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Broad Bean Seeds

Fail

Demand is soft, at -52.6% this quarter, so Broad Bean Seeds is a Fail.

Flapen Score
35
35 / 100
Ranks 5,308 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −16 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£18K/yr33K searches / yr
90-day growth
-52.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
87%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 10 sellers

Flapen Score

Broad Bean Seeds against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Broad Bean Seeds is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

35Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Broad Bean Seeds market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Broad Bean Seeds 33K times last year and spent an estimated £18K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Apr. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

17.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 33K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -52.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £18K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
33K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-52.6%
Conversion, latest week
17.9%
Market size, estimated
£18Ka year
Peak month
March8.0× the quietest month
Top search term
broad bean seeds24K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.15.

Listings sell for £3.15 on average, from £2.52 to £3.98. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £3.15 that is £2K to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.15under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.52–£3.98
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£2K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #499 within Plants, Seeds & Bulbs. It carries 151 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.3%
Average rank
#499in Plants, Seeds & Bulbs
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
151per listing
Listings tracked
9

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 72 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
72 months

Products

Top Broad Bean Seeds 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 87% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£3K£6K£8K£11K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Mr Fothergill's68%
  • Simply Garden15%
  • Thompson & Morgan7%
  • SUTTONS EST. 18064%
  • Premier Seeds Direct4%
  • Just Seed2%

Demand

Broad Bean Seeds search demand

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

1K750Spike '25Spike '26MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.0×

Search terms

Top Broad Bean Seeds search terms shoppers use

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

  • broad bean seeds24K/yr
  • broad beans seeds for planting uk6K/yr
  • broad beans seeds2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Broad Bean Seeds

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

Complain

Value For Money56%−0.50

Not worth the money

Poor Value

Works out very expensive

Plant Growth33%+1.13

They don't grow wat ig sud

Just hope they germinate

not all of the seeds came up

Quality-Overall11%+2.17

ever year same tıme ı am used my allotment so quality ıs gone to come out

Love

Plant Growth57%+1.13

They grew quickly

Grow beautifully

Growing well

Quality-Overall18%+2.17

Good quality

Good product

Quality

Value For Money14%−0.50

great value

gteay value for money

Value

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+1.59

As described

As expected

Return

0.0% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Plant Growth100%▁▁▁▁█▁

They don't grow wat ig sud

Just hope they germinate

not all of the seeds came up

FAQ

Common Broad Bean Seeds questions

Answered from the same tracked data.