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Runner Bean Seeds

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.51–$7.60) — Runner Bean Seeds doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 14Growth 28Conversion 99Competition 26Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 10Brand share 22Review moat 85Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Runner Bean Seeds profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Runner Bean Seeds is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Runner Bean Seeds: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +2.5% over the last 90 days and 18.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£57K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+2.5%87K
Conversion rate18.6%
Avg price£3.55

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 13
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market9%
Avg brand age77 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 17 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews293

Top Runner Bean Seeds products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond 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%)

Runner Bean Seeds demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume87KCVR18.6%Products17Brands9Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate8.1%Rating4.3★Reviews293Avg BSR#386
5K4KSpike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

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

Top Runner Bean Seeds search terms shoppers use

The exact queries 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Runner Bean Seeds

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

99% of reviews
Plant Growth48%

They are growing

Quality-Overall24%

Excellent quality

Value For Money18%

Good price

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

As per advertised

Ease Of Use3%

Yes a good buy and convenience

What buyers complain about

98% of reviews
Plant Growth57%

A poor germination

Value For Money16%

Too expensive for 10 beans only 7 sprouted

Size-Overall14%

Short Changed

Quality-Overall9%

therefore very cheap

Natural Resource Wastage2%

waste of time

Runner Bean Seeds return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

33%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Value For Money
33%
2Plant Growth
33%
3Size-Overall
33%

Common Runner Bean Seeds questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Runner Bean Seeds 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £57K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +2.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Runner Bean Seeds on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Apr–May, where the busiest month runs 30.1× the quietest.