Short-term rentals in Helston
Helston is the 130th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 881 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 44% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (122 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 881
- Market rank
- #130 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Helston
In Helston, Airbnb leads with 586 listings (67%), versus 295 on Booking.com (33%).
Where the listings are in Helston
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 Helston
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 34% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 73% of that. The other 85 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 44%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
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 68% of Helston's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (14%).
Largest operators in Helston
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 122 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 60 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 36 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Cornwall Hideaways | 17 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 17 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Staycation Holidays | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,229 |
| 9 | Forever Cornwall | 6 | 4.90 / 5 | — | 287 |
| 10 | Hoseasons | 5 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
The other 3 professional operators in Helston
Local listings
- Cornish Holiday Cottage 4 listings
- Interhome 4 listings
- Beach Retreats 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Helston among their markets. See the full interactive Helston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Helston compares
Helston ranks 130th 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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Totnes 886 listings
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Mundesley 885 listings
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Aldeburgh 882 listings
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Ashbourne 878 listings
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Okehampton 874 listings
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Hexham 870 listings
Photo credits
- Totnes: Photo: Totnes High Street by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mundesley: Photo: MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006 by Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aldeburgh: Photo: SS Peter and Paul, Aldeburgh - geograph.org.uk - 119470 by Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ashbourne: Photo: Market Hall, Ashbourne - geograph.org.uk - 335763 by Nikki Mahadevan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton: Photo: Okehampton former A30 by Ron Strutt. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hexham: Photo: Hexham BeaumontStreet by Dickpenn · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Helston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Helston?
Helston has 881 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 586 on Airbnb and 295 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Helston?
The largest professional operator in Helston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 122 local listings.
How professionalised is the Helston short-term rental market?
44% of Helston's listings (385 of 881) 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: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 34% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 73% of that. The other 85 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Helston?
In Helston, Airbnb leads with 586 listings (67%), versus 295 on Booking.com (33%).
How many professional operators run listings in Helston?
13 named professional operators run listings in Helston. 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 881 public short-term rental listings in Helston, 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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