Short-term rentals in South Shields
South Shields is the 459th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 388 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (52%) and Booking.com (48%). 34% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Properties Unique (22 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 388
- Market rank
- #459 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in South Shields
In South Shields, supply is split almost evenly: 201 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 187 on Booking.com (48%).
Where the listings are in South Shields
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 South Shields
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 43% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 101 local listings between them, and the three largest — Properties Unique, Nest Acre Stays and Travelnest Ltd — account for 52% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- 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.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 50% of South Shields' classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (35%).
Largest operators in South Shields
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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Properties Unique | 22 | 4.22 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 957 |
| 2 | Nest Acre Stays | 16 | 4.48 / 5 | 6.7 / 10 | 1,202 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 15 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 10 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,536 |
| 5 | Vacant Nests | 8 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 2,326 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 7 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 7 | Cottages.com | 6 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 6 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 9 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 3 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 10 | My Property Host | 3 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
The other 2 professional operators in South Shields
Local listings
- Tos 3 listings
- North East Escapes 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count South Shields among their markets. See the full interactive South Shields market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How South Shields compares
South Shields ranks 459th 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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Peterhead 392 listings
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Lerwick 391 listings
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Pwllheli 391 listings
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Camelford 387 listings
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Dover 387 listings
- Portland 387 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Pwllheli: Photo: Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624 by Alan Fryer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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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South Shields market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in South Shields?
South Shields has 388 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 201 on Airbnb and 187 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in South Shields?
The largest professional operator in South Shields is Properties Unique, with 22 local listings.
How professionalised is the South Shields short-term rental market?
34% of South Shields' listings (131 of 388) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 43% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 101 local listings between them, and the three largest — Properties Unique, Nest Acre Stays and Travelnest Ltd — account for 52% 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 South Shields?
In South Shields, supply is split almost evenly: 201 listings on Airbnb (52%) and 187 on Booking.com (48%).
How many professional operators run listings in South Shields?
12 named professional operators run listings in South Shields. 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 388 public short-term rental listings in South Shields, 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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