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title: "Trend — finger splints - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 59/100 · £279K/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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# **finger splints**

**Worth a look**

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 50% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 50Growth 30Conversion 70Competition 74Returns 79Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 85Review moat 70Quality gap 83

**Brand share**

**Great****50%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Returns**

**Great****1.8%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Competition**

**Good****41%**

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

**Conversion**

**Good****6.4%**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****715.87**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Good****£279K**

£279K/yr · 649K searches

**Growth**

**Okay****+3.8%**

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

**Avg price**

**Bad****£6.73**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Bad****£4.26–£12.29**

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

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")