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title: "Contour Plus Test Strips — £61K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 35/100 · £61K/yr market · 41K searches/yr · £11.67 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **contour plus test strips**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 15Growth 24Conversion 95Competition 3Returns 99Price range 24Avg price 47Brand share 0Review moat 92Quality gap 8
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****162.5**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Okay****£11.67**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-1.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£9.98–£16.58**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£61K**
£61K/yr · 41K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****97%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, contour plus test strips is a £61K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **contour plus test strips market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£58K–£70K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#127**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **33%**
- **Sponsored**
- **50%**
- **Out of stock**
- **10.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **83 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **193 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**4 **—flat
**Sellers**
**26**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**97%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- DOCLOGE54% - Bayer Contour20% - Generic15% - generc12%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 79 weeks — -1.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
900700Spike '26 seasonFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/contour-plus-test-strips/trend)
## **Top contour plus test strips search terms**
- **contour plus test strips**22K/yr+1.5%14.1% conv. - **contour plus blue test strips**10K/yr-9.5%12.1% conv. - **contour plus**5K/yr+0.9%6.5% conv. - **contour plus blue**4K/yr+4.5%1.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/contour-plus-test-strips/search-terms)
## **Top contour plus test strips 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%15%£9K30%£18K45%£27K60%£37K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**DOCLOGE**£10.90**4.5★364 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VW2QXLZ) [2**Bayer Contour PLUS Diabetic Blood Glucose Test Strips 50**Bayer Contour**£10.54**4.7★597 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00G95PKUA) [3**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**generc**£10.72**5.0★6 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VL5FBW8) [4**Generic Plus Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count No Coding Required**Generic**£16.58**5.0★5 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT56V15) [5**Generic Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count Compatible with Contour Contour USB Contour Link and Didget Meters**Generic**£11.33**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT9VV4V)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Generic Plus Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count No Coding Required**Generic**£16.58**5 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT56V15) [**Generic Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count Compatible with Contour Contour USB Contour Link and Didget Meters**Generic**£11.33**1 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT9VV4V) [**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**generc**£10.72**6 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VL5FBW8) [**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**DOCLOGE**£10.90**364 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VW2QXLZ) [**generic New Blood Contour Test Strips x 50 only Used for Contour Meter with Our Box**Generic**£9.98**2 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5MX3NR1)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**generc**£10.72**5.0★**▲ 87%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09VL5FBW8) [**generic New Blood Contour Test Strips x 50 only Used for Contour Meter with Our Box**Generic**£9.98**5.0★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5MX3NR1) [**Generic Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count Compatible with Contour Contour USB Contour Link and Didget Meters**Generic**£11.33**5.0★**▲ 14%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT9VV4V) [**Generic Plus Blood Glucose Test Strips 50 Count No Coding Required**Generic**£16.58**5.0★**— 8%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWT56V15) [**Contour Plus Strips 50 Count**DOCLOGE**£10.90**4.5★**— 2%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VW2QXLZ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about contour plus test strips**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**40%
*“Great producl”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**23%
*“They do what they need to do”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Good purchase, fit for purpose”*
**Ease Of Use**10%
*“Handy & Essential”*
**Efficiency**7%
*“Worked perfectly in my wifes machine”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Good value”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“work well in my machine”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Error Popup**100%
*“Hopeless, none of them worked, just kept getting error messages”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**54%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Size-Overall**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**8%
**Accuracy-Overall**4%
**Shape/Style**4%
**Error Popup**4%
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**2%
**Blood Sugar Level**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is contour plus test strips profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £61K/yr across 6 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -1.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- **How competitive is the contour plus test strips niche?**
- 4 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in contour plus test strips?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Error Popup. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for contour plus test strips peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the contour plus test strips niche?**
- Listings span £9.98–£16.58; the average listing price is £11.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 163 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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