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title: "Bean Bag Filling — £215K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 50/100 · £215K/yr market · 377K searches/yr · £15.66 avg price. Soft demand (-20.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **bean bag filling**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-20.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 41Growth 15Conversion 46Competition 51Returns 100Price range 61Avg price 77Brand share 36Review moat 26Quality gap 75
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****£15.66**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****£6.34–£28.76**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****55%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Okay****£215K**
£215K/yr · 377K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****84%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,931.3**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, bean bag filling is a £215K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (377K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **bean bag filling market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **20K–25K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£313K–£392K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#29**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **35%**
- **Sponsored**
- **83%**
- **Out of stock**
- **20.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **45 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **184 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**15**
**Top-5 brand share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**55%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**11%**
- Westminster46% - Bags of Beans16% - rucomfy Beanbags9% - Welacer7% - Mouldmaster6% - GENERIC6% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 11%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/bean-bag-filling/trend)
## **Top bean bag filling search terms**
- **bean bag filling**214K/yr-20.6%5.0% conv. - **bean bag filler**30K/yr-22.5%2.7% conv. - **beanbag filling balls**24K/yr-14.5%5.1% conv. - **bean bag beans**19K/yr-18.4%5.7% conv. - **beans for bean bag filling**15K/yr-21.4%6.2% conv. - **bean bag refill**11K/yr-22.7%5.1% conv. - **beanbag filling**8K/yr-13.6%3.4% conv. - **polystyrene balls for bean bags**6K/yr+2.5%5.2% conv. - **bean bag beans refill**6K/yr-17.0%7.3% conv. - **polystyrene beads**5K/yr-11.0%2.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/bean-bag-filling/search-terms)
## **Top bean bag filling 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%5%£11K10%£21K15%£32K20%£43K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Bean Bag Filling Refill Booster Polystyrene Extra Beads Top Up Bag Beans Balls Various Sizes (2 Cubic Feet)**Westminster**£8.92**4.4★13,162 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0757MMGK5) [2**Bags of Beans Bean Bag Refill Polystyrene EPS Bead Top Up for Beanbag Chairs Various Volumes (4 Cubic Feet / 120 Litres)**Bags of Beans**£13.54**4.5★47 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR5C391L) [3**Bean Bag Filling Refill Booster Polystyrene Extra Beads Top Up Bag Beans Balls Various Sizes (1 Cubic Feet)**Westminster**£7.23**4.4★13,162 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0757KHDW2) [4**Bean Bag Filling Refill Booster Polystyrene Extra Beads Top Up Bag Beans Balls Various Sizes (3 Cubic Feet)**Westminster**£11.37**4.4★13,162 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YURPPYA) [5**Mouldmaster Toy Filling pellets/Beads 1kg Off White TF02 (Packaging may vary) 500g**Mouldmaster**£7.27**4.7★580 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0993QFW8H)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Welacer Multi Color Shredded Memory Foam Filling 2.3KG Bean Bag Refill**Welacer**£18.35**1,080 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWC745W5) [**Welacer Multi Color Shredded Memory Foam Filling 4.5KG Bean Bag Refill**Welacer**£28.76**1,080 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWC94KCC) [**Bags of Beans Bean Bag Refill Polystyrene EPS Bead Top Up for Beanbag Chairs Various Volumes (4 Cubic Feet / 120 Litres)**Bags of Beans**£13.54**47 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR5C391L) [**Bags of Beans Bean Bag Refill Polystyrene EPS Bead Top Up for Beanbag Chairs Various Volumes (2 Cubic Feet / 60 Litres)**Bags of Beans**£10.27**47 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR48PR1Z) [**Hiceeden 4.5KG Shredded Memory Foam Filling Bean Bag Filler with Gel Soft and Comfortable Pouf Pillow Foam Stuffing for Ottoman Cushion Dog Bed Couch Blue**Hiceeden**£26.11**31 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F1YKYGWM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Welacer Multi Color Shredded Memory Foam Filling 2.3KG Bean Bag Refill**Welacer**£18.35**4.3★**▲ 237%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWC745W5) [**MOVKZACV Bean Bag Inner Liner with Zipper - Easy-Cleaning Replacement Pad for Lazy Sofa Living Room Bedroom**MOVKZACV**£6.71**3.8★**▲ 220%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B093WJ7TN6) [**Bags of Beans Bean Bag Refill Polystyrene EPS Bead Top Up for Beanbag Chairs Various Volumes (2 Cubic Feet / 60 Litres)**Bags of Beans**£10.27**4.5★**▲ 199%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR48PR1Z) [**Welacer Multi Color Shredded Memory Foam Filling 4.5KG Bean Bag Refill**Welacer**£28.76**4.3★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWC94KCC) [**Bags of Beans Bean Bag Refill Polystyrene EPS Bead Top Up for Beanbag Chairs Various Volumes (4 Cubic Feet / 120 Litres)**Bags of Beans**£13.54**4.5★**▲ 106%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FR5C391L)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about bean bag filling**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**30%
*“Good quality”*
**Value For Money**22%
*“Good price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**21%
*“Just as advertised”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Easy to use”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Excellent product especially the size”*
**Comfort-Overall**3%
*“Comfy”*
**Maintenance And Repair**3%
*“Good value for repairs”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“Easy if a little messy with polystyrene balls sticking to everything”*
**Foam**2%
*“Excellent foam”*
**Weight Light**1%
*“Very lightweight and soft”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**20%
*“Tiny bag”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Very small amount for the price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
*“absolutely misleading picture”*
**Smell**9%
*“Bad smell”*
**Flatness**7%
*“by the start of July said beanbag was completely flat again”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Poor quality”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“made it impossible to transfer to bean bag without major clean up operations”*
**Leak-Proof**2%
*“There was hardly any beans looked like the bag had leaked or something it would barely stuff a pillow let alone a bean bag”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“Very disappointed with the product could of been a lot better polystyrene disappointed”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Not much to add they did the job they were intended for”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**55%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Smell**8%
**Ease Of Use**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Weight Heavy**2%
**Flammable**2%
**Material Quality**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is bean bag filling profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £215K/yr across 23 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the bean bag filling niche?**
- 13 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in bean bag filling?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for bean bag filling peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the bean bag filling niche?**
- Listings span £6.34–£28.76; the average listing price is £15.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,931 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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