Morrisons**£2.36**4.6★3,124 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LF3WD6O)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Morrisons The Best Piccolina Vine Tomatoes 220g**Morrisons**£2.28**827 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTKJV37W) [**Morrisons Baking Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£1.97**1,749 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCTBJS) [**Morrisons Maris Piper Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£2.08**1,891 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCFPHV) [**Morrisons The Butchers On Market Street Lean British Beef Sizzle Steak 0.320kg**Morrisons**£5.42**955 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C7H66LB1) [**Morrisons British Pork Loin Steaks 400g**Morrisons**£4.47**1,128 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C348KQP4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Vimto Squash 1 l (Pack of 1) - Packaging May Vary**Vimto**£1.04**4.8★**▲ 200%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NBSZNYZ) [**Morrisons Strawberries 350 g**Morrison**£2.59**4.6★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06W9DY3KF) [**Raspberries 150g**Morrisons**£2.36**4.6★**▲ 51%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LF3WD6O) [**Morrisons Maris Piper Potatoes 2kg**Morrisons**£2.08**4.6★**▲ 40%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQKCFPHV) [**Blueberries 150g**Morrisons**£2.13**4.6★**▲ 33%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MQ62UJV)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about prawn cocktail**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**26%
*“Excellent taste”*
**Freshness**15%
*“the rest keeps fresh”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“worth it”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Great quality”*
**Flavor**5%
*“it keeps its distinctive flavour”*
**Sweetness**3%
*“Especially pleased that its sugar-free”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“good size”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“It does what it says it does”*
**Baking**2%
*“Ideal for boiled potatoes”*
**Soft Feel**2%
*“This toilet tissue is reasonably soft”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**16%
*“Not as fan of the taste”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Poor quality meat”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Overpriced”*
**Hard Feel**6%
*“hard”*
**Thickness**6%
*“needs to be thicker”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**5%
*“o. one or two berries not quite fresh”*
**Moist/Dry**4%
*“soon go dry”*
**Durability**4%
*“Didnt last long”*
**Dilute/Watery**4%
*“Too much water added”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Difficult to get it out if packet”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is prawn cocktail profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £680K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +16.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the prawn cocktail niche?**
- 3 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in prawn cocktail?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for prawn cocktail peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the prawn cocktail niche?**
- Listings span £0.75–£6.83; the average listing price is £2.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,894 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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