Short-term rentals in Launceston
Launceston is the 436th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 411 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 50% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (58 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 411
- Market rank
- #436 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Launceston
In Launceston, Airbnb leads with 243 listings (59%), versus 168 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Launceston
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 Launceston
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 65% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 88% of that. The other 36 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 50%
- 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 74% of Launceston's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (11%).
Largest operators in Launceston
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 | 58 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 58 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 35 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Interhome | 12 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Launceston among their markets. See the full interactive Launceston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Launceston compares
Launceston ranks 436th 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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Moreton in Marsh 416 listings
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Lifton 415 listings
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Tintagel 413 listings
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Beaumaris 410 listings
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Haworth 410 listings
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Peebles 409 listings
Photo credits
- Moreton in Marsh: Photo: Moreton-in-marsh high st 19y07 by Snowmanradio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lifton: Photo: The Arundell Arms, Lifton (geograph 3634662) by Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tintagel: Photo: RemainsofTintagel by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumaris: Photo: Sea front terrace at Beaumaris - geograph.org.uk - 1213630 by Ron Galliers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haworth: Photo: Main Street, Haworth, West Yorkshire by Original uploader was SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peebles: Photo: High Street, Peebles - geograph.org.uk - 1206349 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Launceston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Launceston?
Launceston has 411 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 243 on Airbnb and 168 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Launceston?
The largest professional operator in Launceston is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 58 local listings.
How professionalised is the Launceston short-term rental market?
50% of Launceston's listings (207 of 411) 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: 65% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 40% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 88% of that. The other 36 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Launceston?
In Launceston, Airbnb leads with 243 listings (59%), versus 168 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Launceston?
7 named professional operators run listings in Launceston. 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 411 public short-term rental listings in Launceston, 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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