Short-term rentals in Swindon
Swindon is the 94th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 978 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 21% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by ShortStayUK (84 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 978
- Market rank
- #94 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Swindon
In Swindon, Airbnb leads with 627 listings (64%), versus 351 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Swindon
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 Swindon
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 14% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 162 local listings between them, and the three largest — ShortStayUK, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Prim Short Stays Ltd — account for 77% of that. The other 42 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 21%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
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 36% of Swindon's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (35%).
Largest operators in Swindon
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 | ShortStayUK | 84 | 4.22 / 5 | 6.5 / 10 | 2,697 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 25 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Prim Short Stays Ltd | 16 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 2,787 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 13 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | HelloGuest Limited | 3 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Staybridge Suites | 3 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 9 | K Suites | 2 | 4.24 / 5 | 7.2 / 10 | 579 |
| 10 | Perfect Booking | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
The other 6 professional operators in Swindon
Local listings
- StayCotswold 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- FabAccommodation 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Swindon among their markets. See the full interactive Swindon market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Swindon compares
Swindon ranks 94th 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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The Mumbles 990 listings
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Warrington 989 listings
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Crantock 982 listings
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Ingoldmells 972 listings
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Merthyr Tydfil 972 listings
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Buxton 969 listings
Photo credits
- The Mumbles: Photo: MumblesPier by Wiccasha · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warrington: Photo: Warrington Town Hall by michael ely · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Crantock: Photo: Crantock Sand Dunes by Partonez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ingoldmells: Photo: Ingoldmells Beach - geograph.org.uk - 237879 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Merthyr Tydfil: Photo: Hen Neuadd y Dref Merthyr by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buxton: Photo: Buxton scene, autumn (geograph 3191760) by Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Swindon market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Swindon?
Swindon has 978 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 627 on Airbnb and 351 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Swindon?
The largest professional operator in Swindon is ShortStayUK, with 84 local listings.
How professionalised is the Swindon short-term rental market?
21% of Swindon's listings (204 of 978) 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: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 14% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 162 local listings between them, and the three largest — ShortStayUK, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Prim Short Stays Ltd — account for 77% of that. The other 42 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Swindon?
In Swindon, Airbnb leads with 627 listings (64%), versus 351 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Swindon?
16 named professional operators run listings in Swindon. 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 978 public short-term rental listings in Swindon, 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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