cress seeds
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.74–$4.18) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible17.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great227.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad77%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-20.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£52K£52K/yr · 93K searches
Avg price
Bad£3.18avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.74–£4.18cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cress seeds is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cress seeds market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £64K–£80K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.5%
- Avg BSR
- #184
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 83%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 9.3%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
13
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
8%
- Mr Fothergill's33%
- Simply Garden31%
- Just Seed10%
- Premier Seeds Direct7%
- Generic6%
- Meldon Seeds5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Top cress seeds 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.
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Cress Vegetable Seeds Sow: JanDec Green
Mr Fothergill's£2.814.3★30 rev
Simply Garden Cress Curled Seeds Vegetable Herb Sprouting Grow Your Own Garden
Simply Garden£2.904.6★453 rev
JustSeed - Vegetable - Cress - Common Plain - 20 000 Seeds -Approx 60g
Just Seed£2.884.5★615 rev
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - CRESS Plain/Curled/Common - 75GM - Approx 30 000 Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£2.984.4★398 rev
100g Cress Seeds | Halim Seeds Sprouting Premium Quality By Masala Cottage 100g
Generic£4.084.8★36 rev
Newest
by launch date
Cress Seeds | Halim Seeds Sprouting Premium Quality Free UK P&P by ash spice company (50g)
Ash Spice Company£3.296 rev
100g Cress Seeds | Halim Seeds Sprouting Premium Quality By Masala Cottage 100g
Generic£4.0836 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Cress Vegetable Seeds Sow: JanDec Green
Mr Fothergill's£2.8130 rev
Fothergills Cress Fine Curled Vegetable Seeds 4000 Seeds Sow: Jan-Dec Green
Mr Fothergill's£2.7424 rev
Cress Seeds | Halim Seeds Sprouting Premium Quality Free UK P&P by Spice Mart (100 Grams)
Spice Mart£4.1839 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCress Seeds | Halim Seeds Sprouting Premium Quality Free UK P&P by ash spice company (50g)
Ash Spice Company£3.294.7★
Cress Seeds 2000 Fresh Seeds Plain Common Garden Cress - Ideal for Kids to Plant and Grow Your Own Ideal for Windowsill Garden Pots or Containers Packed in The UK by Meldon Seeds
Meldon Seeds£3.054.3★
Cress Common/Plain Seeds in Pictorial Packet 2 000 Seeds by Pretty Wild Seeds in UK
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.914.4★
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - CRESS Plain/Curled/Common - 75GM - Approx 30 000 Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£2.984.4★
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Cress Vegetable Seeds Sow: JanDec Green
Mr Fothergill's£2.814.3★
What buyers say about cress seeds
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great for plants”
“Nice and easy and competitive price”
“Good quality seeds”
“Easy to use”
“Does what it says on the packet”
“Its clean and good quality”
“Good sized packs of seeds”
“Fresh and Tasty”
“Green and pleasant”
“last for a good while”
What buyers complain about
“Very expensive”
“Would not grow”
“Not had much success first time but will try again. OK, but not had much success with it. Will keep trying.”
“Poor quality”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cress seeds profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £52K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the cress seeds niche?
- 10 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cress seeds?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Plant Growth, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for cress seeds peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cress seeds niche?
- Listings span £2.74–£4.18; the average listing price is £3.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 227 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.