Short-term rentals in Lynton
Lynton is the 543rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 295 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 52% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (42 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 295
- Market rank
- #543 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lynton
In Lynton, Airbnb leads with 186 listings (63%), versus 109 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Lynton
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 Lynton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 66% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, The Best of Exmoor and Port Isaac Bay Holidays — account for 70% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 52%
- 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 64% of Lynton's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Lynton
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 | 42 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | The Best of Exmoor | 36 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,917 |
| 3 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 18 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 17 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 13 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 8 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lynton among their markets. See the full interactive Lynton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lynton compares
Lynton ranks 543rd 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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Tobermory 300 listings
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Gloucestershire 298 listings
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Holywell 298 listings
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Amlwch 294 listings
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Kirkby Lonsdale 294 listings
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Snettisham 292 listings
Photo credits
- Tobermory: Photo: Tobermory waterfront by DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucestershire: Photo: River Wye at Symonds Yat (9752) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Holywell: Photo: Geograph-1238066-St-Wilfreds-Holywell-by-Wendy-Parkinson by Wendy Parkinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amlwch: Photo: Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555 by Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkby Lonsdale: Photo: The Old Cross, Kirkby Lonsdale. - geograph.org.uk - 131490 by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Snettisham: Photo: St Mary, Snettisham - geograph.org.uk - 1163230 by John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lynton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lynton?
Lynton has 295 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 186 on Airbnb and 109 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lynton?
The largest professional operator in Lynton is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 42 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lynton short-term rental market?
52% of Lynton's listings (152 of 295) 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: 66% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, The Best of Exmoor and Port Isaac Bay Holidays — account for 70% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lynton?
In Lynton, Airbnb leads with 186 listings (63%), versus 109 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lynton?
7 named professional operators run listings in Lynton. 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 295 public short-term rental listings in Lynton, 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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