Short-term rentals in Southend-on-Sea
Southend-on-Sea is the 84th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,027 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 17% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Pass the Keys (46 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,027
- Market rank
- #84 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Southend-on-Sea
In Southend-on-Sea, Airbnb leads with 644 listings (63%), versus 383 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.
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 12% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 113 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Keys, 2cHolidays LTD and Cottages.com — account for 69% of that. The other 62 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 17%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 40% of Southend-on-Sea's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (25%).
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. 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 | Pass the Keys | 46 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 2 | 2cHolidays LTD | 20 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,325 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 12 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 10 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 7 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | My Property Host | 6 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Prohost Estates LTD | 2 | 4.05 / 5 | 5.0 / 10 | 691 |
| 10 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Southend-on-Sea among their markets. See the full interactive Southend-on-Sea market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
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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Pickering 1,042 listings
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Stroud 1,042 listings
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Brixham 1,032 listings
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Llandudno 1,026 listings
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Bridlington 1,016 listings
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Lyme Regis 1,012 listings
Photo credits
- Pickering: Photo: Centre of Pickering by Charles Rispin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stroud: Photo: Stroud from the air by Air1jwilkins1212 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brixham: Photo: Brixham from the sea by Kicior99 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llandudno: Photo: Llandudno in Wales by Nigel Swales · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridlington: Photo: Bridlington, South Sands - geograph.org.uk - 79 by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis: Photo: Lyme regis centre arp by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Southend-on-Sea market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea has 1,027 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 644 on Airbnb and 383 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 46 local listings.
How professionalised is the Southend-on-Sea short-term rental market?
17% of Southend-on-Sea's listings (175 of 1,027) 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: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 113 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Keys, 2cHolidays LTD and Cottages.com — account for 69% of that. The other 62 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 383 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Southend-on-Sea?
10 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 1,027 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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