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Ironing Boards

Pass

Ironing Boards scores 73 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $2.8M a year here, search demand grew +20.9% this quarter, and returns run at 1.4% of orders.

Flapen Score
73
73 / 100
Top 2% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +22 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£2.8M/yr3.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
+20.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 71 sellers

Flapen Score

Ironing Boards against its category

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

73Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ironing Boards market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ironing Boards 3.4M times last year and spent an estimated £2.8M. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 73 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

3.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +20.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.8M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+20.9%
Conversion, latest week
3.1%
Market size, estimated
£2.8Ma year
Peak month
September1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
ironing boards1.8M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £26.89.

Listings sell for £26.89 on average, from £8.50 to £64.98. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £26.89 that is £54K to £67K a year per listing.

Average price
£26.89inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.50–£64.98
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£54K–£67K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 51% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #46 within Irons, Steamers & Accessories. It carries 1,990 reviews at 4.17 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
51%
Out of stock, average day
7.2%
Average rank
#46in Irons, Steamers & Accessories
Average rating
4.17 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,990per listing
Listings tracked
51

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 6 of last year's 13 launches as successful.

13 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
13
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Ironing Boards 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 only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£85K£170K£255K£341K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

31%

  • Minky31%
  • CUQOO9%
  • CROWNSHOP9%
  • Brabantia8%
  • Rainberg8%
  • GREENSAPPIRE4%

Demand

Ironing Boards search demand

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

125K75KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Ironing Boards search terms shoppers use

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

  • ironing boards1.8M/yr
  • ironing board869K/yr
  • iron board239K/yr
  • small ironing board101K/yr
  • full size ironing boards44K/yr
  • large ironing board54K/yr
  • ironing boards large44K/yr
  • compact ironing board37K/yr
  • foldable ironing boards25K/yr
  • extra large ironing board26K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ironing Boards

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

Complain

Size-Overall21%−0.06

Not simple to fit

It's small

bigger

Quality-Overall15%+0.54

Flimsy and really low quality

Awful quality

I would say that it would appear the quality control is not very consistent

Strength12%+0.24

not very strong

Very flimsy

Not sturdy

Durability8%−0.16

Broke

Fell apart completely within a few weeks

Damaged my floor

Balance/Stability7%−0.15

Unstable

Not stable

Wobbles

Love

Quality-Overall20%+0.54

Good quality cover

Decent quality

Excellent product at a very reasonable price

Strength15%+0.24

Good sturdy construction

Strong and Sturdy

Its a sturdy kit

Size-Overall13%−0.06

Easy fit

Easy to fit

Fitted as it should

Value For Money12%+1.18

Great value

Excellent Value

Affordable price

Weight Light8%+0.41

Lightweight board

Lightweight and easy to use

Light & easy to maneouvre

Return

1.4% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall54%▇▇███▇

Not simple to fit

It's small

bigger

Defective Material/Parts6%▇████▇
Strength5%▇█▅▆▆▆

not very strong

Very flimsy

Not sturdy

Quality-Overall5%█▆▇▅▆▆

Flimsy and really low quality

Awful quality

I would say that it would appear the quality control is not very consistent

Balance/Stability5%█▅▅▅▅▄

Unstable

Not stable

Wobbles

FAQ

Common Ironing Boards questions

Answered from the same tracked data.