Short-term rentals in Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot is the 135th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 863 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 41% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (154 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 863
- Market rank
- #135 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Newton Abbot
In Newton Abbot, Airbnb leads with 535 listings (62%), versus 328 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Newton Abbot
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 Newton Abbot
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 328 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 41%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 66% of Newton Abbot's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (12%).
Largest operators in Newton Abbot
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 154 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 73 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 42 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 16 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Archibo Ltd | 11 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 8 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Fresh Escapes | 6 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 1,603 |
| 8 | Guesthoo | 6 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 10 | Toad Hall Cottages | 3 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
The other 3 professional operators in Newton Abbot
Local listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 2 listings
- ShortStayUK 2 listings
- Belvilla by OYO 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Newton Abbot among their markets. See the full interactive Newton Abbot market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Newton Abbot compares
Newton Abbot ranks 135th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Okehampton 874 listings
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Hexham 870 listings
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Caernarfon 867 listings
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Dornoch 861 listings
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Wells next the Sea 859 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 857 listings
Photo credits
- Okehampton: Photo: Okehampton former A30 by Ron Strutt. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hexham: Photo: Hexham BeaumontStreet by Dickpenn · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Photo: Afon Seiont in Caernarfon (7492) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dornoch: Photo: Doors And Windows - panoramio by Dg-505 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells next the Sea: Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea Quayside Aug 2013 by MOTORAL1987 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Newton Abbot market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Newton Abbot?
Newton Abbot has 863 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 535 on Airbnb and 328 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Newton Abbot?
The largest professional operator in Newton Abbot is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 154 local listings.
How professionalised is the Newton Abbot short-term rental market?
41% of Newton Abbot's listings (355 of 863) 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: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 328 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Newton Abbot?
In Newton Abbot, Airbnb leads with 535 listings (62%), versus 328 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Newton Abbot?
13 named professional operators run listings in Newton Abbot. 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 863 public short-term rental listings in Newton Abbot, 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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