Short-term rentals in Lifton
Lifton is the 434th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 415 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 56% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (73 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 415
- Market rank
- #434 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lifton
In Lifton, Airbnb leads with 241 listings (58%), versus 174 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Lifton
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 Lifton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 217 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Luxury Coastal — account for 78% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 56%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 18%
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 75% of Lifton's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (13%).
Largest operators in Lifton
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 | Cottages.com | 73 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 53 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Luxury Coastal | 43 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 43 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 7 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 1 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lifton among their markets. See the full interactive Lifton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lifton compares
Lifton ranks 434th 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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Braunton 416 listings
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Mawgan Porth 416 listings
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Moreton in Marsh 416 listings
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Tintagel 413 listings
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Launceston 411 listings
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Beaumaris 410 listings
Photo credits
- Braunton: Photo: Braunton (Devon, UK), St Brannock's Church -- 2013 -- 1557 by Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mawgan Porth: Photo: Mawganporth by Talskiddy at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Tintagel: Photo: RemainsofTintagel by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Launceston: Photo: Town Square - geograph.org.uk - 1286355 by John Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
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Lifton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lifton?
Lifton has 415 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 241 on Airbnb and 174 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lifton?
The largest professional operator in Lifton is Cottages.com, with 73 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lifton short-term rental market?
56% of Lifton's listings (234 of 415) 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: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 217 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Luxury Coastal — account for 78% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lifton?
In Lifton, Airbnb leads with 241 listings (58%), versus 174 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lifton?
7 named professional operators run listings in Lifton. 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 415 public short-term rental listings in Lifton, 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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