Short-term rentals in Heacham
Heacham has 356 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 185 on Airbnb and 171 on Booking.com. That ranks it 492nd of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with listings split almost evenly between Airbnb (52%) and Booking.com (48%). 69% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 41%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (55 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 356
- Market rank
- #492 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Heacham
In Heacham, supply is split almost evenly: 185 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 171 on Booking.com (48%).
Where the listings are in Heacham
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 Heacham
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 64% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 223 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Travelnest Ltd and Norfolk Hideaways — account for 64% of that. The other 24 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 69%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 19%
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 88% of Heacham's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (9%).
Largest operators in Heacham
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 55 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 2 | Travelnest Ltd | 45 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 3 | Norfolk Hideaways | 43 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,836 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 33 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 5 | 2cHolidays LTD | 21 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,723 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 12 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 7 | Sowerbys Holiday Cottages | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 567 |
| 8 | Crabpot Cottages | 5 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 983 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Heacham among their markets. See the full interactive Heacham market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Heacham compares
Heacham ranks 492nd 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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Gillingham 357 listings
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Ruthin 357 listings
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Abergele 356 listings
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Leiston 356 listings
- Elie 355 listings
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Winterton-on-Sea 354 listings
Photo credits
- Gillingham: Photo: Gillingham, Town Bridge and the Methodist church - geograph.org.uk - 1434133 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthin: Photo: Nantclwyd Y Dre - geograph.org.uk - 1189902 by gwynfryn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abergele: Photo: The 1868 Rail Disaster Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 377402 by Stephen Elwyn RODDICK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leiston: Photo: Crossroads - geograph.org.uk - 1443426 by Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winterton-on-Sea: Photo: Winterton on sea - geograph.org.uk - 1068268 by Andy Jamieson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Heacham market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Heacham?
Heacham has 356 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 185 on Airbnb and 171 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Heacham?
The largest professional operator in Heacham is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 55 local listings.
How professionalised is the Heacham short-term rental market?
69% of Heacham's listings (247 of 356) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 75% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 64% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 223 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Travelnest Ltd and Norfolk Hideaways — account for 64% of that. The other 24 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Heacham?
In Heacham, supply is split almost evenly: 185 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 171 on Booking.com (48%).
How many professional operators run listings in Heacham?
8 named professional operators run listings in Heacham. 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 356 public short-term rental listings in Heacham, 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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