Short-term rentals in Lewes
Lewes is the 121st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 897 listings, 78% on Airbnb. 16% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (47 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 897
- Market rank
- #121 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lewes
In Lewes, Airbnb leads with 697 listings (78%), 3.5× the 200 on Booking.com (22%).
Where the listings are in Lewes
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 Lewes
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 38% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 125 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 66% of that. The other 18 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 16%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 53%
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 43% of Lewes' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (14%).
Largest operators in Lewes
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 | Cottages.com | 47 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 19 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Brookland Stays | 8 | 4.32 / 5 | 6.6 / 10 | 301 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 8 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 6 | HelloGuest Limited | 5 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 7 | Bloom Stays | 4 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,218 |
| 8 | My Getaways Limited | 4 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 3,172 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 3 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
The other 4 professional operators in Lewes
Local listings
- Travelnest Ltd 3 listings
- Henry Adams Holiday Cottages 2 listings
- Pass the Keys 2 listings
- Hoseasons 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lewes among their markets. See the full interactive Lewes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lewes compares
Lewes ranks 121st 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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Cowes 910 listings
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Cromer 909 listings
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Salisbury 899 listings
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Worcester 897 listings
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Durham 895 listings
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Poole 894 listings
Photo credits
- Cowes: Photo: Buildings in Cowes as seen from esplanade by Garry Knight · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer: Photo: Hotel De Paris by Northmetpit · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury: Photo: Salisbury Cathedral by Andrew Dunn (Website: ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Worcester: Photo: Worcester from Fort Royal Hill by Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Durham: Photo: Durham Millburngate Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lewes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lewes?
Lewes has 897 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 697 on Airbnb and 200 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lewes?
The largest professional operator in Lewes is Cottages.com, with 47 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lewes short-term rental market?
16% of Lewes' listings (143 of 897) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 38% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 125 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 66% of that. The other 18 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lewes?
In Lewes, Airbnb leads with 697 listings (78%), 3.5× the 200 on Booking.com (22%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lewes?
14 named professional operators run listings in Lewes. 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 897 public short-term rental listings in Lewes, 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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