Short-term rentals in Freshwater
Freshwater is the 469th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 376 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (51 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 376
- Market rank
- #469 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Freshwater
In Freshwater, Airbnb leads with 227 listings (60%), versus 149 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Freshwater
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 Freshwater
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 154 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 93% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 78% of Freshwater's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Freshwater
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 51 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 47 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 45 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | The Island Holiday Company Ltd | 6 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,697 |
| 5 | Dorset Hideaways | 2 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 6 | Isle of Wight Vacations | 2 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 711 |
| 7 | Island Holiday Homes, Isle of Wight | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,274 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Freshwater among their markets. See the full interactive Freshwater market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Freshwater compares
Freshwater ranks 469th 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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Romford 380 listings
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Spean Bridge 377 listings
- Bala 376 listings
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Holmfirth 375 listings
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Dawlish 373 listings
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Luton 371 listings
Photo credits
- Romford: Photo: Havering town hall london by MRSC at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Spean Bridge: Photo: Spean Bridge railway station 1 by peter henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Holmfirth: Photo: Meltham & Lower Holme Valley by Richard Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dawlish: Photo: Dawlish View by Farzeymedic · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Luton: Photo: Luton Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 944904 by Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Freshwater market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Freshwater?
Freshwater has 376 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 227 on Airbnb and 149 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Freshwater?
The largest professional operator in Freshwater is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 51 local listings.
How professionalised is the Freshwater short-term rental market?
45% of Freshwater's listings (169 of 376) 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: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 154 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 93% 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 Freshwater?
In Freshwater, Airbnb leads with 227 listings (60%), versus 149 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Freshwater?
7 named professional operators run listings in Freshwater. 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 376 public short-term rental listings in Freshwater, 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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