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Commode

Maybe

The average product has only 233 reviews. But demand is soft, at -10.3% this quarter, so Commode is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
62
62 / 100
Top 6% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +14 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.1M/yr456K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
42%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 51 sellers

Flapen Score

Commode against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Commode is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

62Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Commode market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Commode 456K times last year and spent an estimated £1.1M. The top 5 brands take 52% of clicks. Flapen scores it 62 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 456K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
456K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£1.1Ma year
Peak month
January1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
commode toilet chair133K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £88.57.

Listings sell for £88.57 on average, from £14.05 to £310.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £88.57 that is £22K to £44K a year per listing.

Average price
£88.57inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£14.05–£310.55
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£22K–£44K
Returns
1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 69% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #39 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 233 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
69%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#39in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
233per listing
Listings tracked
36

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Commode products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£34K£67K£101K£134K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

43%

  • Aidapt14%
  • DRIVE DEVILBISS HEALTHCARE11%
  • NJUN9%
  • NRS9%
  • Breeze Mobility8%
  • Days6%

Demand

Commode search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Commode search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • commode toilet chair133K/yr
  • commode100K/yr
  • commode chairs50K/yr
  • commode toilet49K/yr
  • commodes25K/yr
  • comode20K/yr
  • commode chair22K/yr
  • commodes for the elderly9K/yr
  • portable commode9K/yr
  • toilet chair7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Commode

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Assembly/Installation8%−0.05

A little bit fiddly to assemble

The instructions to assemble the chair were inadequate

Got a bit lost putting it together

Size-Overall6%−0.10

it so flipping little

Not fit for purpose

The bucket is a bit small

Quality-Overall6%+0.53

Cheap and nasty

Not premium quality

The quality is very poor

Strength5%+0.90

Not as sturdy as they claim

Not stable

Not very strong

Leak-Proof4%

They arent supposed to leak

Unfortunately these bags are prone to leakage so I use 2 at a time

increases the risk of spillage

Love

Strength17%+0.90

The frame feels sturdy once assembled

Quite sturdy

the chair is pretty sturdy

Quality-Overall11%+0.53

Excellent product

Excellent quality easy to put together

Great well made looks good

Assembly/Installation8%−0.05

Assembly was straightforward

Easy to assemble

Quick Setup

Value For Money8%+0.70

Great Value

Good price

Value for money

Ease Of Use8%

easy to remove

Easy to fold

Easy to use

Return

1.9% Return rate 47% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall34%▇▆█▇▆▇

it so flipping little

Not fit for purpose

The bucket is a bit small

Strength8%█▆▆▂█▂

Not as sturdy as they claim

Not stable

Not very strong

Defective Material/Parts8%▅▅▄▅▆█
Ease Of Use6%▅▂▅█▃▃

Its not easy to slide back in again after emptying Also the potty lid doesnt fit closely

Quality-Overall5%▃▄▄▄█▁

Cheap and nasty

Not premium quality

The quality is very poor

FAQ

Common Commode questions

Answered from the same tracked data.