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John Innes No3 Compost

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — John Innes No3 Compost doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Ranks 3,831 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −5 vs the category median of 51

Market size 33Growth 71Conversion 94Competition 7Returns 100Price range 16Avg price 43Brand share 0Review moat 62Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 5,777 niches

Is John Innes No3 Compost profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, John Innes No3 Compost is a £153K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (117K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

John Innes No3 Compost: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +54.2% over the last 90 days and 11.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£153K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+54.2%117K
Conversion rate11.8%
Avg price£11.12

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 17
Top-5 product click share91%
Open market0%
Avg brand age45 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement29%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,002

Top John Innes No3 Compost products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£23K£46K£69K£92K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Westland85%
  • Topline6%
  • SuperGift.com4%
  • Jamieson Brothers4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

John Innes No3 Compost demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume117KCVR11.8%Products7Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.8%Rating4.5★Reviews1,002Avg BSR#152
5K4KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.7×

Top John Innes No3 Compost search terms shoppers use

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

  • john innes no3 compost62K/yr
  • john innes no 331K/yr
  • john innes no 3 compost 50l10K/yr
  • loam based compost8K/yr
  • john innes no 3 compost4K/yr
  • john innes no. 33K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about John Innes No3 Compost

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Quality-Overall31%

The compost looks good quality

Plant Growth28%

Good for your plants

Value For Money16%

Fair price

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

exactly as advertised

Moist/Dry2%

Its really dry I hope its ok for my bedding plants & tomatoes

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Advertised Vs Actual Product37%

Misleading sizing

Value For Money9%

I know it is more expensive

Plant Growth6%

Not for seedlingss

Wood Quality6%

Not great quality, very woody

Pest/Insect Control6%

Unfortunately my pack was completely riddled with fungus gnats. little flies.

John Innes No3 Compost return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

50%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
35%
2Value For Money
15%
3Moist/Dry
15%
4Size-Overall
15%
5Contamination
8%

Common John Innes No3 Compost questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores John Innes No3 Compost 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £153K/yr across 7 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +54.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for John Innes No3 Compost on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 9.7× the quietest.