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title: "Search terms — sardines - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 65/100 · £845K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Search terms — sardines - Flapen"
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# **sardines**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 75Growth 25Conversion 77Competition 58Returns 100Price range 64Avg price 78Brand share 64Review moat 95Quality gap 53

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Review moat**

**Great****107.13**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Great****£16.13**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Conversion**

**Great****7.6%**

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

**Market size**

**Good****£845K**

£845K/yr · 690K searches

**Brand share**

**Good****67%**

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

**Price range**

**Good****£0.63–£40.01**

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

**Competition**

**Good****51%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Bad****-0.0%**

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

**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")