Short-term rentals in Bude
Bude is the 103rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 942 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (185 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 942
- Market rank
- #103 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bude
In Bude, Airbnb leads with 593 listings (63%), versus 349 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Bude
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 Bude
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 396 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 86% of that. The other 25 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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 69% of Bude's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (14%).
Largest operators in Bude
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 | 185 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 97 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 59 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 18 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Luxury Coastal | 12 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 6 | Beach Retreats | 6 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 460 |
| 7 | Forever Cornwall | 4 | 4.90 / 5 | — | 287 |
| 8 | Guesthoo | 4 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 9 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 3 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 10 | Cornwall Hideaways | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
The other 3 professional operators in Bude
Local listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bude among their markets. See the full interactive Bude market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bude compares
Bude ranks 103rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Paignton 958 listings
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Airdrie 956 listings
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Peterborough 950 listings
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Southwold 941 listings
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Sunderland 941 listings
- Windsor 939 listings
Photo credits
- Paignton: Photo: Oldway by Ianmacm at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Airdrie: Photo: Airdrie by Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough: Photo: Peterborough Cathedral March 2010 by NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southwold: Photo: Southwold North Parade by Gill Rickson · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sunderland: Photo: Church Street East, Sunderland by Reading Tom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bude market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bude?
Bude has 942 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 593 on Airbnb and 349 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bude?
The largest professional operator in Bude is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 185 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bude short-term rental market?
45% of Bude's listings (421 of 942) 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: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 396 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 86% of that. The other 25 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bude?
In Bude, Airbnb leads with 593 listings (63%), versus 349 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bude?
13 named professional operators run listings in Bude. 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 942 public short-term rental listings in Bude, 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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