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Short-term rentals in Sidmouth

Sidmouth is the 188th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 728 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 47% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays (130 listings).

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Tracked listings
728
Market rank
#188 / 597
National share
0.1%
Named professional operators
13

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sidmouth

In Sidmouth, Airbnb leads with 455 listings (63%), versus 273 on Booking.com (37%).

Where the listings are in Sidmouth

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 728 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Sidmouth

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 66% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 332 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 70% of that. The other 12 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
47%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
24%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 178
  • 2–5 listings 126
  • 6–25 listings 80
  • 26+ (professional) 344

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 63% of Sidmouth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (16%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 457
  • Apartments & flats 117
  • Unique & outdoor 59
  • B&Bs & guest houses 40
  • Private & shared rooms 39
  • Hotels & hostels 16

Largest operators in Sidmouth

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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Largest operators in Sidmouth, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays 130 4.69 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,130
2 Cottages.com 62 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 42 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
4 holidaycottages.co.uk 33 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
5 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 21 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 138,189
6 Finest Retreats 14 4.64 / 5 8.5 / 10 13,960
7 My Property Host 10 4.29 / 5 7.4 / 10 15,689
8 Guesthoo 8 4.82 / 5 8.7 / 10 16,142
9 Luxury Coastal 4 4.78 / 5 8.9 / 10 8,877
10 Staycation Holidays 4 4.66 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,229

The other 3 professional operators in Sidmouth

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Sidmouth among their markets. See the full interactive Sidmouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Sidmouth compares

Sidmouth ranks 188th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Sidmouth market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Sidmouth?

Sidmouth has 728 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 455 on Airbnb and 273 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sidmouth?

The largest professional operator in Sidmouth is Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays, with 130 local listings.

How professionalised is the Sidmouth short-term rental market?

47% of Sidmouth's listings (344 of 728) 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: 66% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 332 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sweetcombe Cottage Holidays, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 70% of that. The other 12 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sidmouth?

In Sidmouth, Airbnb leads with 455 listings (63%), versus 273 on Booking.com (37%).

How many professional operators run listings in Sidmouth?

13 named professional operators run listings in Sidmouth. 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 728 public short-term rental listings in Sidmouth, 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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