Short-term rentals in Exeter
Exeter is the 45th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,373 listings, 69% on Airbnb. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by ShortStayUK (61 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,373
- Market rank
- #45 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 23
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Exeter
In Exeter, Airbnb leads with 950 listings (69%), 2.2× the 423 on Booking.com (31%).
Where the listings are in Exeter
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 Exeter
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 23 named professional operators run 247 local listings between them, and the three largest — ShortStayUK, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 57% of that. The other 72 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 23%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 42%
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 46% of Exeter's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Exeter
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 | ShortStayUK | 61 | 4.22 / 5 | 6.5 / 10 | 2,697 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 45 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 34 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 31 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Luxury Coastal | 19 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 6 | Guesthoo | 11 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 7 | Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays | 7 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,130 |
| 8 | Fresh Escapes | 6 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,603 |
| 9 | Pass the Property | 6 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,652 |
| 10 | ALSENED LTD | 4 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
The other 13 professional operators in Exeter
Local listings
- Finest Retreats 4 listings
- Staybridge Suites 4 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 3 listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Belvilla by OYO 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Marsdens Devon Cottages 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
- Toad Hall Cottages 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Exeter among their markets. See the full interactive Exeter market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Exeter compares
Exeter ranks 45th 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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Torquay 1,425 listings
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Tenby 1,387 listings
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Newcastle upon Tyne 1,374 listings
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Dartmouth 1,367 listings
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Lincoln 1,362 listings
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Hull 1,357 listings
Photo credits
- Torquay: Photo: Torquay harbour october 2012 by User:ianmacm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Dartmouth: Photo: Dartmouth.town.750pix by Arpingstone · 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
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Exeter market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Exeter?
Exeter has 1,373 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 950 on Airbnb and 423 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Exeter?
The largest professional operator in Exeter is ShortStayUK, with 61 local listings.
How professionalised is the Exeter short-term rental market?
23% of Exeter's listings (319 of 1,373) 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: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 23 named professional operators run 247 local listings between them, and the three largest — ShortStayUK, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 57% of that. The other 72 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Exeter?
In Exeter, Airbnb leads with 950 listings (69%), 2.2× the 423 on Booking.com (31%).
How many professional operators run listings in Exeter?
23 named professional operators run listings in Exeter. 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 1,373 public short-term rental listings in Exeter, 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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