Short-term rentals in Eastbourne
Eastbourne is the 125th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 890 listings, 65% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Exclusively Eastbourne (53 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 890
- Market rank
- #125 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Eastbourne
In Eastbourne, Airbnb leads with 576 listings (65%), versus 314 on Booking.com (35%).
Where the listings are in Eastbourne
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 Eastbourne
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Exclusively Eastbourne, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 79% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 18%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
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
Apartments & flats make up 38% of Eastbourne's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (27%).
Largest operators in Eastbourne
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 | Exclusively Eastbourne | 53 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 685 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 35 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 20 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 17 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 8 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 9 | Bravo Property | 1 | 4.50 / 5 | 4.8 / 10 | 775 |
| 10 | Pass the Property | 1 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,652 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Eastbourne among their markets. See the full interactive Eastbourne market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Eastbourne compares
Eastbourne ranks 125th 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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Worcester 897 listings
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Durham 895 listings
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Poole 894 listings
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Llanelli 889 listings
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Totnes 886 listings
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Mundesley 885 listings
Photo credits
- Worcester: Photo: Worcester from Fort Royal Hill by Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Durham: Photo: Durham Millburngate Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llanelli: Photo: Llanelli Town Hall (Recreated) - geograph.org.uk - 307459 by Hywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes: Photo: Totnes High Street by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mundesley: Photo: MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006 by Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eastbourne market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Eastbourne?
Eastbourne has 890 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 576 on Airbnb and 314 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Eastbourne?
The largest professional operator in Eastbourne is Exclusively Eastbourne, with 53 local listings.
How professionalised is the Eastbourne short-term rental market?
18% of Eastbourne's listings (163 of 890) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Exclusively Eastbourne, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 79% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Eastbourne?
In Eastbourne, Airbnb leads with 576 listings (65%), versus 314 on Booking.com (35%).
How many professional operators run listings in Eastbourne?
10 named professional operators run listings in Eastbourne. 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 890 public short-term rental listings in Eastbourne, 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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