netball
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great325.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great£6.17–£47.68cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good£13.55avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay£181K£181K/yr · 249K searches
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-2.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad95%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, netball is a £181K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (249K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
netball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £203K–£271K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.3%
- Avg BSR
- #46
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 82%
- Sponsored
- 41%
- Out of stock
- 6.7%
- Avg brand age
- 50 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 rising
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Gilbert39%
- Optimum22%
- Sure Shot18%
- Mitre9%
- Hy-Pro7%
- Generic4%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Top netball search terms
- netball149K/yr
- netball ball23K/yr
- netball size 515K/yr
- gilbert netball size 517K/yr
- gilbert netball10K/yr
- gilbert10K/yr
- size 5 netball6K/yr
- flyhawk netball size 54K/yr
- netballs5K/yr
- net ball3K/yr
Top netball 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Gilbert Womens APT Training Ball - Purple Size 5
Gilbert£12.734.6★866 rev
Optimum All-Weather Street Netball with Pump for Training & Matches
Optimum£6.953.2★46 rev
Sure Shot 340N905AP Netball - Pink - Size 4
Sure Shot£7.224.5★605 rev
Gilbert Womens APT Training Ball - Purple Size 4
Gilbert£11.714.2★115 rev
Hy-Pro Nova Netball Size 5 - with Enhanced Grip & Stylish Design
Hy-Pro£7.384.3★144 rev
Newest
by launch date
COSTWAY Netball Stand and Post Adjustable Basketball Goal System with Fillable Base Portable Regulation Hoop Full Size Basketball Net Set for Kids Teenagers Adults (Black 170-305 cm)
COSTWAY£47.686 rev
Optimum All-Weather Street Netball with Pump for Training & Matches
Optimum£11.5587 rev
Hy-Pro Nova Netball Size 5 - with Enhanced Grip & Stylish Design
Hy-Pro£7.38144 rev
Gilbert Aurora Match Netball (Size 5)
Gilbert£21.6210 rev
Gilbert APT Training Netball Blue Size 5
Gilbert£12.5845 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Gilbert Phoenix Netball Match Ball - Teal - (Size 5)
Generic£15.084.4★
Mitre Oasis Netball | Hugely Durable | Great Grip | Stylish Design Netball
Mitre£7.824.5★
COSTWAY Netball Stand and Post Adjustable Basketball Goal System with Fillable Base Portable Regulation Hoop Full Size Basketball Net Set for Kids Teenagers Adults (Black 170-305 cm)
COSTWAY£47.684.8★
Mitre Intercept Netball | Soft-Feel Style | Durable Design
Mitre£10.345.0★
Mitre Attack Netball | Popular Style | Interactive Design | Soft-Touch Netball
Mitre£9.464.4★
What buyers say about netball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“good grip”
“Brilliant piece of kit”
“Easy to inflate”
“Perfect ball for training and match”
“Good price”
“Perfect size”
“Good netball, holds air well”
“Nice colour”
“Nice whilst it lasted”
“Brilliant and as described”
What buyers complain about
“The ball comes deflated”
“Ball is poor quality as after only a brief amount of use it no longer holds air”
“Its a weird creamy colour. not white”
“Therefore item not described correctly on site”
“Too heavy for a volleyball”
“This is not a size 5 netball”
“too light weight - definitely not correct weight”
“Wasn't very resilient, burst quickly”
“it came flat”
“It isnt a match ball, its rubber”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is netball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £181K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the netball niche?
- 7 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in netball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Inflation/Deflation, Quality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for netball peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the netball niche?
- Listings span £6.17–£47.68; the average listing price is £13.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 326 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.