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Outside Tap

Pass

Outside Tap scores 68 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $318K a year here, search demand grew +100.8% this quarter, and returns run at 1.0% of orders.

Flapen Score
68
68 / 100
Top 5% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +17 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£318K/yr396K searches / yr
90-day growth
+100.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Outside Tap against its category

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

68Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Outside Tap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Outside Tap 396K times last year and spent an estimated £318K. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 68 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 396K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +100.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £318K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
396K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+100.8%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£318Ka year
Peak month
May8.1× the quietest month
Top search term
outside tap154K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.91.

Listings sell for £10.91 on average, from £5.93 to £21.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £10.91 that is £8K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.91under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.93–£21.96
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£11K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #46 within Watering Equipment. It carries 857 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
75%
Prime listings
86%
Out of stock, average day
0.7%
Average rank
#46in Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
857per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Outside Tap 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 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£13K£25K£38K£51K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

33%

  • PlumbEZ23%
  • RMTL11%
  • Wärmer System10%
  • AIGHER9%
  • Darlac8%
  • nnOuOnn6%

Demand

Outside Tap search demand

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

20K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.1×

Search terms

Top Outside Tap search terms shoppers use

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

  • outside tap154K/yr
  • garden tap86K/yr
  • outdoor tap88K/yr
  • outdoor taps15K/yr
  • hose tap9K/yr
  • garden hose tap5K/yr
  • garden taps6K/yr
  • bib tap7K/yr
  • outside taps6K/yr
  • outside water tap6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Outside Tap

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

Complain

Quality-Overall26%

absolutely rubbish

returned due to poor quality. broke

Bad quality

Leak-Proof17%

Leaking

leaks

Leaked when turned off

Durability16%−0.20

Did not last 9 months

doesnt last

Stopped functioning correctly after only a few months

Size-Overall11%+0.45

It is small

is smaller than usual garden taps

Fiddly to fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.10

Not as advertised

It's not clear from the ad that this is omitted

Item not as pictured - no check valve

Love

Quality-Overall26%

Good quality product - delivered very promptly

Decent quality

Seems well made

Size-Overall17%+0.45

Fits well

Easy to fit

there were no unforeseen issues when I fitted it

Value For Money14%+2.44

worth the money

Excellent price

Amazing value

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.10

As advertised

Better than I expected

As described

Leak-Proof7%

doesnt leak

no leakage problems

And no leaks

Return

1.0% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall39%▇▇▇█▇▇

It is small

is smaller than usual garden taps

Fiddly to fit

Compatibility-Overall9%▇▂▇█▅▆
Leak-Proof9%▅▆█▃▅▆

Leaking

leaks

Leaked when turned off

Defective Material/Parts6%█▅▃▄▄▄
Functionality-Overall5%▄▇▃▃██

FAQ

Common Outside Tap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.