sweetcorn seeds
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Incredible3.9★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great178.8avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-11.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad84%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad£2.97avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£18K£18K/yr · 45K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£2.26–£3.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sweetcorn seeds is a £18K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sweetcorn seeds market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £24K–£30K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.6%
- Avg BSR
- #142
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 11.2%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 190 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
9
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Mr Fothergill's38%
- Premier Seeds Direct35%
- Simply Garden20%
- Pretty Wild Seeds5%
- Thompson & Morgan2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 64 weeks — -11.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 18.9×
Top sweetcorn seeds search terms
- sweetcorn seeds22K/yr
- sweetcorn seeds for planting uk6K/yr
- corn seeds5K/yr
- sweet corn seeds uk4K/yr
- corn seeds for planting uk4K/yr
- sweet corn seeds3K/yr
Top sweetcorn seeds products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Fothergills Sweet Corn Bodacious RM F1 Vegetable Seeds 25 Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.314.5★34 rev
Simply Garden Sweetcorn Golden Bantam Seeds Grow Your Own Vegetable Corn On The Cob
Simply Garden£3.224.1★259 rev
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - SWEETCORN - Rising Sun F1-50 Finest Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£2.984.2★794 rev
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sweet Corn Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarMay Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.473.8★30 rev
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - Sweetcorn - EARLIBIRD F1-70 Finest Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£2.264.5★253 rev
Newest
by launch dateFothergills Oh Sow Simple Sweet Corn Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarMay Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.4730 rev
Fothergills Sweet Corn Bodacious RM F1 Vegetable Seeds 25 Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.3134 rev
Sweetcorn Rising Sun F1 Seeds in Pictorial Packet- 30 Seeds
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.988 rev
PREMIER SEEDS DIRECT - Flint SWEETCORN Fiesta - 30 Finest Seeds
Premier Seeds Direct£2.7486 rev
Sweetcorn Swift F1 Vegetable Fruit Seeds Veg Seeds Cabbage Carrot Sweetcorn Tomato Strawberry (Sweetcorn Swift F1)
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.9133 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSweetcorn Swift F1 Vegetable Fruit Seeds Veg Seeds Cabbage Carrot Sweetcorn Tomato Strawberry (Sweetcorn Swift F1)
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.913.0★
Sweetcorn Seeds Grow Your Own Vegetables for Garden & Allotment Produce Variety Lark Approx 25 Seeds Finished Packet by Thompson & Morgan
Thompson & Morgan£2.993.5★
Fothergills Sweet Corn Bodacious RM F1 Vegetable Seeds 25 Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.314.5★
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sweet Corn Vegetable Seeds Sow: MarMay Yellow
Mr Fothergill's£3.473.8★
Sweetcorn Rising Sun F1 Seeds in Pictorial Packet- 30 Seeds
Pretty Wild Seeds£2.983.8★
What buyers say about sweetcorn seeds
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“are growing well”
“every thing was what I wanted”
“Quality seeds”
“followed instructions precisely”
“what has grown seem sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“Poor germination rate”
“Very bad quality seeds”
“Very dry when i open the pack”
“Small”
“Not good value for money”
“Its not as if these are cheap This means there was no instructions on planting”
“No show same as peppers”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sweetcorn seeds profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £18K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the sweetcorn seeds niche?
- 5 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sweetcorn seeds?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Quality-Overall, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for sweetcorn seeds peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 18.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sweetcorn seeds niche?
- Listings span £2.26–£3.47; the average listing price is £2.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 179 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.