Short-term rentals in Cheddar
Cheddar has 730 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 477 on Airbnb and 253 on Booking.com. That ranks it 186th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 65% of its listings on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (81 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 730
- Market rank
- #186 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cheddar
In Cheddar, Airbnb leads with 477 listings (65%), versus 253 on Booking.com (35%).
Where the listings are in Cheddar
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 Cheddar
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 193 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 93% of that. The other 94 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 39%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 65% of Cheddar's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (12%).
Largest operators in Cheddar
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 | 221,687 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 50 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 48 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 4 | Staycation Holidays | 9 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,275 |
| 5 | Luxury Cottages | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,274 |
| 6 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,026,578 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Cheddar among their markets. See the full interactive Cheddar market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cheddar compares
Cheddar ranks 186th 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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St Merryn 736 listings
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Mansfield 733 listings
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Portstewart 733 listings
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Chipping Norton 730 listings
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Sidmouth 728 listings
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Kettering 725 listings
Photo credits
- St Merryn: Photo: St Merryn shops - geograph.org.uk - 50594 by David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mansfield: Photo: Mansfield Market Place by Duncan · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portstewart: Photo: The Promenade at Portstewart - geograph.org.uk - 1322701 by Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chipping Norton: Photo: Market Hall and the Co-op - geograph.org.uk - 236399 by David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sidmouth: Photo: SidmouthBeach by Touriste · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kettering: Photo: Watch 033 by Zygologyboy at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cheddar market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cheddar?
Cheddar has 730 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 477 on Airbnb and 253 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cheddar?
The largest professional operator in Cheddar is Cottages.com, with 81 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cheddar short-term rental market?
39% of Cheddar's listings (287 of 730) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 193 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 93% of that. The other 94 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cheddar?
In Cheddar, Airbnb leads with 477 listings (65%), versus 253 on Booking.com (35%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cheddar?
6 named professional operators run listings in Cheddar. 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 730 public short-term rental listings in Cheddar, 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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