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Outside Tap Lock

Maybe

Search demand grew +102.0% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $31K a year here, so Outside Tap Lock is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 40% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +2 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£31K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
+102.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
75%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 28 sellers

Flapen Score

Outside Tap Lock against its category

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

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Outside Tap Lock market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Outside Tap Lock 42K times last year and spent an estimated £31K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +102.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £31K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+102.0%
Conversion, latest week
7.2%
Market size, estimated
£31Ka year
Peak month
July4.4× the quietest month
Top search term
outside tap lock15K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.10.

Listings sell for £10.10 on average, from £7.43 to £15.90. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.10 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.10under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.43–£15.90
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #268 within Watering Equipment. It carries 296 reviews at 4.09 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#268in Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.09 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
296per listing
Listings tracked
14

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 41 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
41 months

Products

Top Outside Tap Lock 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 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • HowseHold30%
  • Locktap25%
  • QWORK12%
  • XCRPRT12%
  • Pak2iaa4%
  • GALPADA3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand

Outside Tap Lock search demand

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

2K1KSpike '26Prime Day '26JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.4×

Search terms

Top Outside Tap Lock search terms shoppers use

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

  • outside tap lock15K/yr
  • outdoor tap lock10K/yr
  • tap lock9K/yr
  • tap locks for outside taps5K/yr
  • lockable tap3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Outside Tap Lock

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

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.29

So is not fit for purpose

The lock itself is too big

Bigger than expected

Durability14%−0.25

Hinge snapped working one month of use

Could be stronger plastic as it starting to crack second day or using it

Hinge snapped within 2 weeks

Strength11%+0.29

Too flimsy

the padlock keys are very flimsy

flimsy padlock keys

Locking Mechanism8%+0.56

Not the greatest lock

It simply comes off when locked

Lock comes off when locked

Rusts/Corrodes7%0.00

Padlock rusted and won't lock

Unlike thin metal locks that rust easily

Love

Ease Of Use15%+1.34

Easy to use

that's easily changed

Easy to put on

Quality-Overall13%−0.04

Good product well made

Quality product

Good quality robust product

Size-Overall12%−0.29

Fit with no issues

the fit was great on her hose tap

Fitted easily

Strength11%+0.29

Very sturdy

Strong construction

effective

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.97

does it's intended job

Does what it's supposed to

Just the job

Return

1.5% Return rate 63% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%█▆▆▅▆▇

So is not fit for purpose

The lock itself is too big

Bigger than expected

Locking Mechanism10%▇▁▆█▅█

Not the greatest lock

It simply comes off when locked

Lock comes off when locked

Quality-Overall5%▁█▅▅▁▃

Cheap and tacky

I purchased a better quality one

Rubbish

Material Quality4%▁█▅▅▃▁

Cheap piece of plastic that ships with a cheap after market lock in its own packaging

Strength4%▁▁██▆▁

Too flimsy

the padlock keys are very flimsy

flimsy padlock keys

FAQ

Common Outside Tap Lock questions

Answered from the same tracked data.