Short-term rentals in Padstow
Padstow is the 99th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 962 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 61% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (255 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 962
- Market rank
- #99 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Padstow
In Padstow, Airbnb leads with 587 listings (61%), versus 375 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Padstow
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 Padstow
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 55% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 559 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Harbour Holidays — account for 68% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 61%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 19%
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 80% of Padstow's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Padstow
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 255 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 65 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Harbour Holidays | 62 | 4.84 / 5 | — | 126 |
| 4 | CRW Holidays | 56 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 179 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 47 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Cornish Holiday Cottage | 30 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,723 |
| 7 | Cornwall Hideaways | 10 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 8 | The Point Holidays | 10 | 4.40 / 5 | — | 51 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Hoseasons | 5 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
The other 6 professional operators in Padstow
Local listings
- Beach Retreats 4 listings
- Cornish Escapes 2 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 2 listings
- Guesthoo 2 listings
- Luxury Coastal 2 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Padstow among their markets. See the full interactive Padstow market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Padstow compares
Padstow ranks 99th 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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Merthyr Tydfil 972 listings
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Buxton 969 listings
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Saundersfoot 967 listings
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Paignton 958 listings
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Airdrie 956 listings
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Peterborough 950 listings
Photo credits
- Merthyr Tydfil: Photo: Hen Neuadd y Dref Merthyr by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buxton: Photo: Buxton scene, autumn (geograph 3191760) by Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saundersfoot: Photo: Saundersfoot-harbor by Rollercow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Paignton: Photo: Oldway by Ianmacm at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Airdrie: Photo: Airdrie by Chris Upson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough: Photo: Peterborough Cathedral March 2010 by NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Padstow market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Padstow?
Padstow has 962 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 587 on Airbnb and 375 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Padstow?
The largest professional operator in Padstow is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 255 local listings.
How professionalised is the Padstow short-term rental market?
61% of Padstow's listings (589 of 962) 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: 71% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 55% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 559 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Harbour Holidays — account for 68% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Padstow?
In Padstow, Airbnb leads with 587 listings (61%), versus 375 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Padstow?
16 named professional operators run listings in Padstow. 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 962 public short-term rental listings in Padstow, 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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