Short-term rentals in Holyhead
Holyhead is the 504th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 344 listings, 56% on Airbnb. 57% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (68 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 344
- Market rank
- #504 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Holyhead
In Holyhead, Airbnb leads with 191 listings (56%), versus 153 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Holyhead
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 Holyhead
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 46% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 187 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd and Cottages.com — account for 83% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 57%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 16%
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 73% of Holyhead's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (9%).
Largest operators in Holyhead
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 | 68 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd | 51 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,502 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 37 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 13 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | Anglesey Holiday Lettings | 6 | 4.76 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 1,408 |
| 7 | Oyster Holiday Cottages | 1 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 978 |
| 8 | Pass the Keys | 1 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Holyhead among their markets. See the full interactive Holyhead market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Holyhead compares
Holyhead ranks 504th 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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Ingleton 347 listings
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Littlehampton 346 listings
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Saint Mawes 346 listings
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West Lulworth 344 listings
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Whitley Bay 344 listings
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Auchterarder 343 listings
Photo credits
- Ingleton: Photo: The viaduct in Ingleton, Yorkshire by Ben Gamble · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Littlehampton: Photo: Littlehampton Harbour, West Sussex by The original uploader was Sue Wallace at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mawes: Photo: St Mawes Castle Cornwall by Eva K. / Eva K. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- West Lulworth: Photo: West Lulworth, parish church of the Holy Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 474240 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Whitley Bay: Photo: Whitley Bay - Rex Hotel and Promenade View - geograph.org.uk - 810930 by Alan Heardman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Auchterarder: Photo: Auchterarder High Street by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Holyhead market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Holyhead?
Holyhead has 344 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 191 on Airbnb and 153 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Holyhead?
The largest professional operator in Holyhead is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 68 local listings.
How professionalised is the Holyhead short-term rental market?
57% of Holyhead's listings (197 of 344) 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: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 46% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 187 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd and Cottages.com — account for 83% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Holyhead?
In Holyhead, Airbnb leads with 191 listings (56%), versus 153 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Holyhead?
9 named professional operators run listings in Holyhead. 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 344 public short-term rental listings in Holyhead, 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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