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cockroach trap

Worth a look

Shows searches that convert (15.0% search→purchase), but a small market ($49K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 78Conversion 97Competition 18Returns 97Price range 25Avg price 41Brand share 28Review moat 25Quality gap 83

Conversion

Incredible15.0%

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

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Great+67.7%

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

Avg price

Okay£10.92

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Bad4,027.67

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay£6.56–£17.83

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

Competition

Bad78%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£49K

£49K/yr · 30K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cockroach trap is a £49K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cockroach trap market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£33K–£44K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
15.0%
Avg BSR
#28
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
19.2%
Avg brand age
32 months
Avg seller age
171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Super Ninja50%
  • Combat25%
  • Pestmatic5%
  • RQJLZ4%
  • Pest-X Pro4%
  • HOY HOY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 46 weeks — +67.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '26Prime Day '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top cockroach trap 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%10%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cockroach trap

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

What buyers love

Pest/Insect Control36%

“This product is great for insect detection”

Value For Money10%

“Work well and good value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Did the job perfectly”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great quality traps”

Ease Of Use7%

“Easy to use”

Efficiency6%

“This is very effective”

Strength5%

“Effective”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Assembling them is easy”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“My son just moved in to a property thinking it was all nice and clean”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“The adhesive itself is sticky enough”

What buyers complain about

Pest/Insect Control36%

“Ineffective”

Functionality-Overall23%

“Doesn't work”

Strength5%

“it is not strong enough”

Quality-Overall5%

“Bad quality”

Assembly/Installation5%

“They are a bit fiddly to assemble ending up tape some together”

Adhesion/Stickiness4%

“Stickier than when Sticky The Stick Insect got stuck on a sticky bun”

Size-Overall4%

“Too big for roach traps”

Smell2%

“I hated the chemical smell in my kitchen”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall34%
Pest/Insect Control17%
Adhesion/Stickiness16%
Strength10%
Product Condition9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Comfort-Overall3%
Defective Material/Parts3%

Common questions

Is cockroach trap profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £49K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +67.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the cockroach trap niche?
9 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cockroach trap?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Pest/Insect Control, Functionality-Overall, Strength. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the cockroach trap niche?
Listings span £6.56–£17.83; the average listing price is £10.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,028 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.