Short-term rentals in Porthleven
Porthleven is the 252nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 623 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 54% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (98 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 623
- Market rank
- #252 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Porthleven
In Porthleven, Airbnb leads with 399 listings (64%), versus 224 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Porthleven
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 Porthleven
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Finest Retreats — account for 78% of that. The other 106 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 54%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
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 69% of Porthleven's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Porthleven
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.
Scroll sideways to see all columns.
| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 98 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 66 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Finest Retreats | 17 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 13 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Luxury Coastal | 11 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 6 | Guesthoo | 8 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 7 | Cornwall Hideaways | 5 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 3 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 10 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
The other 3 professional operators in Porthleven
Local listings
- Hostsmart 2 listings
- Luxury Cottages 2 listings
- Hoseasons 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Porthleven among their markets. See the full interactive Porthleven market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Porthleven compares
Porthleven ranks 252nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
-
Saltburn-by-the-Sea 624 listings
-
Stockton-on-Tees 624 listings
-
Ayr 623 listings
-
Moffat 622 listings
-
Ballycastle 621 listings
-
Helmsley 620 listings
Photo credits
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea: Photo: Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland taken 1963 - geograph.org.uk - 803854 by William Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stockton-on-Tees: Photo: Town Hall and Shambles Market Hall, Stockton on Tees by Petegal-half · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ayr: Photo: Ayr High Street - geograph.org.uk - 935367 by G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Moffat: Photo: Moffat from the hills by The original uploader was Robma at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballycastle: Photo: Ballycastle Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 468327 by Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley: Photo: Rj helmsley by Mr R Jordan ( Mr R Jordan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full United Kingdom city directory or the United Kingdom market report .
Porthleven market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Porthleven?
Porthleven has 623 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 399 on Airbnb and 224 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Porthleven?
The largest professional operator in Porthleven is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 98 local listings.
How professionalised is the Porthleven short-term rental market?
54% of Porthleven's listings (339 of 623) 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: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Finest Retreats — account for 78% of that. The other 106 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Porthleven?
In Porthleven, Airbnb leads with 399 listings (64%), versus 224 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Porthleven?
13 named professional operators run listings in Porthleven. 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 623 public short-term rental listings in Porthleven, 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 .
Spotted an inconsistency, or want fresher data for Porthleven? Report a data issue or request an update — corrections land with the next data refresh.