Horticultural Sand
FailShoppers spend only $23K a year here, so Horticultural Sand is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 4,839 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −11 vs the category median of 5140
- Market size
- £23K/yr43K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -2.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 72%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 62 sellers
Flapen Score
Horticultural Sand against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Horticultural Sand is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Horticultural Sand market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Horticultural Sand 43K times last year and spent an estimated £23K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 43K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £23K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 43K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -2.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £23Ka year
- Top search term
- horticultural sand33K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.98.
Listings sell for £8.98 on average, from £4.96 to £15.78. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.98 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.98under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.96–£15.78
- 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
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
36% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 43% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #136 within Soils, Mulches & Planting Media. It carries 848 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 36%
- Prime listings
- 43%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #136in Soils, Mulches & Planting Media
- Average rating
- 4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 848per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
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 52 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
- 52 months
Products
Top Horticultural Sand products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Horticultural Sand 20kg
- Price
- £9.22
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 900
- Age
- 13y ago

Melcourt Horticultural Sharp Sand 20kg
- Price
- £11.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 175
- Age
- 7y ago

Vitax Silver Sand Small Favourite Amongst Gardeners as it Provides Countless Options for use in and Around The Garden.
- Price
- £6.30
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 4y ago

Natural Colour Silica Sand - COARSE Grain 1mm-2mm | Ideal for Aquariums Arts and Crafts and Gardening Soil (1KG)
- Price
- £7.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 323
- Age
- 3y ago

Hadley Home & Garden Horticultural Sand Naturally Sourced Improves Lawn Drainage Ideal for Planting & Pots 10kg
- Price
- £6.79
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Hadley Home & Garden Horticultural Sand Naturally Sourced Improves Lawn Drainage Ideal for Planting & Pots 10kg
- Price
- £6.79
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2mo ago

Westland Gro-Sure Perlite 10l - For Improved Aeration and Drainage
- Price
- £8.48
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 5,244
- Age
- 13y ago

Hardys 25L Sandy Loam Lawn Dressing Top Soil - Enriched Organic Lawn Sand & Garden Soil Improver | Ideal for Fixing Levelling Overseeding - Fine Top Compost for Garden Grass Seeding
- Price
- £11.05
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 2y ago

Dihl 1KG Silver Sand Fine Grade for Aquariums Terrariums Bird Cages Planters or Flowerpots. 0.15mm to 0.25mm Grain Size Non-Toxic Natural Substrate Decoration 1 KG
- Price
- £5.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 2y ago

Westland Potting Grit 20kg
- Price
- £9.47
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,474
- Age
- 14y ago
Newest
by launch date
Hadley Home & Garden Horticultural Sand Naturally Sourced Improves Lawn Drainage Ideal for Planting & Pots 10kg
- Price
- £6.79
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 2mo ago

20kg Horticultural Sand Washed Lime Free Grit Sand for Soil Drainage Propagation & Rooting Ideal for Pots Beds Lawns & Garden Use
- Price
- £12.13
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 11mo ago

Dihl 1KG Silver Sand Fine Grade for Aquariums Terrariums Bird Cages Planters or Flowerpots. 0.15mm to 0.25mm Grain Size Non-Toxic Natural Substrate Decoration 1 KG
- Price
- £5.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 2y ago

Garden Horticultural Sand 20KG - Ideal For Gardening Lawn Care And Soil Improvement
- Price
- £11.77
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 34
- Age
- 2y ago

Hardys 25L Sandy Loam Lawn Dressing Top Soil - Enriched Organic Lawn Sand & Garden Soil Improver | Ideal for Fixing Levelling Overseeding - Fine Top Compost for Garden Grass Seeding
- Price
- £11.05
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 249
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
13 rising
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
22%
- Westland44%
- Melcourt13%
- Vitax Ltd8%
- bhomescent6%
- Hadley Home & Garden4%
- Dihl4%
Demand
Horticultural Sand search demand
Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.
Search terms
Top Horticultural Sand search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- horticultural sand33K/yr
- sand for plants7K/yr
- plant sand3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Horticultural Sand
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Very expensive
massively overpriced
bit pricey
Careful what you buy
The product does not match the declared quality
Total rip off
Sand was also very damp
sand is very wet
Very wet and very heavy
very heavy
Package very heavy
so very heavy to move
It was an old item you just wanted to get shot of
Love
Lawn looks great
Good product Good quality quick delivery recommend you buy from this website thank you
Good quality
Good price
Great value
Well worth the money
Excellent product ensuring good plant growth
Blooming good
Really helps plants thrive
Just what I needed
Exactly as advertised
As described
Perfect size
Decent size for price
I'm using it for arts and crafts, so the pack size was ideal for my needs
Return
0.1% Return rate 52% Fixable by listing
Very expensive
massively overpriced
bit pricey
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