Short-term rentals in Pwllheli
Pwllheli is the 458th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 391 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 67% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (104 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 391
- Market rank
- #458 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Pwllheli
In Pwllheli, Airbnb leads with 230 listings (59%), versus 161 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Pwllheli
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 Pwllheli
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 84% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 55% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 85% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 67%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 18%
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 Pwllheli's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (11%).
Largest operators in Pwllheli
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 104 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 53 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 40 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 8 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Boltholes & Hideaways Ltd | 7 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,502 |
| 6 | Dioni | 7 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 7 | Oyster Holiday Cottages | 6 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 978 |
| 8 | Luxury Cottages | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 9 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Pwllheli among their markets. See the full interactive Pwllheli market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Pwllheli compares
Pwllheli ranks 458th 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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Barrow in Furness 392 listings
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Peterhead 392 listings
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Lerwick 391 listings
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South Shields 388 listings
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Camelford 387 listings
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Dover 387 listings
Photo credits
- Barrow in Furness: Photo: Barrow montage2 by DannyFromBarrow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterhead: Photo: Peterhead - Second Beach by Glitterandtrauma · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lerwick: Photo: Lerwick.shetland. 1 by Erik Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- South Shields: Photo: Phare Jetée Sud Tyne South Shields South Tyneside 3 by Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Camelford: Photo: Camelford - geograph.org.uk - 79632 by Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dover: Photo: Dover from air by User:Mtcv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Pwllheli market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Pwllheli?
Pwllheli has 391 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 230 on Airbnb and 161 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Pwllheli?
The largest professional operator in Pwllheli is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 104 local listings.
How professionalised is the Pwllheli short-term rental market?
67% of Pwllheli's listings (261 of 391) 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: 84% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 55% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 85% 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 Pwllheli?
In Pwllheli, Airbnb leads with 230 listings (59%), versus 161 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Pwllheli?
9 named professional operators run listings in Pwllheli. 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 391 public short-term rental listings in Pwllheli, 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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