Styrofoam
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.21–$15.46) — Styrofoam doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Styrofoam profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Styrofoam is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Styrofoam: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -16.1% over the last 90 days and 3.3% of searches end in a purchase.
£51K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.
13%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 14 products
Top Styrofoam products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Aselected 15Pcs Styrofoam Blocks For Porject 30 X 15 X 2.5Cm Polystyrene Craft Foam Blocks For Sculpting Modeling Diy Arts Crafting Kids Class Floral Arrangement(White)
- Price
- £6.85
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 281
- Age
- 3y ago
Polystyrene Solid Foam Cubes 100mm (10cm) - Pack of 1 - For Crafts Sculpting Floral Arrangements & Centerpieces Floral Foam Blocks For Artificial Flowers Foam Sheets for Weddings Christmas & Easter
- Price
- £6.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 2y ago
YOUEON 12 PCS Craft Foam Blocks 20x10x5cm White Thick Foam Rectangle Blocks Polystyrene Bricks for Arts and Crafts Sculptures Modeling Packing School Home
- Price
- £13.11
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 261
- Age
- 2y ago
ASelected 10 Pack 255 X 200Mm Foam Board 5Mm Thick Polystyrene Foam Sheet for Model Making Mounting Photos Presentations Arts and Crafts Projects (White)
- Price
- £5.89
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 2y ago
Culpitt 8 x 2 Round Cake Dummy Square Edge Cake Form Separator For Practice or Displays Smooth Polystyrene
- Price
- £4.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 689
- Age
- 12y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
LOMIMOS 8 Pcs White Craft Polystyrene Foam Block for Project 15 X 10 X 15cm
- Price
- £8.54
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
YOUEON 12 PCS Craft Foam Blocks 20x10x5cm White Thick Foam Rectangle Blocks Polystyrene Bricks for Arts and Crafts Sculptures Modeling Packing School Home
- Price
- £13.11
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 261
- Age
- 2y ago
6 Pack Foam Board for Crafts 20mm Thick Polystyrene Foam Sheet for DIY Crafts Modeling Sculpture Arts and Crafts Projects 30x20x2cm
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago
Triplast Expanded Polystyrene Foam Sheets EPS 70 (10 Sheets 600 x 400 x 10mm Each) - BBA Certified Wall & Floor Insulation Board - Box Lining & Packaging Foam Board - White Blocks for DIY Projects
- Price
- £12.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 325
- Age
- 2y ago
Triplast Expanded Polystyrene Foam Sheets EPS 70 (10 Sheets 600 x 400 x 25mm Each) - BBA Certified Wall & Floor Insulation Board - Box Lining & Packaging Foam Board - White Blocks for DIY Projects
- Price
- £15.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 325
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch dateLOMIMOS 8 Pcs White Craft Polystyrene Foam Block for Project 15 X 10 X 15cm
- Price
- £8.54
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 3mo ago
6 Pack Foam Board for Crafts 20mm Thick Polystyrene Foam Sheet for DIY Crafts Modeling Sculpture Arts and Crafts Projects 30x20x2cm
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago
Polystyrene Solid Foam Cubes 100mm (10cm) - Pack of 1 - For Crafts Sculpting Floral Arrangements & Centerpieces Floral Foam Blocks For Artificial Flowers Foam Sheets for Weddings Christmas & Easter
- Price
- £6.03
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 2y ago
ASelected 10 Pack 255 X 200Mm Foam Board 5Mm Thick Polystyrene Foam Sheet for Model Making Mounting Photos Presentations Arts and Crafts Projects (White)
- Price
- £5.89
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 56
- Age
- 2y ago
sanvpwsan 4pcs Floral Foam Polystyrene Blocks Bricks Perfect Flower Foam Block Ideal for Floristry Supplies Artificial & Fresh Flowers Weddings and Funeral Arrangements
- Price
- £7.04
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- ASelected56%
- Generic10%
- YOUEON9%
- Triplast6%
- Culpitt5%
- STORM TRADING GROUP3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
Styrofoam demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top Styrofoam search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- styrofoam50K/yr
- polystyrene block47K/yr
- polystyrene37K/yr
- styrofoam block18K/yr
- polystyrene foam7K/yr
- polystyrene blocks6K/yr
- styrofoam blocks4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Styrofoam
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
86% of reviews“As advertised”
“Great foam boards for model makers”
“great value for money”
“Great product”
“Good value and seem nice and strong”
What buyers complain about
64% of reviews“It breaks up”
“These are thin”
“Not paper covered”
“Poor quality”
“One downside is that it can get quite messy during cutting and shaping”
Styrofoam return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.0%
Return rate
59%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Styrofoam questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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