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Cockroach Trap

Maybe

Buyers convert on 15.0% of searches. But shoppers spend only $49K a year here, so Cockroach Trap is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Ranks 2,729 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · on the category median
Market size
£49K/yr30K searches / yr
90-day growth
+67.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
78%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 41 sellers

Flapen Score

Cockroach Trap against its category

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

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

Market

The Cockroach Trap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cockroach Trap 30K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

15.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 30K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +67.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
30K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+67.7%
Conversion, latest week
15.0%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Top search term
cockroach trap26K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.92.

Listings sell for £10.92 on average, from £6.56 to £17.83. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.92 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.56–£17.83
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #28 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 4,028 reviews at 4.18 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
19.2%
Average rank
#28in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.18 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,028per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Cockroach Trap 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 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£10K£15K£20K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

Cockroach Trap search demand

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

1K600Spike '26Prime Day '26SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jul, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0× · 11 of 12 months tracked

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cockroach Trap

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

Complain

Pest/Insect Control36%+2.87

Ineffective

Lack attractant

I had a massive infestation so its still killing them

Functionality-Overall23%−0.40

Doesn't work

Same environment, similar placement, weeks of being left down... and no activity

Don't work

Strength5%−0.08

it is not strong enough

Quality-Overall5%

Bad quality

Assembly/Installation5%−0.09

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

Love

Pest/Insect Control36%+2.87

This product is great for insect detection

Suitable for all bugs

Simple, clean, and reliable solution for insect control

Value For Money10%+0.43

Work well and good value

Definitely worth every penny

great value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.29

Did the job perfectly

As discribed

It seems its working

Quality-Overall7%

Great quality traps

the whole trap seems excellent quality

Excellent product

Ease Of Use7%+0.34

Easy to use

The traps are easy to construct - simply fold over

handy

Return

0.6% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall34%▁█▃▆▂▄

Doesn't work

Same environment, similar placement, weeks of being left down... and no activity

Don't work

Pest/Insect Control17%▁▁█▁▆▄

Ineffective

Lack attractant

I had a massive infestation so its still killing them

Adhesion/Stickiness16%█▁▃▁▃▂

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

Sticky

The pads of the boxes are very sticky so be careful with your fingers

Strength10%▁▁█▁▁▆

it is not strong enough

Product Condition9%▆▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Cockroach Trap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.