Styrofoam
FailPrices span $4.21–$15.46, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Styrofoam is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 35 / 100Ranks 5,308 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −16 vs the category median of 5135
- Market size
- £51K/yr169K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -16.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 72%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 16 sellers
Flapen Score
Styrofoam against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Styrofoam is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Styrofoam market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Styrofoam 169K times last year and spent an estimated £51K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
3.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 169K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £51K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 169K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -16.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £51Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- styrofoam50K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £9.24.
Listings sell for £9.24 on average, from £4.21 to £15.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.24 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £9.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.21–£15.46
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£5K
- Returns
- 1.0%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. 79% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #2,447 within Art & Craft Supplies. It carries 188 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 71%
- Prime listings
- 79%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.0%
- Average rank
- #2,447in Art & Craft Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 188per listing
- Listings tracked
- 14
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 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 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 37 months
Products
Top Styrofoam products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
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 date
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

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
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 72% of clicks. A locked 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%)
Demand
Styrofoam search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Styrofoam search terms shoppers use
The exact words 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Styrofoam
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
It breaks up
it does tend to crumble when cut or broken
These are thin
The boards are very thin
Not paper covered
Poor quality
One downside is that it can get quite messy during cutting and shaping
Love
As advertised
Just what I needed
Just as described
Great foam boards for model makers
Great quality foam perfect for my landscape display
great value for money
Just as described worth the money
reasonably priced
Great product
Good product
Great quality and condition,so easy to use
Good value and seem nice and strong
Return
1.0% Return rate 59% Fixable by listing
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