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spacers

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Soft demand (-18.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 37Growth 16Conversion 91Competition 22Returns 98Price range 43Avg price 40Brand share 32Review moat 73Quality gap 30

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.9%

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

Review moat

Good588.62

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay£7.14–£20.89

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

Avg price

Okay£10.80

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£187K

£187K/yr · 159K searches

Brand share

Okay86%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-18.5%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, spacers is a £187K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (159K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

spacers market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£162K–£216K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.9%
Avg BSR
#1,168
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
46%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • EasyChamber40%
  • Roadlamp26%
  • VED9%
  • AeroChamber6%
  • Exemplife6%
  • AEROCHAMBER2GO5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top spacers search terms

  • inhaler spacer50K/yr
  • spacer for inhaler32K/yr
  • asthma spacer18K/yr
  • inhaler spacer adult11K/yr
  • spacer10K/yr
  • aerochamber10K/yr
  • aerochamber plus7K/yr
  • inhaler spacer for kids6K/yr
  • aero chamber plus inhaler adult5K/yr
  • aero chamber6K/yr
All search terms

Top spacers 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%10%£19K20%£37K30%£56K40%£75K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about spacers

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use15%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money11%

“Great value”

Ease Of Cleaning9%

“Cleans easy”

Size-Overall6%

“Fits together nicely”

Breathability6%

“Works great 👍 breathe easy with this item”

Sinus Relief4%

“Great asthma spacers”

Quality-Overall4%

“Well made and very easy to use”

Efficiency4%

“Spacer works really well”

Portability3%

“Portable and easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Durability15%

“Easily broken”

Quality-Overall13%

“Cheap and rubbish”

Weight Heavy8%

“Which is quite bulky”

Value For Money8%

“Expensive”

Comfort-Overall8%

“very uncomfortable to actually use without”

Oral Hygiene8%

“Ok. Mouth piece not as good as hospitals ones”

Size-Overall5%

“Mask did not fit”

Strength4%

“He lacks had strength”

Add-Ons/Attachments3%

“Tempted to snip the attachment part off so its just fits onto the mouth part rather than reattaching as it is just rubber”

Cough Relief3%

“struggle to not cough out the doses”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product24%
Size-Overall22%
Defective Material/Parts16%
Compatibility-Overall11%
Functionality-Overall5%
Ease Of Cleaning5%
Ease Of Use3%
Unsustainable Design3%
Shape/Style3%
Age Suitability3%

Common questions

Is spacers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £187K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the spacers niche?
9 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in spacers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for spacers peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the spacers niche?
Listings span £7.14–£20.89; the average listing price is £10.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 589 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.