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Leaf Rake

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But demand is soft, at -4.8% this quarter, so Leaf Rake is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£121K/yr134K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 52 sellers

Flapen Score

Leaf Rake against its category

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

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Leaf Rake market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Leaf Rake 134K times last year and spent an estimated £121K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

6.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 134K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £121K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
134K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.8%
Conversion, latest week
6.9%
Market size, estimated
£121Ka year
Peak month
November3.9× the quietest month
Top search term
leaf rake50K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.03.

Listings sell for £13.03 on average, from £5.88 to £28.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.03 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.03under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.88–£28.28
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 66% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #120 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 450 reviews at 4.13 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
66%
Out of stock, average day
6.9%
Average rank
#120in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.13 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
450per listing
Listings tracked
32

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Leaf Rake 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

32%

  • OLLIDOT29%
  • Pelle & Sol13%
  • Easy Shopping10%
  • Barcetine8%
  • ORIENTOOLS5%
  • Jardineer3%

Demand

Leaf Rake search demand

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

9K7KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Search terms

Top Leaf Rake search terms shoppers use

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

  • leaf rake50K/yr
  • plastic rake16K/yr
  • leaf rake for garden17K/yr
  • plastic garden rake8K/yr
  • plastic rakes for gardening5K/yr
  • garden rakes for leaves15K/yr
  • garden leaf rake7K/yr
  • plastic leaf rake6K/yr
  • leaf garden rake3K/yr
  • rake for gardening leaf2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Leaf Rake

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

Complain

Durability17%−0.21

it fell apart

Broke after two uses

fell apart from the first use

Quality-Overall14%

the build quality isnt consistent

Bad quality

Shoddy build quality

Strength13%−0.07

Bit flimsy

Not Sturdy

Very flimsy

Size-Overall7%−0.07

Not fit for purpose

It stores down very small

To small

Value For Money3%+0.59

It cost me £10

For the price I wasnt expecting much

I think its overpriced and not useful

Love

Quality-Overall15%

Looks well made

Excellent product

Build quality appears robust

Value For Money12%+0.59

Definitely worth the price

Good price

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Just what i needed

As advertised

As described

Strength8%−0.07

Very happy with rake very sturdy

Very strong

Sturdy rake

Ease Of Use8%+0.54

Easy to carry

Easy to store

Easy to use

Return

0.3% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing

Strength17%▃▆▆▆▅█

Bit flimsy

Not Sturdy

Very flimsy

Size-Overall14%██▅▃▅▇

Not fit for purpose

It stores down very small

To small

Durability13%█▄▅▅▆▅

it fell apart

Broke after two uses

fell apart from the first use

Defective Material/Parts12%██▅▇▄▅

Handle did not fit rake part

Parts missing

Couple of prongs damaged

Quality-Overall10%▆▄▄▅█▄

the build quality isnt consistent

Bad quality

Shoddy build quality

FAQ

Common Leaf Rake questions

Answered from the same tracked data.