Short-term rentals in Leiston
Leiston is the 492nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 356 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 70% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Stay in Suffolk (55 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 356
- Market rank
- #492 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Leiston
In Leiston, Airbnb leads with 197 listings (55%), versus 159 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Leiston
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 Leiston
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 81% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 61% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 172 local listings between them, and the three largest — Stay in Suffolk, Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 78 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 70%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 15%
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 83% of Leiston's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (8%).
Largest operators in Leiston
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 | Stay in Suffolk | 55 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,417 |
| 2 | Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages | 52 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 4,986 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 34 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 7 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Norfolk Hideaways | 5 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 7 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 8 | Suffolk Secrets | 1 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 381 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Leiston among their markets. See the full interactive Leiston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Leiston compares
Leiston 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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Ruthin 357 listings
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Abergele 356 listings
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Heacham 356 listings
- Elie 355 listings
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Winterton-on-Sea 354 listings
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Clacton-on-Sea 353 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Heacham: Photo: Heacham Church by James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia · Public domain · 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
- Clacton-on-Sea: Photo: Clacton-on-Sea by Sannse at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Leiston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Leiston?
Leiston has 356 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 197 on Airbnb and 159 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Leiston?
The largest professional operator in Leiston is Stay in Suffolk, with 55 local listings.
How professionalised is the Leiston short-term rental market?
70% of Leiston's listings (250 of 356) 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: 81% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 61% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 172 local listings between them, and the three largest — Stay in Suffolk, Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 78 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Leiston?
In Leiston, Airbnb leads with 197 listings (55%), versus 159 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Leiston?
8 named professional operators run listings in Leiston. 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 Leiston, 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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