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black side table

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-24.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 17Growth 13Conversion 19Competition 79Returns 97Price range 89Avg price 94Brand share 78Review moat 37Quality gap 53

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£22.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£8.92–£93.83

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

Competition

Great36%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,805.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.5%

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

Market size

Bad£68K

£68K/yr · 200K searches

Growth

Bad-24.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black side table is a £68K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (200K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black side table market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£56K–£68K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.5%
Avg BSR
#130
Page quality
0%
Prime
60%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
10.8%
Avg brand age
29 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

30 falling

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

36%

  • OHS17%
  • TUTOTAK14%
  • AMHANCIBLE9%
  • DIVCHI9%
  • URBNLIVING8%
  • Furinno7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 68 weeks — -24.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top black side table search terms

  • black side table82K/yr
  • black table26K/yr
  • small black table21K/yr
  • black side tables living room19K/yr
  • small black coffee table10K/yr
  • side table black12K/yr
  • small black side table11K/yr
  • black side tables8K/yr
  • black metal side table6K/yr
  • black small table5K/yr
All search terms

Top black side table 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%3%£2K6%£4K9%£6K12%£8K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black side table

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation28%

“Easy assembly”

Quality-Overall17%

“Very good quality and solid build”

Value For Money14%

“Good product for the price”

Strength11%

“Very sturdy table”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall5%

“Perfect fit”

Height2%

“Good height side table”

Compactness2%

“Good nice and compact for small rooms”

Storage Capacity2%

“Nice side storage”

Design-Overall2%

“Very stylish”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall22%

“Poor quality table”

Size-Overall14%

“small”

Material Quality12%

“Its plastic”

Assembly/Installation8%

“I hate self assembly items”

Durability8%

“Broke within a year”

Strength6%

“Too flimsy for me”

Wood Quality5%

“Cheap quality wood was delivered”

Balance/Stability3%

“The thing is utterly useless and so unstable”

Scratch Resistance3%

“a scratch on it”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“Nice little table, instructions terrible”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall33%
Defective Material/Parts11%
Quality-Overall10%
Material Quality8%
Strength8%
Color5%
Assembly/Installation4%
Height3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Wood Quality2%

Common questions

Is black side table profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £68K/yr across 45 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the black side table niche?
30 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black side table?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Material Quality. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for black side table peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black side table niche?
Listings span £8.92–£93.83; the average listing price is £22.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,806 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.