Short-term rentals in Thorpeness
Thorpeness is the 553rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 270 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (52%) and Airbnb (48%). 91% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages (127 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 270
- Market rank
- #553 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Thorpeness
In Thorpeness, supply is split almost evenly: 140 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 130 on Airbnb (48%).
Where the listings are in Thorpeness
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 Thorpeness
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 97% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 85% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 203 local listings between them, and the three largest — Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages, Norfolk Hideaways and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 80% of that. The other 44 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 91%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 4%
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 93% of Thorpeness' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (6%).
Largest operators in Thorpeness
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 | Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages | 127 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 4,986 |
| 2 | Norfolk Hideaways | 19 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 16 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Stay in Suffolk | 13 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,417 |
| 6 | Cottages.com | 8 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Suffolk Secrets | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 381 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Thorpeness among their markets. See the full interactive Thorpeness market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Thorpeness compares
Thorpeness ranks 553rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Orkney 274 listings
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Thornham 274 listings
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Seaton 273 listings
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Newtonmore 267 listings
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Prestwick 267 listings
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Talybont 267 listings
Photo credits
- Thornham: Photo: UK Thornham (Norfolk) by Uksignpix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Seaton: Photo: YellowTram by Light current at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newtonmore: Photo: Newtonmore2 by Philip Taylor, Personal Photo, Free License · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Prestwick: Photo: Prestwick Village - geograph.org.uk - 104843 by Phil Thirkell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Talybont: Photo: Tal-y-Bont, Ceredigion by Eddie Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Thorpeness market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Thorpeness?
Thorpeness has 270 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 130 on Airbnb and 140 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Thorpeness?
The largest professional operator in Thorpeness is Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages, with 127 local listings.
How professionalised is the Thorpeness short-term rental market?
91% of Thorpeness' listings (247 of 270) 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: 97% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 85% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 203 local listings between them, and the three largest — Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages, Norfolk Hideaways and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 80% of that. The other 44 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Thorpeness?
In Thorpeness, supply is split almost evenly: 140 listings on Booking.com (52%) and 130 on Airbnb (48%).
How many professional operators run listings in Thorpeness?
8 named professional operators run listings in Thorpeness. 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 270 public short-term rental listings in Thorpeness, 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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