Short-term rentals in Southbourne
Southbourne has 361 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 259 on Airbnb and 102 on Booking.com. That ranks it 482nd of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 72% of its listings on Airbnb. 26% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by The Retreat New Forest (30 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 361
- Market rank
- #482 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Southbourne
In Southbourne, Airbnb leads with 259 listings (72%), 2.5× the 102 on Booking.com (28%).
Where the listings are in Southbourne
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 Southbourne
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — The Retreat New Forest, holidaycottages.co.uk and Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. — account for 53% of that.
- Professional share
- 26%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 49%
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 55% of Southbourne's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (14%).
Largest operators in Southbourne
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 | The Retreat New Forest | 30 | 4.71 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,637 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 3 | Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. | 10 | 4.90 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 792 |
| 4 | New Forest Escapes | 10 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 731 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 8 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 6 | Bond Holiday Lets | 6 | 4.80 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 439 |
| 7 | Toad Hall Cottages | 6 | 4.76 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 857 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 9 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 10 | Dorset Hideaways | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,299 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Southbourne among their markets. See the full interactive Southbourne market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Southbourne compares
Southbourne ranks 482nd 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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Preston 362 listings
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Bamburgh 361 listings
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Castle Douglas 361 listings
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Lossiemouth 360 listings
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Northallerton 360 listings
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Wells 360 listings
Photo credits
- Preston: Photo: Preston Riversway Docks by Karl1587 · 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
- 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
- Northallerton: Photo: All Saints Church Northallerton by Bob Embleton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells: Photo: Wells Cathedral West Front by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Southbourne market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Southbourne?
Southbourne has 361 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 259 on Airbnb and 102 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Southbourne?
The largest professional operator in Southbourne is The Retreat New Forest, with 30 local listings.
How professionalised is the Southbourne short-term rental market?
26% of Southbourne's listings (94 of 361) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — The Retreat New Forest, holidaycottages.co.uk and Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. — account for 53% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Southbourne?
In Southbourne, Airbnb leads with 259 listings (72%), 2.5× the 102 on Booking.com (28%).
How many professional operators run listings in Southbourne?
10 named professional operators run listings in Southbourne. 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 Southbourne, 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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