laurel hedging
Skip itA small market ($48K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible£44.59avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great121.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay£9.16–£214.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay2.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Okay+2.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad£48K£48K/yr · 46K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, laurel hedging is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
laurel hedging market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £56K–£67K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.3%
- Avg BSR
- #1,903
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 3%
- Sponsored
- 72%
- Out of stock
- 30.8%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 flat
Sellers
8
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 90%
Open market
3%
- Sunnyside Nurseries42%
- 3FATPIGS25%
- Generic14%
- GardenersDream7%
- Thompson & Morgan5%
- GREEN244%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×
Top laurel hedging search terms
- laurel hedging18K/yr
- laurel12K/yr
- cherry laurel hedging9K/yr
- cherry laurel7K/yr
Top laurel hedging 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
5 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging Plant Fast Growing Shrub 40-60cm Potted By Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£14.144.6★174 rev
10 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging 40-60cm Potted Not Bareroot By Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£25.054.5★563 rev
15 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging Plants 40-50cm 9cm Pots 3fatpigs
3FATPIGS£30.024.3★40 rev
5 Cherry Laurel Hedging Evergreen Plants Fast Growth 100-120cm Large 5 Litre Pots Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£63.054.4★82 rev
5 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Plants 40-50cm 9cm Pots 3fatpigs
3FATPIGS£13.484.2★274 rev
Newest
by launch date
15 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging Plants Fast Growing 50-70cm Large 1 LTR Pots By Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£43.220 rev
15 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging 40-60cm Potted Not Bareroot By Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£31.695 rev
10 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging Plants 40-50cm 9cm Pots 3fatpigs
3FATPIGS£22.8621 rev
Carbeth Plants 10 x Cherry Laurel Hedging Plants in 3L Pots
Carbeth Plants£57.652 rev
3fatpigs 20 Cherry Laurel Plants 3-4ft Tall 3L Pots
Generic£214.916 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Laurus Nobilis Bay Laurel - Evergreen Garden Shrub Culinary Herb - Ideal for Cooking or Ornamental Topiary - 14cm Pot (30-40cm)
GardenersDream£14.534.6★
15 Cherry Laurel Evergreen Hedging Plants Fast Growing 50-70cm Large 1 LTR Pots By Sunnyside Nurseries
Sunnyside Nurseries£43.220.0★
3fatpigs 10 Cherry Laurel Plants 3-4ft Tall Multi-stemmed 3L Pots
3FATPIGS£116.624.5★
![[x10] Cherry Laurel | Evergreen Hedging | Fast Growing | 30-60cm | P9 Pots](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/612iKtlM-yL.jpg)
[x10] Cherry Laurel | Evergreen Hedging | Fast Growing | 30-60cm | P9 Pots
Generic£25.544.9★
Carbeth Plants Photinia Red Robin in 9cm Pot - Evergreen Shrub with Red New Growth - Hardy Garden Hedge & Screening Plant
Carbeth Plants£9.163.8★
What buyers say about laurel hedging
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“they are growing well”
“Good quality”
“a good size”
“Excellent value for money”
“Exactly as required”
“Love the colour they are starting to grow”
“They have grown up very well”
“Great hedging, would recommend”
“arrived still moist”
What buyers complain about
“Bigger/wider than expected”
“not look as if it will grow in to a healthy plantt”
“Poor Quality”
“Dead within a week”
“Arrived a bit muddy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is laurel hedging profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £48K/yr across 32 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the laurel hedging niche?
- 8 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in laurel hedging?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Plant Growth, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for laurel hedging peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the laurel hedging niche?
- Listings span £9.16–£214.91; the average listing price is £44.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 121 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.