Short-term rentals in Swansea
Swansea is the 50th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,347 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by KG SHORT STAY (111 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,347
- Market rank
- #50 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Swansea
In Swansea, Airbnb leads with 770 listings (57%), versus 577 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Swansea
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 Swansea
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 51% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 288 local listings between them, and the three largest — KG SHORT STAY, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 63% of that. The other 213 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 22%
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 38% of Swansea's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (36%).
Largest operators in Swansea
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 | KG SHORT STAY | 111 | 4.12 / 5 | 7.2 / 10 | 3,453 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 39 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 32 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | CoHost Partners | 27 | 4.42 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 2,614 |
| 5 | Stay Gower | 24 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,623 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 14 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 7 | StayRight | 11 | 4.05 / 5 | 6.9 / 10 | 618 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Pass the Keys | 7 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 10 | HelloGuest Limited | 4 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
The other 6 professional operators in Swansea
Local listings
- 53 Degrees Property 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Host & Stay 2 listings
- My Property Host 1 listing
- Perfect Booking 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Swansea among their markets. See the full interactive Swansea market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Swansea compares
Swansea ranks 50th 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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Lincoln 1,362 listings
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Hull 1,357 listings
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Falmouth 1,354 listings
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Penrith 1,340 listings
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Windermere 1,338 listings
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Northampton 1,335 listings
Photo credits
- Lincoln: Photo: Lincoln-BrayfordPool by Chris McKenna ( user:Thryduulf ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hull: Photo: Hull skyline from Princess Quay shopping centre car park 2 by User:Imagaril · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth: Photo: Falmouth Cornwall by EvaK · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith: Photo: 1326913 Clock Tower, Market Square Penrith 20240527 0058 by Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere: Photo: Windermere - Main Road by Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton: Photo: Cole-roper northampton 1810 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Swansea market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Swansea?
Swansea has 1,347 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 770 on Airbnb and 577 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Swansea?
The largest professional operator in Swansea is KG SHORT STAY, with 111 local listings.
How professionalised is the Swansea short-term rental market?
37% of Swansea's listings (501 of 1,347) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 51% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 288 local listings between them, and the three largest — KG SHORT STAY, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 63% of that. The other 213 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Swansea?
In Swansea, Airbnb leads with 770 listings (57%), versus 577 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Swansea?
16 named professional operators run listings in Swansea. 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 1,347 public short-term rental listings in Swansea, 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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