Short-term rentals in Plymouth
Plymouth is the 31st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,817 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 27% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (75 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,817
- Market rank
- #31 / 597
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 22
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Plymouth
In Plymouth, Airbnb leads with 1,148 listings (63%), versus 669 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Plymouth
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 Plymouth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 22 named professional operators run 240 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 248 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 27%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
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 38% of Plymouth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (36%).
Largest operators in Plymouth
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 | 75 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 58 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 23 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 16 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Toad Hall Cottages | 11 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 6 | Guesthoo | 10 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 9 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 8 | STAE-Homes | 8 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 2,576 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 7 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 4 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
The other 12 professional operators in Plymouth
Local listings
- Finest Stays 3 listings
- Pass the Property 3 listings
- Luxury Coastal 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Charles Hope Apartments 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Fresh Escapes 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Plymouth among their markets. See the full interactive Plymouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Plymouth compares
Plymouth ranks 31st of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Portree 1,929 listings
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Newquay 1,897 listings
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Chester 1,828 listings
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Fort William 1,761 listings
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Cheltenham 1,720 listings
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Milton Keynes 1,716 listings
Photo credits
- Portree: Photo: Portree Isle of Skye - September 2023 by הגמל התימני · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newquay: Photo: Newquayhill by Kicior99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chester: Photo: Bridge Street, Chester by Crashlanded · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fort William: Photo: Fort William High Street by Dbx54 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cheltenham: Photo: Cheltenham.from.leckhampton.arp by Arpingstone · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Keynes: Photo: MK Montage by Tom walker · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Plymouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Plymouth?
Plymouth has 1,817 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,148 on Airbnb and 669 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Plymouth?
The largest professional operator in Plymouth is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 75 local listings.
How professionalised is the Plymouth short-term rental market?
27% of Plymouth's listings (488 of 1,817) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 22 named professional operators run 240 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 248 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Plymouth?
In Plymouth, Airbnb leads with 1,148 listings (63%), versus 669 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Plymouth?
22 named professional operators run listings in Plymouth. 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 1,817 public short-term rental listings in Plymouth, 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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