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Soakaway Crate

a small market ($48K/yr) — Soakaway Crate doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Market size 12Growth 21Conversion 42Competition 21Returns 99Price range 95Avg price 92Brand share 31Review moat 98Quality gap 21
This niche Category average

Is Soakaway Crate profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Soakaway Crate is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (26K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Soakaway Crate: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -7.5% over the last 90 days and 3.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£48K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-7.5%26K
Conversion rate3.4%
Avg price£53.76

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 9
Top-5 product click share75%
Open market13%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews35

Top Soakaway Crate 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 capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£10K£14K£19K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

9

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • NOVECRAFTO38%
  • Generic25%
  • CORE Water8%
  • Vodaland8%
  • Natotela7%
  • EcoGrid6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Soakaway Crate demand & seasonality

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

Volume26KCVR3.4%Products12Brands10Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate17.4%Rating4.7★Reviews35Avg BSR#45
500300Spike '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top Soakaway Crate search terms shoppers use

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

  • soakaway crate14K/yr
  • soakaway drainage kit3K/yr
  • soak away crates3K/yr
  • soakaway4K/yr
  • soakaway crates3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soakaway Crate

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Advertised Vs Actual Product22%

Done the job perfectly

Strength16%

Sturdy

Quality-Overall11%

The crate is very well made and designed

Material Quality7%

The crate is strong and robust and is very well made from quality materials

Flexibility6%

Also like how flexible it is

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Strength21%

not so strong like in description

Assembly/Installation16%

though it does mean a bit more time spent putting it together before installation

Size-Overall10%

the 5mm means they dont fit

Maintenance And Repair10%

It may not suit those looking for a quick fix

Value For Money3%

Expensive

Soakaway Crate return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

75%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
75%
2Strength
8%
3Quality-Overall
4%
4Compatibility-Overall
4%
5Functionality-Overall
4%

Common Soakaway Crate questions

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

Flapen scores Soakaway Crate 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £48K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -7.5% over the last 90 days.
Soakaway Crate buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Strength, Assembly/Installation, Size-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.3%.