Short-term rentals in Fowey
Fowey is the 154th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 797 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 64% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (249 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 797
- Market rank
- #154 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Fowey
In Fowey, Airbnb leads with 475 listings (60%), versus 322 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Fowey
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 Fowey
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 78% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 475 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 82% of that. The other 33 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 64%
- 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 75% of Fowey's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).
Largest operators in Fowey
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 249 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 96 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 44 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 32 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 15 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Luxury Coastal | 14 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 8 | Guesthoo | 6 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 9 | Archibo Ltd | 4 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 10 | Toad Hall Cottages | 3 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
The other 4 professional operators in Fowey
Local listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Beach Retreats 1 listing
- Cornwall Hideaways 1 listing
- My Favourite Cottages 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Fowey among their markets. See the full interactive Fowey market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Fowey compares
Fowey ranks 154th 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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Ilfracombe 817 listings
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South Cerney 816 listings
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Aberaeron 800 listings
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Brecon 796 listings
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Arundel 794 listings
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Rochester 794 listings
Photo credits
- Ilfracombe: Photo: St Nicholas Chapel, Ilfracombe by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- South Cerney: Photo: All Saints Church South Cerney - geograph.org.uk - 128834 by Peter Watkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberaeron: Photo: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Cymru (Wales) - Gorllewin Cymru Forol - SAC Special Areas of Conservation 82 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brecon: Photo: Brecon, River Usk - geograph.org.uk - 1983133 by Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Arundel: Photo: Arundel Castle -West Sussex, England-23June2011 by Miles Sabin from Brighton, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester: Photo: Rochester - geograph.org.uk - 381407 by John Watson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Fowey market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Fowey?
Fowey has 797 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 475 on Airbnb and 322 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Fowey?
The largest professional operator in Fowey is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 249 local listings.
How professionalised is the Fowey short-term rental market?
64% of Fowey's listings (508 of 797) 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: 78% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 475 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 82% of that. The other 33 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Fowey?
In Fowey, Airbnb leads with 475 listings (60%), versus 322 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Fowey?
14 named professional operators run listings in Fowey. 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 797 public short-term rental listings in Fowey, 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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