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Runner Bean Seeds

Fail

Prices span $1.51–$7.60, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Runner Bean Seeds is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 4,022 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −6 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£57K/yr87K searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 13 sellers

Flapen Score

Runner Bean Seeds against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Runner Bean Seeds is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Runner Bean Seeds market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Runner Bean Seeds 87K times last year and spent an estimated £57K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

18.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 87K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £57K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
87K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.5%
Conversion, latest week
18.6%
Market size, estimated
£57Ka year
Peak month
April30.1× the quietest month
Top search term
runner bean seeds46K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.55.

Listings sell for £3.55 on average, from £1.51 to £7.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £3.55 that is £4K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.55under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.51–£7.60
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£4K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 65% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #386 within Plants, Seeds & Bulbs. It carries 293 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
65%
Out of stock, average day
8.1%
Average rank
#386in Plants, Seeds & Bulbs
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
293per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 77 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
77 months

Products

Top Runner Bean Seeds 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 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Simply Garden44%
  • Premier Seeds Direct20%
  • SUTTONS EST. 180611%
  • Thompson & Morgan10%
  • Mr Fothergill's7%
  • Morrisons4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand

Runner Bean Seeds search demand

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

5K4KSpike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 30.1×

Search terms

Top Runner Bean Seeds search terms shoppers use

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

  • runner bean seeds46K/yr
  • runner beans23K/yr
  • runner beans seeds8K/yr
  • runner beans seeds for planting uk5K/yr
  • scarlet emperor runner bean seeds3K/yr
  • runner bean seeds for planting uk2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Runner Bean Seeds

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

Complain

Plant Growth57%−0.27

A poor germination

Poor germination rate

Seeds not good

Value For Money16%+0.22

Too expensive for 10 beans only 7 sprouted

Not the cheapest

Ridiculously over priced

Size-Overall14%−0.14

Short Changed

Small quantity

Small packet I expected more seeds

Quality-Overall9%+3.21

therefore very cheap

Poor quality

Not very happy

Natural Resource Wastage2%−0.02

waste of time

Love

Plant Growth48%−0.27

They are growing

easy to grow

Great growth

Quality-Overall24%+3.21

Excellent quality

Excellent supplier, good quality seeds

Fantastic quality seeds

Value For Money18%+0.22

Good price

Good value for money

Reasonably priced

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+1.05

As per advertised

As described

exactly what i wanted

Ease Of Use3%+0.23

Yes a good buy and convenience

easy to grow

Easy to plant

Return

0.0% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing

Value For Money33%▁▁▁▁█▁

Too expensive for 10 beans only 7 sprouted

Not the cheapest

Ridiculously over priced

Plant Growth33%▁▁▁▁█▁

A poor germination

Poor germination rate

Seeds not good

Size-Overall33%▁▁█▁▁▁

Short Changed

Small quantity

Small packet I expected more seeds

FAQ

Common Runner Bean Seeds questions

Answered from the same tracked data.