Shovel
MaybeAn estimated 0.1% of orders come back. But prices span $5.03–$19.15, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Shovel is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 53 / 100Top 40% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +2 vs the category median of 5153
- Market size
- £267K/yr348K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +12.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 34 sellers
Flapen Score
Shovel against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Shovel is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Shovel market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shovel 348K times last year and spent an estimated £267K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 348K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £267K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 348K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +12.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £267Ka year
- Peak month
- April3.1× the quietest month
- Top search term
- shovel189K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £11.48.
Listings sell for £11.48 on average, from £5.03 to £19.15. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £11.48 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £11.48under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.03–£19.15
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £6K–£9K
- Returns
- 0.1%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. 46% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #69 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 271 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 71%
- Prime listings
- 46%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #69in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
- Average rating
- 4.56 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 271per listing
- Listings tracked
- 24
04 · Newcomers
1 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 40 months
Products
Top Shovel products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 26, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Heavy-Duty Square Garden Shovel 104 cm Multi-Purpose with Rubber Grip Handle Dark Green
- Price
- £12.47
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 1y ago

Easy Shopping 41-Inch Heavy-Duty Square Shovel Multi-Purpose for Gardening Digging Snow Removal Builders Shovel Rubber Grip Strong handle
- Price
- £11.74
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 331
- Age
- 2y ago

Heavy Duty Garden Digging Spade - Garden Tools Outdoor digging Gardening Accessories Hand Spade With Durable Plastic D-Handle Gardening Tools
- Price
- £9.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 364
- Age
- 1y ago

Armo Heavy Duty Metal Coal Small Hand Shovel With Wooden Handle Fireside Dust Ash BBQ Gardening Spade Trowel 44CM
- Price
- £5.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 7mo ago

Easy Shopping Black Full Metal Shovel/Spade for Gardening Digging and Builder Work Square Head D -Grip Handle Light Wight
- Price
- £10.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Amazon Basics Gardening Shovel for Digging and Edging Flat Spade D-Handle 120 cm Black/Olive
- Price
- £14.54
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 117
- Age
- 3mo ago

Armo Heavy Duty Metal Coal Small Hand Shovel With Wooden Handle Fireside Dust Ash BBQ Gardening Spade Trowel 44CM
- Price
- £5.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 7mo ago

Strong Metal Coal Shovel and Brush Set | 9-Inch-Wide Metal Shovel Dust Ash Pan with Soft Hand Brush Fireside Set | Large Garden Dustpan or Coal Scoop to Easily Collect Coal Ashes Dust Garden Wastes
- Price
- £10.94
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 584
- Age
- 6y ago

LS Heavy Duty Shovel for Digging with Wooden Handle Metal Steel Fireplace Coal Ash Shovel for Landscaping Gardening Construction Snow Shoveling and Yard Work Garden Tools (SHOVEL)
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 8mo ago

Garden Shovel Multifunctional Garden Cleaning Shovel with 52 Inch Adjustable Handle Moss Scraper for Weeding Scraping Ice Remove
- Price
- £11.96
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 93
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Amazon Basics Gardening Shovel for Digging and Edging Flat Spade D-Handle 120 cm Black/Olive
- Price
- £14.54
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 117
- Age
- 3mo ago

Armo Heavy Duty Metal Coal Small Hand Shovel With Wooden Handle Fireside Dust Ash BBQ Gardening Spade Trowel 44CM
- Price
- £5.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 7mo ago

LS Heavy Duty Shovel for Digging with Wooden Handle Metal Steel Fireplace Coal Ash Shovel for Landscaping Gardening Construction Snow Shoveling and Yard Work Garden Tools (SHOVEL)
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 8mo ago

BH | 18.7 Coal Ash Shovel with Wooden Handle | Heavy Duty | Fireplace Shovel | Ideal for Digging Gardening Snow Shoveling Ash Sweep Builders Shovels Landscaping and Construction - by BEST HOUSE
- Price
- £7.38
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 21
- Age
- 11mo ago

Heavy Duty Garden Digging Spade - Garden Tools Outdoor digging Gardening Accessories Hand Spade With Durable Plastic D-Handle Gardening Tools
- Price
- £9.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 364
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
34
Est. top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
16%
- Easy Shopping37%
- raxter18%
- Roughneck10%
- Armo Gardening8%
- Spear & Jackson7%
- OptiProducts4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 16%)
Demand
Shovel search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Search terms
Top Shovel search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- shovel189K/yr
- garden shovel50K/yr
- shovel heavy duty42K/yr
- shovel gardening28K/yr
- shovels14K/yr
- garden shovel heavy duty6K/yr
- digging garden shovel5K/yr
- heavy duty shovel5K/yr
- gardening shovel4K/yr
- builders shovel5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shovel
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Poor quality”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Shovel questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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