post lights
Worth a lookShows low returns (1.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Great1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£20.63avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great£9.50–£41.40cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great58%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Review moat
Good592.14avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+10.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£72K£72K/yr · 228K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, post lights is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (228K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
post lights market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £62K–£83K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #53
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 97%
- Out of stock
- 10.1%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 192 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
35 falling
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
58%
Top 20: 89%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 65%
Open market
39%
- Solpex19%
- NATPOW16%
- VOLISUN10%
- GEYUEYA Home9%
- APONUO4%
- ROMANJOY4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
Top post lights search terms
- post lights40K/yr
- solar post lights34K/yr
- fence post solar lights15K/yr
- solar post lights garden12K/yr
- fence post lights16K/yr
- solar fence post lights11K/yr
- decking post lights solar powered10K/yr
- post lights solar powered12K/yr
- solar post cap lights12K/yr
- garden post light7K/yr
Top post lights 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
VOLISUN Solar Post Lights 8 Pack 2 Lighting Modes Solar Post Cap Lights Outdoor IP64 Waterproof Fence Post Lights Solar Powered for 5×5 4×4 3.5×3.5 inch Wood/Vinyl Garden Posts Deck Patio(Black)
VOLISUN£31.904.4★825 rev
Solpex Solar Post Lights IP65 Waterproof Solar Lights Outdoor Garden Post Lamp for 5×5 4×4 3.5×3.5 inch/ 13×13 10×10 9×9 cm Patio Fence Deck Wooden Posts(8 Pack)
Solpex£34.384.5★284 rev
NATPOW Solar Post Lights Solar Post Cap Lights Outdoor 2 Modes Fence Post Light Waterproof Warm &Cool White Garden Lights for 4×4 5×5 inch Wood/Vinyl Posts Patio Fence(4 Pack)
NATPOW£22.324.6★266 rev
NATPOW Solar Post Lights Solar Garden Lights Warm White & Cool White Fence Post Light Auto On/Off Garden Post Cap Lamp IP65 Waterproof for Wooden Posts Patio Porch Park Squares Fence(2 Packs)
NATPOW£12.844.6★266 rev
Solpex Solar Post Lights Solar Powered Fence Post Lights IP65 Waterproof Led Garden Light Cap for 5×5 4×4 3.5×3.5 inch/ 13×13 10×10 9×9 cm Patio Fence Deck Wooden Posts (4 Pack)
Solpex£20.084.5★284 rev
Newest
by launch date
APONUO 6 Pack Solar Post Cap Lights RGB Color Changing - 8 Solid Colors & Flowing Multicolor IP65 Waterproof for 4x4 Wood/Vinyl Posts Auto On/Off Deck Fence Patio Garden Lighting Black
APONUO£32.1732 rev
KALAHOL 12 Pack Solar Fence Lights IP65 Waterproof LED Solar Step Lights Outdoor Solar Lights Outdoor Garden for Stairs Fences Railings Yards Pathways and Garden Decorations (Warm White)
KALAHOL£14.91309 rev
VOLISUN Solar Post Cap Lights 4 Pack 4x4 Deck Fence Post Solar Lights Outdoor with Warm White Lighting Waterproof Solar Lights for Vinyl/Wood Posts to Decorate Fence Deck Garden Patio
VOLISUN£22.52187 rev
APONUO Solar Post Cap Lights for 4x4 Wood &Vinyl Posts 3 Light Modes & 800mAh Battery IP65 Waterproof Rugged Unibody Solar Outdoor Lights for Fence Deck & Patio (Black 6 Pack)
APONUO£27.7565 rev
Solar Post Lights Garden with 16LEDs Fence Post Caps for 4×4 3.5×3.5 inch
GEYUEYA Home£10.6937 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAPONUO Solar Post Cap Lights for 4x4 Wood &Vinyl Posts 3 Light Modes & 800mAh Battery IP65 Waterproof Rugged Unibody Solar Outdoor Lights for Fence Deck & Patio (Black 6 Pack)
APONUO£27.754.4★
APONUO 6 Pack Solar Post Cap Lights RGB Color Changing - 8 Solid Colors & Flowing Multicolor IP65 Waterproof for 4x4 Wood/Vinyl Posts Auto On/Off Deck Fence Patio Garden Lighting Black
APONUO£32.174.6★
VOLISUN Solar Post Cap Lights 4 Pack 4x4 Deck Fence Post Solar Lights Outdoor with Warm White Lighting Waterproof Solar Lights for Vinyl/Wood Posts to Decorate Fence Deck Garden Patio
VOLISUN£22.524.4★
KALAHOL 12 Pack Solar Fence Lights IP65 Waterproof LED Solar Step Lights Outdoor Solar Lights Outdoor Garden for Stairs Fences Railings Yards Pathways and Garden Decorations (Warm White)
KALAHOL£14.913.1★
T-SUN Solar Post Lights Waterproof Outdoor Solar Cap Lights for 4X4 Wooden Posts Cool White Solar Fence Lights 6000K LED Lighting for Garden Gate Deck Patio Vinyl Fence Decor (2 Pack)
T-SUN£12.144.4★
What buyers say about post lights
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“provide good light”
“Good Value”
“The build quality feels solid”
“Easy to set up”
“Easy to fit”
“As described”
“Quick to charge”
“I think look quite stylish in their design”
“Easy to use”
“are effective in use”
What buyers complain about
“no brightness at all”
“Very poor do not work”
“Extremely poor quality”
“Much smaller”
“fall apart and break easy”
“Defect”
“The main drawbacks for these lights are the cost”
“Not as described”
“Very flimsy”
“Do not work been charging for weeks now”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is post lights profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £72K/yr across 70 tracked products. 4 of 24 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the post lights niche?
- 35 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in post lights?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Brightness/Shine/Glow, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for post lights peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the post lights niche?
- Listings span £9.50–£41.40; the average listing price is £20.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 592 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.