Short-term rentals in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is the 541st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 298 listings, 68% on Airbnb. 31% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (17 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 298
- Market rank
- #541 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Gloucestershire
In Gloucestershire, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (68%), 2.1× the 96 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Gloucestershire
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 Gloucestershire
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 75 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Bolthole Retreats and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 53% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 31%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 56% of Gloucestershire's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (12%).
Largest operators in Gloucestershire
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 | Cottages.com | 17 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Bolthole Retreats | 12 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,344 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 11 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Jason and Philip Serviced Accommodation | 10 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 3,632 |
| 5 | StayCotswold | 7 | 4.79 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,872 |
| 6 | Perfect Booking | 6 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
| 7 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 8 | ALSENED LTD | 3 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 9 | Rose Platinum Properties | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 487 |
| 10 | Adagio Aparthotel | 1 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 790,934 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Gloucestershire among their markets. See the full interactive Gloucestershire market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Gloucestershire compares
Gloucestershire ranks 541st of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- South Hayling 304 listings
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Wadebridge 302 listings
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Tobermory 300 listings
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Holywell 298 listings
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Lynton 295 listings
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Amlwch 294 listings
Photo credits
- Wadebridge: Photo: Wadebridge Clock tower by en:User:Benjaminevans82 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tobermory: Photo: Tobermory waterfront by DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Holywell: Photo: Geograph-1238066-St-Wilfreds-Holywell-by-Wendy-Parkinson by Wendy Parkinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton: Photo: Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amlwch: Photo: Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555 by Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gloucestershire market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire has 298 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 202 on Airbnb and 96 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Gloucestershire?
The largest professional operator in Gloucestershire is Cottages.com, with 17 local listings.
How professionalised is the Gloucestershire short-term rental market?
31% of Gloucestershire's listings (91 of 298) 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: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 75 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Bolthole Retreats and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 53% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Gloucestershire?
In Gloucestershire, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (68%), 2.1× the 96 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Gloucestershire?
11 named professional operators run listings in Gloucestershire. 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 298 public short-term rental listings in Gloucestershire, 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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