Short-term rentals in Truro
Truro is the 240th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 639 listings, 68% on Airbnb. 30% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (85 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 639
- Market rank
- #240 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Truro
In Truro, Airbnb leads with 435 listings (68%), 2.1× the 204 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Truro
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 Truro
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 23 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 30%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 58% of Truro's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Truro
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 | 85 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 39 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 18 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cornwall Hideaways | 10 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,942 |
| 5 | Interhome | 4 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Cornish Traditional Cottages | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 562 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Guesthoo | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 10 | Luxury Coastal | 2 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
The other 2 professional operators in Truro
Local listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- K Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Truro among their markets. See the full interactive Truro market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Truro compares
Truro ranks 240th 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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Evesham 641 listings
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Kingsbridge 640 listings
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Kirkby Stephen 640 listings
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Saint Columb Major 636 listings
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Selsey 636 listings
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Conwy 635 listings
Photo credits
- Evesham: Photo: Evesham Abbey Almonry by Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kingsbridge: Photo: Fore Street, Kingsbridge - geograph.org.uk - 4030312 by jeff collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkby Stephen: Photo: Kirkby Stephen 7097 by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Columb Major: Photo: Fore Street, St Columb Major - geograph.org.uk - 1591782 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Selsey: Photo: Selsey view from flight by Grzegorz Petka · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy: Photo: Awyrlun o Gastell Conwy - Aerial photograph of Castell Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Cymru (Wales) by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Truro market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Truro?
Truro has 639 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 435 on Airbnb and 204 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Truro?
The largest professional operator in Truro is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 85 local listings.
How professionalised is the Truro short-term rental market?
30% of Truro's listings (194 of 639) 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: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 171 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 23 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Truro?
In Truro, Airbnb leads with 435 listings (68%), 2.1× the 204 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Truro?
12 named professional operators run listings in Truro. 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 639 public short-term rental listings in Truro, 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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