Short-term rentals in Porthtowan
Porthtowan is the 481st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 361 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 43% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (39 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 361
- Market rank
- #481 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Porthtowan
In Porthtowan, Airbnb leads with 243 listings (67%), 2.1× the 118 on Booking.com (33%).
Where the listings are in Porthtowan
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 Porthtowan
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 133 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 77% of that. The other 23 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 43%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 74% of Porthtowan's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (14%).
Largest operators in Porthtowan
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 | Cottages.com | 39 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 35 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 29 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cornwall Hideaways | 12 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 5 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 6 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 6 | Forever Cornwall | 4 | 4.90 / 5 | — | 287 |
| 7 | Cornish Holiday Cottage | 3 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,723 |
| 8 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 9 | Guesthoo | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 10 | Beach Retreats | 1 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 460 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Porthtowan among their markets. See the full interactive Porthtowan market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Porthtowan compares
Porthtowan ranks 481st 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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Gravesend 362 listings
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Bamburgh 361 listings
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Castle Douglas 361 listings
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Southbourne 361 listings
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Lossiemouth 360 listings
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Bideford 358 listings
Photo credits
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh: Photo: Bamburgh2006 by Michael Hanselmann @ · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Douglas: Photo: Castle Douglas, Scotland by MSDMSD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southbourne: Photo: Southbourne Church by Charles ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bideford: Photo: Bideford-Devon by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Porthtowan market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Porthtowan?
Porthtowan has 361 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 243 on Airbnb and 118 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Porthtowan?
The largest professional operator in Porthtowan is Cottages.com, with 39 local listings.
How professionalised is the Porthtowan short-term rental market?
43% of Porthtowan's listings (156 of 361) 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: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 133 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 77% of that. The other 23 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Porthtowan?
In Porthtowan, Airbnb leads with 243 listings (67%), 2.1× the 118 on Booking.com (33%).
How many professional operators run listings in Porthtowan?
10 named professional operators run listings in Porthtowan. 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 361 public short-term rental listings in Porthtowan, 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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