Short-term rentals in Aberaeron
Aberaeron is the 153rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 800 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 49% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (155 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 800
- Market rank
- #153 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Aberaeron
In Aberaeron, Airbnb leads with 481 listings (60%), versus 319 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Aberaeron
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Aberaeron
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 337 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 55 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 49%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 19%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 70% of Aberaeron's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (10%).
Largest operators in Aberaeron
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 155 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 79 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 66 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | West Wales Holiday Cottages | 22 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,718 |
| 5 | Holidays Wales | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,233 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 4 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | Great Welsh Escapes | 2 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,530 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 10 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Aberaeron among their markets. See the full interactive Aberaeron market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Aberaeron compares
Aberaeron ranks 153rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Ventnor 819 listings
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Ilfracombe 817 listings
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South Cerney 816 listings
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Fowey 797 listings
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Brecon 796 listings
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Arundel 794 listings
Photo credits
- Ventnor: Photo: Ventnor - geograph.org.uk - 13244 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ilfracombe: Photo: St Nicholas Chapel, Ilfracombe by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- South Cerney: Photo: All Saints Church South Cerney - geograph.org.uk - 128834 by Peter Watkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fowey: Photo: Fowey, Town Quay - geograph.org.uk - 47111 by Graham Proud · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon: Photo: Brecon, River Usk - geograph.org.uk - 1983133 by Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel: Photo: Arundel Castle -West Sussex, England-23June2011 by Miles Sabin from Brighton, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Aberaeron market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Aberaeron?
Aberaeron has 800 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 481 on Airbnb and 319 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Aberaeron?
The largest professional operator in Aberaeron is Cottages.com, with 155 local listings.
How professionalised is the Aberaeron short-term rental market?
49% of Aberaeron's listings (392 of 800) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 337 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 55 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Aberaeron?
In Aberaeron, Airbnb leads with 481 listings (60%), versus 319 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Aberaeron?
10 named professional operators run listings in Aberaeron. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 800 public short-term rental listings in Aberaeron, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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