Short-term rentals in Totnes
Totnes is the 127th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 886 listings, 71% on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (92 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 886
- Market rank
- #127 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 18
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Totnes
In Totnes, Airbnb leads with 628 listings (71%), 2.4× the 258 on Booking.com (29%).
Where the listings are in Totnes
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 Totnes
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 65% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 296 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 70% of that. The other 30 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
- 41%
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 65% of Totnes' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Totnes
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 | Cottages.com | 92 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 78 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 37 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Your Devon Escape | 21 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 5 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 10 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 6 | Archibo Ltd | 9 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 7 | Toad Hall Cottages | 9 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 8 | Dart Valley Cottages | 8 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 2,001 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 7 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Together Travel | 6 | 4.62 / 5 | — | 91 |
The other 8 professional operators in Totnes
Local listings
- Oliver's Travels 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 4 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 3 listings
- Finest Stays 2 listings
- Fresh Escapes 2 listings
- Guesthoo 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Totnes among their markets. See the full interactive Totnes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Totnes compares
Totnes ranks 127th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Poole 894 listings
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Eastbourne 890 listings
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Llanelli 889 listings
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Mundesley 885 listings
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Aldeburgh 882 listings
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Helston 881 listings
Photo credits
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbourne: Photo: Eastbourne Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1582936 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llanelli: Photo: Llanelli Town Hall (Recreated) - geograph.org.uk - 307459 by Hywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mundesley: Photo: MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006 by Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aldeburgh: Photo: SS Peter and Paul, Aldeburgh - geograph.org.uk - 119470 by Geoff Pick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Helston: Photo: Coinagehallstreet helston by 2micha · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Totnes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Totnes?
Totnes has 886 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 628 on Airbnb and 258 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Totnes?
The largest professional operator in Totnes is Cottages.com, with 92 local listings.
How professionalised is the Totnes short-term rental market?
37% of Totnes' listings (326 of 886) 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: 65% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 296 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 70% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Totnes?
In Totnes, Airbnb leads with 628 listings (71%), 2.4× the 258 on Booking.com (29%).
How many professional operators run listings in Totnes?
18 named professional operators run listings in Totnes. 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 886 public short-term rental listings in Totnes, 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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