Short-term rentals in Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is the 141st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 848 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 42% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (81 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 848
- Market rank
- #141 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Aberystwyth
In Aberystwyth, Airbnb leads with 467 listings (55%), versus 381 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Aberystwyth
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 Aberystwyth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 235 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 85% of that. The other 123 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 42%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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 50% of Aberystwyth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (22%).
Largest operators in Aberystwyth
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 | 81 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 65 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 53 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | West Wales Holiday Cottages | 13 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,718 |
| 5 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 11 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 6 | Holidays Wales | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,233 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 4 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | The Cricketers Inn | 1 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 98,700 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Aberystwyth among their markets. See the full interactive Aberystwyth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Aberystwyth compares
Aberystwyth ranks 141st 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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Bury Saint Edmunds 857 listings
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Haverfordwest 855 listings
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Wigan 853 listings
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Kendal 844 listings
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Emsworth 841 listings
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Chapel Saint Leonards 836 listings
Photo credits
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest: Photo: HaverfordwestSalutation Square by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wigan: Photo: Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal by Dave Green · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal: Photo: Kendal roofscape by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth: Photo: The slip at Emsworth - geograph.org.uk - 35660 by Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapel Saint Leonards: Photo: St.Leonards, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire by Brian · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Aberystwyth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Aberystwyth?
Aberystwyth has 848 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 467 on Airbnb and 381 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Aberystwyth?
The largest professional operator in Aberystwyth is Cottages.com, with 81 local listings.
How professionalised is the Aberystwyth short-term rental market?
42% of Aberystwyth's listings (358 of 848) 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: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 235 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 85% of that. The other 123 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Aberystwyth?
In Aberystwyth, Airbnb leads with 467 listings (55%), versus 381 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Aberystwyth?
10 named professional operators run listings in Aberystwyth. 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 848 public short-term rental listings in Aberystwyth, 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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