Short-term rentals in Lynmouth
Lynmouth is the 558th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 254 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 59% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (35 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 254
- Market rank
- #558 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lynmouth
In Lynmouth, Airbnb leads with 148 listings (58%), versus 106 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Lynmouth
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 Lynmouth
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 60% of Airbnb listings and 57% of Booking.com listings. The 8 named professional operators run 113 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and The Best of Exmoor — account for 73% of that. The other 36 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
- 16%
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 44% of Lynmouth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (37%).
Largest operators in Lynmouth
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 35 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 29 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | The Best of Exmoor | 19 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,917 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 16 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 8 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 7 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 2 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
| 8 | My Favourite Cottages | 2 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 952 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lynmouth among their markets. See the full interactive Lynmouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lynmouth compares
Lynmouth ranks 558th 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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Prestwick 267 listings
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Talybont 267 listings
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Campbeltown 264 listings
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Alton 253 listings
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Portreath 252 listings
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Porlock 251 listings
Photo credits
- Prestwick: Photo: Prestwick Village - geograph.org.uk - 104843 by Phil Thirkell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Talybont: Photo: Tal-y-Bont, Ceredigion by Eddie Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Campbeltown: Photo: Campbeltown seafront by J M Briscoe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alton: Photo: Alton - geograph.org.uk - 56453 by Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portreath: Photo: Portreath Haven ebb by Eva K. / Eva K. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porlock: Photo: Porlockweir by Timkevan ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lynmouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lynmouth?
Lynmouth has 254 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 148 on Airbnb and 106 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lynmouth?
The largest professional operator in Lynmouth is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 35 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lynmouth short-term rental market?
59% of Lynmouth's listings (149 of 254) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 60% of Airbnb listings and 57% of Booking.com listings. The 8 named professional operators run 113 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and The Best of Exmoor — account for 73% of that. The other 36 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lynmouth?
In Lynmouth, Airbnb leads with 148 listings (58%), versus 106 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lynmouth?
8 named professional operators run listings in Lynmouth. 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 254 public short-term rental listings in Lynmouth, 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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