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tartan blanket

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A small market ($8K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 2Growth 15Conversion 5Competition 82Returns 97Price range 78Avg price 82Brand share 83Review moat 57Quality gap 53

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great52%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great£17.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£5.61–£48.60

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good1,236.23

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-20.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad£8K

£8K/yr · 117K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tartan blanket is a £8K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (117K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 52% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tartan blanket market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£35K–£44K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#363
Page quality
0%
Prime
55%
Sponsored
63%
Out of stock
26.3%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

40%

  • DREAMLANDING12%
  • BRAW CLANS TARTANS11%
  • Adore Home10%
  • Trail maker9%
  • EHC9%
  • Dreamscene8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -20.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '25Black Friday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.8×

Top tartan blanket search terms

  • tartan blanket42K/yr
  • tartan throw20K/yr
  • tartan blankets and throws16K/yr
  • tartan throws for sofa11K/yr
  • plaid blanket7K/yr
  • check blanket4K/yr
  • checked blanket5K/yr
  • green tartan throw6K/yr
  • tartan throws6K/yr
All search terms

Top tartan blanket 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.

0%3%£2466%£4939%£73912%£985101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tartan blanket

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“Beautifully made”

Soft Feel20%

“Soft fabric”

Value For Money12%

“Excellent value”

Warmth8%

“It looks great and if needed as an extra blanket on a cold night, it's soft and warm”

Color8%

“Lovely colour”

Weight Light5%

“Lightweight”

Size-Overall3%

“Good size and quality”

Comfort-Overall2%

“comfy”

Thickness2%

“Thin and easy to fold away”

Water Resistance2%

“Waterproof and compact easy to carry”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall18%

“Buy cheap, get cheap”

Thickness13%

“large bit thin”

Size-Overall11%

“large”

Material Quality8%

“Matrerual not as expected”

Color7%

“Not good colour or quality”

Hard Feel7%

“Not soft”

Thin5%

“Very thin”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“Stitching on edges poor finish”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Not as expected”

Smell2%

“it had a very bad smell”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall22%
Color20%
Quality-Overall15%
Thin14%
Material Quality12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Thickness2%
Hard Feel1%
Display Colors1%
Fluffiness1%

Common questions

Is tartan blanket profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £8K/yr across 60 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the tartan blanket niche?
26 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 52% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tartan blanket?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for tartan blanket peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tartan blanket niche?
Listings span £5.61–£48.60; the average listing price is £17.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,236 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.