Short-term rentals in Clacton-on-Sea
Clacton-on-Sea has 353 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 198 on Airbnb and 155 on Booking.com. That ranks it 496th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 56% of its listings on Airbnb. 35% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by 2cHolidays LTD (36 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 353
- Market rank
- #496 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Clacton-on-Sea
In Clacton-on-Sea, Airbnb leads with 198 listings (56%), versus 155 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Clacton-on-Sea
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 Clacton-on-Sea
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 33% of Airbnb listings and 37% of Booking.com listings. The 11 named professional operators run 109 local listings between them, and the three largest — 2cHolidays LTD, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 64% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 35%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
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 34% of Clacton-on-Sea's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (31%).
Largest operators in Clacton-on-Sea
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 | 2cHolidays LTD | 36 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,723 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 18 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 16 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 15 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 5 | ALSENED LTD | 11 | 3.38 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 153,888 |
| 6 | Catchpole Stays | 4 | 4.49 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 2,357 |
| 7 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,199 |
| 10 | The Cricketers Inn | 1 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 98,785 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Clacton-on-Sea among their markets. See the full interactive Clacton-on-Sea market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Clacton-on-Sea compares
Clacton-on-Sea ranks 496th 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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Leiston 356 listings
- Elie 355 listings
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Winterton-on-Sea 354 listings
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Abingdon 352 listings
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Ingleton 351 listings
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Bridgnorth 349 listings
Photo credits
- Leiston: Photo: Crossroads - geograph.org.uk - 1443426 by Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winterton-on-Sea: Photo: Winterton on sea - geograph.org.uk - 1068268 by Andy Jamieson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abingdon: Photo: Abingdon old bridge by Krzysztof.Redzko · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ingleton: Photo: The viaduct in Ingleton, Yorkshire by Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgnorth: Photo: Bridgnorth's High Town by Gnesener1900 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Clacton-on-Sea market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Clacton-on-Sea?
Clacton-on-Sea has 353 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 198 on Airbnb and 155 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Clacton-on-Sea?
The largest professional operator in Clacton-on-Sea is 2cHolidays LTD, with 36 local listings.
How professionalised is the Clacton-on-Sea short-term rental market?
35% of Clacton-on-Sea's listings (124 of 353) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 33% of Airbnb listings and 37% of Booking.com listings. The 11 named professional operators run 109 local listings between them, and the three largest — 2cHolidays LTD, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 64% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Clacton-on-Sea?
In Clacton-on-Sea, Airbnb leads with 198 listings (56%), versus 155 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Clacton-on-Sea?
11 named professional operators run listings in Clacton-on-Sea. 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 353 public short-term rental listings in Clacton-on-Sea, 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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