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radio controlled clock

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 24% of clicks), but soft demand (-21.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 15Growth 14Conversion 41Competition 91Returns 67Price range 65Avg price 83Brand share 28Review moat 67Quality gap 78

Competition

Great24%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£18.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good802.51

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good£5.70–£32.56

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Okay3.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Bad£58K

£59K/yr · 100K searches

Growth

Bad-21.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, radio controlled clock is a £59K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

radio controlled clock market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£36K–£45K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#264
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
5.3%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (24% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

24%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

10%

  • Acctim42%
  • Youshiko31%
  • Precision11%
  • Coopers of Stortford3%
  • OCEST2%
  • TFA2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (17 brands, 10%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 32 weeks — -21.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top radio controlled clock search terms

  • radio controlled clock53K/yr
  • acctim radio controlled clock8K/yr
  • acctim wall clock8K/yr
  • wifi clock7K/yr
  • atomic clock7K/yr
  • radio controlled wall clock uk9K/yr
  • radio controlled digital wall clock5K/yr
  • youshiko radio controlled wall clock3K/yr
All search terms

Top radio controlled clock 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.

0%2%£1K4%£2K6%£4K8%£5K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about radio controlled clock

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money19%

“Good deal”

Alarm/Timer Accuracy12%

“Works well and to time”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use9%

“easy to see and read”

Quality-Overall8%

“Great Quality and easy setup out of the box”

Assembly/Installation6%

“well put together”

Noise Level5%

“is completely silent”

Size-Overall4%

“not too big”

Display-Overall3%

“good display”

Design-Overall3%

“design looks stylish”

What buyers complain about

Durability15%

“Broke”

Quality-Overall13%

“ZERO Quality Control”

Functionality-Overall12%

“never worked properly”

Battery Life6%

“Battery only lasts 1-2 months”

Size-Overall6%

“Larger than expected”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Instructions difficult to follow not very clear”

Noise Level4%

“for me this one is too loud”

Value For Money3%

“Cheap for a reason”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Could not set it up”

Display-Overall3%

“the screen is barely visible”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall18%
Functionality-Overall17%
Alarm/Timer Accuracy17%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Display-Overall6%
Quality-Overall3%
Battery Life3%
Brightness/Shine/Glow2%
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%
Touch/Button Controls2%

Common questions

Is radio controlled clock profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £59K/yr across 77 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
How competitive is the radio controlled clock niche?
23 brands and 86 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 24% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in radio controlled clock?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.3%.
What does it cost to enter the radio controlled clock niche?
Listings span £5.70–£32.56; the average listing price is £18.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 803 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.