Short-term rentals in Builth Wells
Builth Wells is the 414th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 429 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 41% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (50 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 429
- Market rank
- #414 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Builth Wells
In Builth Wells, Airbnb leads with 267 listings (62%), versus 162 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Builth Wells
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 Builth Wells
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 161 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 88% of that. The other 13 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 41%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 28%
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 72% of Builth Wells' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Builth Wells
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 50 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 49 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 42 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 12 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
| 7 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Interhome | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Builth Wells among their markets. See the full interactive Builth Wells market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Builth Wells compares
Builth Wells ranks 414th 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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Llanberis 432 listings
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Clitheroe 431 listings
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Hemsby 431 listings
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Falkirk 428 listings
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Montrose 428 listings
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Prestatyn 427 listings
Photo credits
- Llanberis: Photo: Pentref Llanberis a Llyn Padarn by Hefin Owen from Wales · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clitheroe: Photo: Clitheroe town centre - geograph.org.uk - 74167 by Jon Royle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hemsby: Photo: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hemsby - geograph.org.uk - 771779 by Trish Steel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Falkirk: Photo: FalkirkHighStreet by Kevin Rae · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Montrose: Photo: Viewofmontrose by Alan Morrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Prestatyn: Photo: Views from Bryn Llwyn (230m) 1km East of Prestatyn, Wales - Bryniau Clwyd a Dyffryn Dyfrdwy AONB 03 (cropped) by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Builth Wells market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Builth Wells?
Builth Wells has 429 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 267 on Airbnb and 162 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Builth Wells?
The largest professional operator in Builth Wells is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 50 local listings.
How professionalised is the Builth Wells short-term rental market?
41% of Builth Wells' listings (174 of 429) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 32% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 161 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 88% of that. The other 13 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Builth Wells?
In Builth Wells, Airbnb leads with 267 listings (62%), versus 162 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Builth Wells?
9 named professional operators run listings in Builth Wells. 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 429 public short-term rental listings in Builth Wells, 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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