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Capillary Matting

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But shoppers spend only $40K a year here, so Capillary Matting is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 44% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£40K/yr53K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Capillary Matting against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Capillary Matting is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Capillary Matting market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Capillary Matting 53K times last year and spent an estimated £40K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 53K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £40K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
53K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.2%
Conversion, latest week
5.6%
Market size, estimated
£40Ka year
Peak month
April12.4× the quietest month
Top search term
capillary matting29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.23.

Listings sell for £13.23 on average, from £4.10 to £31.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.23 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.10–£31.59
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

52% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 38% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #200 within Greenhouses & Plant Germination Equipment. It carries 153 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
52%
Prime listings
38%
Out of stock, average day
5.9%
Average rank
#200in Greenhouses & Plant Germination Equipment
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
153per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Capillary Matting 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£4K£8K£12K£16K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 flat

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

25%

  • Gardman23%
  • Gardening Naturally17%
  • Selections12%
  • Hozelock10%
  • Yuzet9%
  • Elixir Gardens6%

Demand

Capillary Matting search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.4×

Search terms

Top Capillary Matting search terms shoppers use

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

  • capillary matting29K/yr
  • capillary matting for plants15K/yr
  • capillary matting for greenhouse8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Capillary Matting

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

Complain

Advertised Vs Actual Product29%−0.14

The description for this product is incorrect it gives measurements that indicate it is 5 metres in length when it is in fact only 2 metres in length so is not good value for money will not be buying again

Not what I thought it was

it comes not in the roll as shown in pictures would not buy again

Functionality-Overall13%−0.12

Doesnt work

Value For Money13%+1.48

expensive each year I have three units thats 12 strips

Water Resistance13%−0.10

Absolutely useless, doesn't have any capillary properties, one part of the mat is soaked in water and another part 6 inches away is bone dry

Quality-Overall10%+0.64

I would not say this is good quality has the matting comes apart when it gets wet

It is very poor quality for the price

Love

Quality-Overall24%+0.64

Good quality

Great product

Quality and large roll

Advertised Vs Actual Product21%−0.14

Just what I needed

as described

Does what it says

Value For Money12%+1.48

Great value

Cost effective

It is reasonably priced too

Plant Growth12%+0.94

My plants seem happier watered this way

They work extremely well I have Hoselock water Growbag resvior

Great advantage to my young plants

Size-Overall11%+0.94

Perfect fit

Easy to cut and fit

They are easy to fit

Return

0.1% Return rate 27% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall14%▁▁▁▁█▁
Size-Overall14%▁▁█▁▃▁

Not fit for purpose

Material Quality11%▁▁▁▁█▁

This material fell apart when cut

Poor quality material

Functionality-Overall11%▁█▁▁▄▁

Doesnt work

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%▁▃█▁▁▁

The description for this product is incorrect it gives measurements that indicate it is 5 metres in length when it is in fact only 2 metres in length so is not good value for money will not be buying again

Not what I thought it was

it comes not in the roll as shown in pictures would not buy again

FAQ

Common Capillary Matting questions

Answered from the same tracked data.