Short-term rentals in St Austell
St Austell is the 299th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 557 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 49% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (69 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 557
- Market rank
- #299 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in St Austell
In St Austell, Airbnb leads with 334 listings (60%), versus 223 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in St Austell
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 St Austell
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 44% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 226 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Archibo Ltd — account for 81% of that. The other 49 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 49%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 69% of St Austell's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (12%).
Largest operators in St Austell
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 69 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 60 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Archibo Ltd | 54 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 28 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 8 | Interhome | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 9 | STAE-Homes | 2 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 2,576 |
| 10 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count St Austell among their markets. See the full interactive St Austell market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How St Austell compares
St Austell ranks 299th 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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Perth 563 listings
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Woolacombe 560 listings
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Marazion 557 listings
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Bodmin 555 listings
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Kinmel Bay 555 listings
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Ringwood 555 listings
Photo credits
- Perth: Photo: Perth in Scotland by Robin Fernandes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Woolacombe: Photo: Barton Road, Woolacombe - geograph.org.uk - 1326913 by Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marazion: Photo: Marazion by The original uploader was Shropman at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bodmin: Photo: Bodmin General railway station 1 by Tim Walker from United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kinmel Bay: Photo: Houses on The Promenade, Kinmel Bay (geograph 4175274) by Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ringwood: Photo: Fridays Cross, Ringwood - geograph.org.uk - 174248 by Peter Facey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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St Austell market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in St Austell?
St Austell has 557 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 334 on Airbnb and 223 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in St Austell?
The largest professional operator in St Austell is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 69 local listings.
How professionalised is the St Austell short-term rental market?
49% of St Austell's listings (275 of 557) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 44% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 226 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Archibo Ltd — account for 81% of that. The other 49 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in St Austell?
In St Austell, Airbnb leads with 334 listings (60%), versus 223 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in St Austell?
11 named professional operators run listings in St Austell. 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 557 public short-term rental listings in St Austell, 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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