Short-term rentals in Dartmouth
Dartmouth is the 46th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,367 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 63% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (342 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,367
- Market rank
- #46 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dartmouth
In Dartmouth, supply is split almost evenly: 743 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 624 on Booking.com (46%).
Where the listings are in Dartmouth
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 Dartmouth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 768 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Dart Valley Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 70% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 63%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 18%
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 Dartmouth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (24%).
Largest operators in Dartmouth
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 | 342 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Dart Valley Cottages | 116 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 2,001 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 79 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 78 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Your Devon Escape | 64 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 6 | Toad Hall Cottages | 25 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 7 | Fresh Escapes | 15 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,603 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 9 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Finest Stays | 8 | 4.79 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 616 |
| 10 | Guesthoo | 7 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
The other 6 professional operators in Dartmouth
Local listings
- Together Travel 7 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 5 listings
- Archibo Ltd 4 listings
- Luxury Coastal 4 listings
- Marsdens Devon Cottages 3 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dartmouth among their markets. See the full interactive Dartmouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dartmouth compares
Dartmouth ranks 46th 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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Tenby 1,387 listings
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Newcastle upon Tyne 1,374 listings
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Exeter 1,373 listings
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Lincoln 1,362 listings
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Hull 1,357 listings
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Falmouth 1,354 listings
Photo credits
- Tenby: Photo: Tenby Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1546498 by RAY JONES · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle upon Tyne: Photo: Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14 by Tagishsimon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter: Photo: Exeter from Haldon by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln: Photo: Lincoln-BrayfordPool by Chris McKenna ( user:Thryduulf ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hull: Photo: Hull skyline from Princess Quay shopping centre car park 2 by User:Imagaril · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth: Photo: Falmouth Cornwall by EvaK · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dartmouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dartmouth?
Dartmouth has 1,367 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 743 on Airbnb and 624 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dartmouth?
The largest professional operator in Dartmouth is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 342 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dartmouth short-term rental market?
63% of Dartmouth's listings (858 of 1,367) 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: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 768 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Dart Valley Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 70% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dartmouth?
In Dartmouth, supply is split almost evenly: 743 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 624 on Booking.com (46%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dartmouth?
16 named professional operators run listings in Dartmouth. 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 1,367 public short-term rental listings in Dartmouth, 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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