Short-term rentals in Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is the 87th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,012 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (55%) and Booking.com (45%). 59% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (399 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,012
- Market rank
- #87 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lyme Regis
In Lyme Regis, supply is split almost evenly: 552 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 460 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Lyme Regis
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 Lyme Regis
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 47% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 461 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 97% of that. The other 133 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 59%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 20%
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 68% of Lyme Regis' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (26%).
Largest operators in Lyme Regis
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 399 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 26 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 24 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Toad Hall Cottages | 6 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lyme Regis among their markets. See the full interactive Lyme Regis market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lyme Regis compares
Lyme Regis ranks 87th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Southend-on-Sea 1,027 listings
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Llandudno 1,026 listings
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Bridlington 1,016 listings
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Guildford 1,006 listings
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Margate 998 listings
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Newcastle 994 listings
Photo credits
- Southend-on-Sea: Photo: Southend aerial 220608 by Terryjoyce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llandudno: Photo: Llandudno in Wales by Nigel Swales · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridlington: Photo: Bridlington, South Sands - geograph.org.uk - 79 by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford: Photo: Guildford & Cathedral of Surrey by Himar Santana Hernández · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Margate: Photo: The Parade, Margate by Poliphilo · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle: Photo: Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14 by Tagishsimon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lyme Regis market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lyme Regis?
Lyme Regis has 1,012 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 552 on Airbnb and 460 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lyme Regis?
The largest professional operator in Lyme Regis is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 399 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lyme Regis short-term rental market?
59% of Lyme Regis' listings (594 of 1,012) 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 47% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 461 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 97% of that. The other 133 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lyme Regis?
In Lyme Regis, supply is split almost evenly: 552 listings on Airbnb (55%) and 460 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lyme Regis?
5 named professional operators run listings in Lyme Regis. 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 1,012 public short-term rental listings in Lyme Regis, 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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