Short-term rentals in Charlestown
Charlestown is the 397th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 446 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 48% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (81 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 446
- Market rank
- #397 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Charlestown
In Charlestown, Airbnb leads with 261 listings (59%), versus 185 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Charlestown
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 Charlestown
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 185 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 48%
- 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 68% of Charlestown's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (17%).
Largest operators in Charlestown
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 81 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 40 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 38 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Interhome | 10 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 5 | Fresh Escapes | 4 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,603 |
| 6 | Cornwall Hideaways | 3 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 7 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Guesthoo | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 10 | Luxury Cottages | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Charlestown among their markets. See the full interactive Charlestown market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Charlestown compares
Charlestown ranks 397th 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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Brockenhurst 448 listings
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Craven Arms 448 listings
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Broughton 447 listings
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Eyemouth 445 listings
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Stow on the Wold 445 listings
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Basildon 443 listings
Photo credits
- Brockenhurst: Photo: Brockenhurst village centre at Brookley Road, New Forest - geograph.org.uk - 43422 by Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Craven Arms: Photo: Craven Arms - geograph.org.uk - 522660 by Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton: Photo: St Mary the Virgin, Broughton - geograph.org.uk - 1505762 by Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eyemouth: Photo: Eyemouth, Gunsgreen House - 20120604160115 by LornaMCampbell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stow on the Wold: Photo: Stow-on-the-Wold by Charlesdrakew · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basildon: Photo: Basildonplaza by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Charlestown market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Charlestown?
Charlestown has 446 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 261 on Airbnb and 185 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Charlestown?
The largest professional operator in Charlestown is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 81 local listings.
How professionalised is the Charlestown short-term rental market?
48% of Charlestown's listings (215 of 446) 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: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 185 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Charlestown?
In Charlestown, Airbnb leads with 261 listings (59%), versus 185 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Charlestown?
11 named professional operators run listings in Charlestown. 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 446 public short-term rental listings in Charlestown, 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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