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Short-term rentals in Southend-on-Sea

Southend-on-Sea has 1,029 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 644 on Airbnb and 385 on Booking.com. That ranks it 84th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 63% of its listings on Airbnb. 22% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Pass the Keys (45 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
1,029
Market rank
#84 / 597
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
13

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Southend-on-Sea

In Southend-on-Sea, Airbnb leads with 644 listings (63%), versus 385 on Booking.com (37%).

Where the listings are in Southend-on-Sea

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 1,029 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Southend-on-Sea

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 161 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Keys, luxiety stays and UK Haven Stays — account for 56% of that. The other 63 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
22%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
33%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 336
  • 2–5 listings 219
  • 6–25 listings 250
  • 26+ (professional) 224

Listings by property type

Apartments & flats make up 40% of Southend-on-Sea's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (25%).

  • Apartments & flats 410
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 260
  • Private & shared rooms 122
  • Hotels & hostels 96
  • B&Bs & guest houses 70
  • Unique & outdoor 69
  • Other 2

Largest operators in Southend-on-Sea

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 Southend-on-Sea, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Pass the Keys 45 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 63,230
2 luxiety stays 25 4.28 / 5 7.2 / 10 752
3 UK Haven Stays 20 4.16 / 5 7.7 / 10 9,421
4 2cHolidays LTD 19 4.43 / 5 8.0 / 10 12,723
5 Cottages.com 12 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 221,687
6 ALSENED LTD 10 3.38 / 5 6.4 / 10 153,888
7 Sykes Holiday Cottages 7 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 184,961
8 Travelnest Ltd 7 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
9 My Property Host 5 4.28 / 5 7.4 / 10 15,849
10 Catchpole Stays 4 4.49 / 5 7.7 / 10 2,357

The other 3 professional operators in Southend-on-Sea

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How Southend-on-Sea compares

Southend-on-Sea ranks 84th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Southend-on-Sea market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Southend-on-Sea?

Southend-on-Sea has 1,029 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 644 on Airbnb and 385 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Southend-on-Sea?

The largest professional operator in Southend-on-Sea is Pass the Keys, with 45 local listings.

How professionalised is the Southend-on-Sea short-term rental market?

22% of Southend-on-Sea's listings (224 of 1,029) 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: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 161 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Keys, luxiety stays and UK Haven Stays — account for 56% of that. The other 63 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Southend-on-Sea?

In Southend-on-Sea, Airbnb leads with 644 listings (63%), versus 385 on Booking.com (37%).

How many professional operators run listings in Southend-on-Sea?

13 named professional operators run listings in Southend-on-Sea. 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 1,029 public short-term rental listings in Southend-on-Sea, 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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