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Compost Bin

Pass

Compost Bin scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $515K a year here, search demand grew +8.6% this quarter, and returns run at 0.3% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 9% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +14 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£515K/yr612K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Compost Bin against its category

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

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compost Bin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Compost Bin 612K times last year and spent an estimated £515K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 612K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £515K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
612K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.6%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£515Ka year
Peak month
April3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
compost bin324K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £30.95.

Listings sell for £30.95 on average, from £8.04 to £83.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £30.95 that is £8K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£30.95inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.04–£83.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£15K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

70% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 19% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 1,071 reviews at 4.15 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
70%
Prime listings
19%
Out of stock, average day
11.5%
Average rank
#34in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.15 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,071per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Compost Bin 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£26K£51K£77K£103K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

38%

  • Easy Shopping19%
  • Crystals10%
  • Sakusei Tools9%
  • Optimal Products8%
  • DIVCHI8%
  • COMPOSTER8%

Demand

Compost Bin search demand

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

20K15KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Compost Bin search terms shoppers use

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

  • compost bin324K/yr
  • compost bin garden84K/yr
  • composter43K/yr
  • compost bins22K/yr
  • garden compost bin21K/yr
  • composter bin for garden21K/yr
  • small compost bin17K/yr
  • garden compost bins13K/yr
  • compost bin outdoor10K/yr
  • large compost bin7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compost Bin

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

Complain

Assembly/Installation14%+2.54

Little tricky to put together

difficult to assemble

Not that easy to assemble

Strength14%−0.11

not exactly sturdy

Very flimsy

Quite flimsy

Size-Overall11%−0.02

too big

A bit small

Not fit for purpose

Quality-Overall7%

Very poor and cheap product

The plastic is poor quality

Disappointing quality

Value For Money5%+0.83

not worth the extra cost

wasnt the cheapest

Expensive

Love

Assembly/Installation28%+2.54

Assembly was pretty straightforward

Easy setup

Very easy to assemble

Value For Money13%+0.83

Good price

Worth every penny

Excellent value

Size-Overall11%−0.02

good size

Fits together really easily

are a great size for my needs

Strength7%−0.11

Sturdy construction

It is sturdy

Good sturdy unit

Quality-Overall7%

Overall great purchase

Good quality compost bin

Excellent product

Return

0.3% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Defective Material/Parts38%▄▇█▆█▆
Size-Overall29%█▅▆▅▅▅

too big

A bit small

Not fit for purpose

Assembly/Installation6%▅▂▃▆▅█

Little tricky to put together

difficult to assemble

Not that easy to assemble

Color4%▇▁▆█▃▄
Quality-Overall4%▁█▁▃▅▆

Very poor and cheap product

The plastic is poor quality

Disappointing quality

FAQ

Common Compost Bin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.