star bar
Skip itA small market ($60K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great387.23avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good£14.27avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good£1.06–£38.63cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Good4.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-16.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£60K£60K/yr · 91K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, star bar is a £60K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (91K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
star bar market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £71K–£86K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.7%
- Avg BSR
- #1,019
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 50%
- Sponsored
- 19%
- Out of stock
- 7.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 167 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 flat
Sellers
90
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 94%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
8%
- Cadbury43%
- Generic18%
- London Grocery10%
- snack&stuff9%
- --6%
- SweetiePost5%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — -16.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×
Top star bar search terms
- starbar31K/yr
- star bar22K/yr
- star bars12K/yr
- starbars7K/yr
- star bars chocolate9K/yr
- starbars box of 486K/yr
- star bars box of 484K/yr
Top star bar 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Cadbury Starbar Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate with Caramel & Peanut Centre Multipack of 4 x 37 g Bars (Pack of 1)
Cadbury£2.454.7★95 rev
Cadbury Starbar Chocolate Bar 49g x Case of 32
London Grocery£25.194.7★145 rev
Starbar Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate with Caramel & Peanut Centre Multipack of 4 x 37 g Bars (Pack of 1Milk Chocolates
snack&stuff£6.873.4★3 rev
Cadbury Starbar Duo Chocolate Bars 74 g (Pack of 32)
Cadbury£21.534.9★11 rev
Cadbury Starbar Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate with Caramel & Peanut Centre 49 g (Pack of 32)
Cadbury£17.934.8★498 rev
Newest
by launch dateStarbar Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate with Caramel & Peanut Centre Multipack of 4 x 37 g Bars (Pack of 1Milk Chocolates
snack&stuff£6.873 rev
Starbar Chocolate Bars with Caramel & Peanut Centre Milk Chocolate Bar Multipack 49g (Pack of 6) Crunchy Roasted Peanuts & Smooth Caramel Classic Chocolate Treat
Generic£8.991 rev
New Cad Dairy Milk Wholnut Fruit & Nut Caramel Double Decker Crunchie Jelly Pop Candy Bar Perfect For Sharing and Gifting for Easter Christmas and New Year (Pack Of 4 Star Bar)
Generic£5.730 rev
Starbar Duo Chocolate Bar 10 x 74g With Chriistmas Gift Box - Milk Chocolate Bars With Cramel and Peanut Centre
Generic£21.050 rev
4 x Chocolate Gift Hamper NewStarbar Chocolate Multipack 4x37g (Each Pack 148g) For Christmas Easter Thanks Giving By Experts Supplies
Generic£13.872 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumStarbar Chocolate Bar Milk Chocolate with Caramel & Peanut Centre Multipack of 4 x 37 g Bars (Pack of 1Milk Chocolates
snack&stuff£6.873.4★
Starbar Chocolate Bars with Caramel & Peanut Centre Milk Chocolate Bar Multipack 49g (Pack of 6) Crunchy Roasted Peanuts & Smooth Caramel Classic Chocolate Treat
Generic£8.995.0★
Starbar All Chocolate Bars Collection Ultimate Assorted Chocolate Selection (Full Box 32 x Bars 49g)
--£36.625.0★
Cadbury Starbar Duo Chocolate Bars 74 g (Pack of 32)
Cadbury£21.534.9★
Chocolate Hamper Bundle Treat With Starbar Duo Chocolate Bar (6 Pack) Gift By Oerich
Oerich£13.385.0★
What buyers say about star bar
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Delicious chocolate”
“reasonable price”
“A lovely little find, ideal for that little treat, they taste lovely soft chewy nougat center in milk chocolate, satisfying”
“Good quality chocolate”
“Delights soft nougat”
“just enough to fill that sweet spot”
“this is a great gift for anyone”
“It's as described”
“guessing good if on diet as light”
“it fits very well”
What buyers complain about
“Price point quite high”
“To small”
“Too salty”
“very difficult to break”
“Its not the best flavour”
“Too hard tasted bland”
“not as nice as other cadbury sweets”
“Pleasant enough, just not top notch”
“Palm oil and the cocoa reduction tastes gross and makes you feel like you are eating wax or grease”
“tough to break”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is star bar profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £60K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the star bar niche?
- 9 brands and 90 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in star bar?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Salt Content. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for star bar peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the star bar niche?
- Listings span £1.06–£38.63; the average listing price is £14.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 387 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.