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title: "Trend — pain relief patches - Flapen"
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  description: "Niche score 60/100 · £210K/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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# **pain relief patches**

**Worth a look**

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 41Growth 13Conversion 81Competition 71Returns 99Price range 27Avg price 24Brand share 85Review moat 60Quality gap 91

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.1%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.1★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Great****50%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Conversion**

**Great****8.5%**

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

**Competition**

**Good****42%**

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

**Review moat**

**Good****1,118.77**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Okay****£210K**

£210K/yr · 287K searches

**Price range**

**Okay****£4.40–£18.83**

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

**Avg price**

**Bad****£8.59**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Growth**

**Bad****-24.1%**

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

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