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title: "Oil Lamp — £76K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **oil lamp**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-39.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 19Growth 5Conversion 90Competition 25Returns 99Price range 77Avg price 59Brand share 36Review moat 74Quality gap 45
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****10.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Great****£4.68–£50.57**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****521.37**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****£13.13**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****84%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****70%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****£76K**
£76K/yr · 54K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-39.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, oil lamp is a £76K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **oil lamp market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£66K–£79K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#14**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **58%**
- **Sponsored**
- **58%**
- **Out of stock**
- **10.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **54 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **192 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **—flat
**Sellers**
**31**
**Top-5 brand share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**70%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**12%**
- Quebec28% - bird18% - Bird Brand18% - CLEARCRAFT15% - Church Supply5% - Candle Charisma4% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -39.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/lighting/oil-lamp/trend)
## **Top oil lamp search terms**
- **lamp oil**31K/yr-23.2%10.9% conv. - **clear lamp oil**3K/yr-17.2%14.3% conv. - **paraffin lamp oil**3K/yr-28.4%9.3% conv. - **oil lamp fuel**4K/yr-44.1%9.4% conv. - **indoor lamp oil**3K/yr-36.1%8.9% conv. - **lamp oil indoor**10K/yr-91.7%8.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/lighting/oil-lamp/search-terms)
## **Top oil lamp 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%5%£4K10%£8K15%£11K20%£15K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Bird Brand Clear Lamp Oil for Indoor & Outdoor Use Smokeless Fuel 1 Litre**bird**£6.45**4.5★1,047 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00YIZRA9C) [2**Bird Brand Clear Lamp Oil for Indoor & Outdoor Use Smokeless Fuel 3 x 1 Litre**Bird Brand**£13.71**4.6★773 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08NFCZ5QR) [3**Quebec Clear Lamp Oil 2 x 1L Clean Burning for Indoor & Outdoor Oil Lamps Lanterns & Torches Odorless Formula**Quebec**£10.42**4.4★51 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFD5VNRF) [4**CLEARCRAFT Smokeless and Odourless Clear Lamp Oil - 1 Litre with Easy Pour Nozzle**CLEARCRAFT**£9.58**4.6★1,216 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LW3SVTJ) [5**Quebec Insect Repelling Citronella Lamp Lantern and Torch Oil 1L Outdoor Garden Torch Fuel with Citronella Essential Oil Long Lasting Burn Patio Mosquito Lantern Oil for Garden Camping (Pack of 1)**Quebec**£7.48**4.3★76 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV4BZ9SS)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Quebec Insect Repelling Citronella Lamp Lantern and Torch Oil 1L Outdoor Garden Torch Fuel with Citronella Essential Oil Long Lasting Burn Patio Mosquito Lantern Oil for Garden Camping (Pack of 1)**Quebec**£7.48**76 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV4BZ9SS) [**Quebec Insect Repelling Citronella Lamp Lantern and Torch Oil 2x1L Outdoor Garden Torch Fuel with Citronella Essential Oil Long Lasting Burn Patio Mosquito Lantern Oil for Garden Camping**Quebec**£10.73**76 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRN94X8H) [**Quebec Clear Lamp Oil 1L Clean Burning for Indoor & Outdoor Oil Lamps Lanterns & Torches Odorless Formula (Pack of 1)**Quebec**£7.48**51 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHP45SCS) [**Quebec Clear Lamp Oil 2 x 1L Clean Burning for Indoor & Outdoor Oil Lamps Lanterns & Torches Odorless Formula**Quebec**£10.42**51 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFD5VNRF) [**2 x Smokeless and Odourless Premium Dutch Lamp Oil with Intergrated Easy Pour Funnel - Clear Candle Oil - 2 x 1 Litre Bottle. Spill- Free Design Bottle.**Church Supply**£14.24**26 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWNJ4P5S)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Quebec Insect Repelling Citronella Lamp Lantern and Torch Oil 1L Outdoor Garden Torch Fuel with Citronella Essential Oil Long Lasting Burn Patio Mosquito Lantern Oil for Garden Camping (Pack of 1)**Quebec**£7.48**4.3★**▲ 454%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV4BZ9SS) [**Oil Lantern Wicks 10 Feet Kerosene Oil Lamp Wick for Garden Alcohol Lamp**HuaJiao**£4.68**4.3★**▲ 293%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09D7QTCLW) [**Quebec Clear Lamp Oil 1L Clean Burning for Indoor & Outdoor Oil Lamps Lanterns & Torches Odorless Formula (Pack of 1)**Quebec**£7.48**4.4★**▲ 249%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHP45SCS) [**Quebec Insect Repelling Citronella Lamp Lantern and Torch Oil 2x1L Outdoor Garden Torch Fuel with Citronella Essential Oil Long Lasting Burn Patio Mosquito Lantern Oil for Garden Camping**Quebec**£10.73**4.3★**▲ 155%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GRN94X8H) [**1 Gallon Odorless & Smokeless Lamp Oil for Indoor Use | Highly Refined Pure & Clear Liquid Paraffin Oil Lamp Fuel for Lamps Clean Burning Versatile Premium Fuel for Households**Candle Charisma**£21.23**4.7★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0785M68JR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about oil lamp**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**26%
*“Good Value”*
**Quality-Overall**24%
*“Good quality lamp oil producing no black smoke at all from normal use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Just as advertised”*
**Smell**11%
*“burns without giving off to much smell”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“Works fine”*
**Suitable For Outdoor**3%
*“This one is great for outdoors”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**2%
*“gave a clear bright and smokeless flam”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Handy size for filling oil lamps”*
**Design-Overall**2%
*“Looks fab”*
**Strength**2%
*“Effective”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Smell**24%
*“No pleasant fragrance whatsoever while burning”*
**Flammable**14%
*“Lots of black smoke”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Poor quality”*
**Suitable For Indoor**10%
*“not to be used indoors”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Not at all smokeless as advertised”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Felt it was a bit pricey”*
**Breathability**5%
*“its caused a chronic lung condition in me as its toxic indoors”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Ineffective”*
**Leak-Proof**5%
*“leaking”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
*“it's sticky”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Thickness**13%
**Leak-Proof**11%
**Smell**11%
**Flammable**9%
**Size-Overall**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Ease Of Use**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Suitable For Indoor**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is oil lamp profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £76K/yr across 19 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -39.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the oil lamp niche?**
- 11 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in oil lamp?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Flammable, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for oil lamp peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the oil lamp niche?**
- Listings span £4.68–£50.57; the average listing price is £13.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 521 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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