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Short-term rentals in Southport

Southport has 1,051 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 744 on Airbnb and 307 on Booking.com. That ranks it 78th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 71% of its listings on Airbnb. 24% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Anthony James Estate Agents (82 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
1,051
Market rank
#78 / 597
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
16

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Southport

In Southport, Airbnb leads with 744 listings (71%), 2.4× the 307 on Booking.com (29%).

Where the listings are in Southport

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 1,051 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Southport

Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 25% of Airbnb listings and 23% of Booking.com listings. The 16 named professional operators run 212 local listings between them, and the three largest — Anthony James Estate Agents, Cottages.com and Harrison Holidays — account for 71% of that. The other 43 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
24%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
41%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 430
  • 2–5 listings 263
  • 6–25 listings 103
  • 26+ (professional) 255

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 54% of Southport's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (27%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 569
  • Apartments & flats 281
  • B&Bs & guest houses 84
  • Private & shared rooms 53
  • Hotels & hostels 42
  • Unique & outdoor 22

Largest operators in Southport

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 Southport, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Anthony James Estate Agents 82 4.96 / 5 — 72
2 Cottages.com 37 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 221,687
3 Harrison Holidays 31 4.65 / 5 8.4 / 10 226
4 My Property Host 18 4.28 / 5 7.4 / 10 15,849
5 Sykes Holiday Cottages 18 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 184,961
6 Travelnest Ltd 8 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
7 Host Your Home 4 4.84 / 5 9.1 / 10 1,402
8 53 Degrees Property 2 4.67 / 5 8.0 / 10 4,232
9 Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 2 4.82 / 5 8.0 / 10 302,031
10 HelloGuest Limited 2 4.71 / 5 8.1 / 10 8,648

The other 6 professional operators in Southport

Local listings

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Southport among their markets. See the full interactive Southport market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Southport compares

Southport ranks 78th 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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Southport market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Southport?

Southport has 1,051 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 744 on Airbnb and 307 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Southport?

The largest professional operator in Southport is Anthony James Estate Agents, with 82 local listings.

How professionalised is the Southport short-term rental market?

24% of Southport's listings (255 of 1,051) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 25% of Airbnb listings and 23% of Booking.com listings. The 16 named professional operators run 212 local listings between them, and the three largest — Anthony James Estate Agents, Cottages.com and Harrison Holidays — account for 71% of that. The other 43 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Southport?

In Southport, Airbnb leads with 744 listings (71%), 2.4× the 307 on Booking.com (29%).

How many professional operators run listings in Southport?

16 named professional operators run listings in Southport. 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 1,051 public short-term rental listings in Southport, 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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