Short-term rentals in Skegness
Skegness is the 591st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 116 listings, 57% on Booking.com. That is the inverse of the pattern across the United Kingdom, where Airbnb carries most of the supply. 42% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (33 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 116
- Market rank
- #591 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Skegness
In Skegness, Booking.com leads with 66 listings (57%), versus 50 on Airbnb (43%).
Where the listings are in Skegness
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 Skegness
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 52% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Booking.com. The 6 named professional operators run 49 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Travelnest Ltd and Coastal Caravan Breaks — account for 92% of that.
- Professional share
- 42%
- 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 51% of Skegness' classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (36%).
Largest operators in Skegness
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 | 33 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 3 | Coastal Caravan Breaks | 5 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 770 |
| 4 | McNevin Family Caravans | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,306 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 1 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Skegness among their markets. See the full interactive Skegness market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Skegness compares
Skegness ranks 591st of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Douglas 147 listings
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Embleton 141 listings
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Saint Helens 136 listings
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Godshill 112 listings
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Farnborough 107 listings
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Rotherham 107 listings
Photo credits
- Embleton: Photo: Church of the Holy Trinity, Embleton - geograph.org.uk - 455995 by Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Helens: Photo: St Helens Photo Montage by Cathie Garner, Galatas & Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Godshill: Photo: Thatched cottages, Godshill, Isle of Wight, England by ITookSomePhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Farnborough: Photo: Clock Tower, Farnborough, Hampshire - geograph.org.uk - 1232783 by don cload · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rotherham: Photo: Norfolk Street, Rotherham - geograph.org.uk - 58389 by Christopher Thomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Skegness market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Skegness?
Skegness has 116 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 50 on Airbnb and 66 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Skegness?
The largest professional operator in Skegness is Cottages.com, with 33 local listings.
How professionalised is the Skegness short-term rental market?
42% of Skegness' listings (49 of 116) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 52% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Booking.com. The 6 named professional operators run 49 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Travelnest Ltd and Coastal Caravan Breaks — account for 92% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Skegness?
In Skegness, Booking.com leads with 66 listings (57%), versus 50 on Airbnb (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Skegness?
6 named professional operators run listings in Skegness. 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 116 public short-term rental listings in Skegness, 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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