Short-term rentals in Lowestoft
Lowestoft is the 509th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 342 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by 2cHolidays LTD (34 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 342
- Market rank
- #509 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lowestoft
In Lowestoft, Airbnb leads with 214 listings (63%), versus 128 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Lowestoft
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 Lowestoft
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 96 local listings between them, and the three largest — 2cHolidays LTD, K Suites and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 32 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 42% of Lowestoft's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (34%).
Largest operators in Lowestoft
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 | 2cHolidays LTD | 34 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,325 |
| 2 | K Suites | 26 | 4.24 / 5 | 7.2 / 10 | 579 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Eason Stays | 7 | 4.34 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 687 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 6 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 7 | ALSENED LTD | 2 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 9 | Suffolk Secrets | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 381 |
| 10 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lowestoft among their markets. See the full interactive Lowestoft market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lowestoft compares
Lowestoft ranks 509th 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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Whitley Bay 344 listings
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Auchterarder 343 listings
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Docking 343 listings
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Richmond 342 listings
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Sedbergh 342 listings
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Wareham 341 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Docking: Photo: St Mary's Church Docking - geograph.org.uk - 767185 by James Cocker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond: Photo: Richmond castle viewed from Maison Dieu by Roberto1145 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sedbergh: Photo: Sedbergh by Zaian at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wareham: Photo: Wareham Saturday Market by River Frome - geograph.org.uk - 316307 by Simon Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lowestoft market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lowestoft?
Lowestoft has 342 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 214 on Airbnb and 128 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lowestoft?
The largest professional operator in Lowestoft is 2cHolidays LTD, with 34 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lowestoft short-term rental market?
37% of Lowestoft's listings (128 of 342) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 96 local listings between them, and the three largest — 2cHolidays LTD, K Suites and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 32 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lowestoft?
In Lowestoft, Airbnb leads with 214 listings (63%), versus 128 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lowestoft?
11 named professional operators run listings in Lowestoft. 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 342 public short-term rental listings in Lowestoft, 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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