Short-term rentals in Bacton
Bacton is the 333rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 516 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 51% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (74 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 516
- Market rank
- #333 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bacton
In Bacton, Airbnb leads with 319 listings (62%), versus 197 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Bacton
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 Bacton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 225 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Norfolk Hideaways — account for 68% of that. The other 40 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 51%
- 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 74% of Bacton's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (11%).
Largest operators in Bacton
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. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 74 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 61 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Norfolk Hideaways | 17 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 16 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Norfolk Cottage Agency | 9 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 522 |
| 7 | Host & Stay | 8 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 8 | Oliver's Travels | 6 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
| 9 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 4 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 10 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 4 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
The other 3 professional operators in Bacton
Local listings
- Staycation Holidays 4 listings
- Keys Holiday Cottages 3 listings
- Norfolk Cottages 3 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bacton among their markets. See the full interactive Bacton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bacton compares
Bacton ranks 333rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Stafford 519 listings
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Welshpool 518 listings
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Cirencester 517 listings
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Lymington 516 listings
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Alnwick 515 listings
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Troon 514 listings
Photo credits
- Stafford: Photo: Stafford Castle05 by User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Welshpool: Photo: High Street, Welshpool - geograph.org.uk - 212594 by OLU · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cirencester: Photo: Cirencester StJohnBaptistChurch by Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lymington: Photo: Lymington Harbour by Charlesdrakew ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick: Photo: Alnwick and Alnwick Castle - Northumberland - 140804 by The original uploader was Tagishsimon at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Troon: Photo: Troon south beach and esplanade by dave souza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bacton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bacton?
Bacton has 516 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 319 on Airbnb and 197 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bacton?
The largest professional operator in Bacton is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 74 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bacton short-term rental market?
51% of Bacton's listings (265 of 516) 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: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 225 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Norfolk Hideaways — account for 68% of that. The other 40 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bacton?
In Bacton, Airbnb leads with 319 listings (62%), versus 197 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bacton?
13 named professional operators run listings in Bacton. 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 516 public short-term rental listings in Bacton, 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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