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Bed Bug Mattress Protector

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But the average product has 5,293 reviews to catch up to, so Bed Bug Mattress Protector is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Ranks 2,729 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · on the category median
Market size
£138K/yr185K searches / yr
90-day growth
+13.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Bed Bug Mattress Protector against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Bed Bug Mattress Protector is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Bed Bug Mattress Protector market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bed Bug Mattress Protector 185K times last year and spent an estimated £138K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 185K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +13.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £138K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
185K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+13.6%
Conversion, latest week
5.2%
Market size, estimated
£138Ka year
Peak month
September1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
bed bug mattress protector35K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.28.

Listings sell for £14.28 on average, from £8.47 to £24.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £14.28 that is £4K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.47–£24.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£7K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 83% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #13 within Home Textiles. It carries 5,293 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
83%
Out of stock, average day
0.9%
Average rank
#13in Home Textiles
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,293per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Bed Bug Mattress Protector products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£14K£28K£41K£55K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

18%

  • Utopia Bedding34%
  • IMFAA17%
  • MIA we dress your home12%
  • Wrappybag8%
  • Dreamzie7%
  • Amazon Basics5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 18%)

Demand

Bed Bug Mattress Protector search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Bed Bug Mattress Protector search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • bed bug mattress protector35K/yr
  • zipped mattress protector21K/yr
  • mattress encasement20K/yr
  • bed bug mattress encasement13K/yr
  • mattress encasement double13K/yr
  • bedbug mattress protector8K/yr
  • anti bed bug mattress protector6K/yr
  • mattress cover with zip11K/yr
  • dust mite mattress protector5K/yr
  • zip mattress protector6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bed Bug Mattress Protector

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.08

Small fitting

A little big

not able to fit on own

Quality-Overall12%+0.27

Looks and feels cheap

Average quality

the price is way to much for such bad quality

Water Resistance7%−0.05

NOT WATERPROOF

However, over time I did notice that the inner waterproof lining/material started to flake slightly

The waterproof mattress is a very strange bedding item

Material Quality6%−0.05

the material is a bit thin

Cheap material

The material is quite thick

Comfort-Overall4%

its not very comfortable you definitely need another cover onto to make it feel less plastic

However, it made my Emma mattress quite uncomfortable, specifically, much firmer

Not comfortable sliding all time

Love

Quality-Overall21%+0.27

Top quality mattress cover

Best quality

seems well made overall

Size-Overall18%−0.08

Easy to fit

Fits perfect

It fits the mattress nicely

Value For Money10%+1.68

Good for the price

Good value for money

Value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.85

it does the job fine

Exactly as described

it does exactly what it should

Water Resistance8%−0.05

Actually waterproof

Excellent waterproofing

Water proof

Return

0.6% Return rate 67% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall58%█▇▇▆█▇

Small fitting

A little big

not able to fit on own

Material Quality11%▃█▅▇▃█

the material is a bit thin

Cheap material

The material is quite thick

Quality-Overall7%▆▇▇█▇▇

Looks and feels cheap

Average quality

the price is way to much for such bad quality

Water Resistance4%▆▂█▆▅▃

NOT WATERPROOF

However, over time I did notice that the inner waterproof lining/material started to flake slightly

The waterproof mattress is a very strange bedding item

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁▁▅█▆

FAQ

Common Bed Bug Mattress Protector questions

Answered from the same tracked data.