Short-term rentals in Wells
Wells is the 487th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 358 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 30% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (26 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 358
- Market rank
- #487 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wells
In Wells, Airbnb leads with 240 listings (67%), 2× the 118 on Booking.com (33%).
Where the listings are in Wells
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 Wells
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 102 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Luxury Coastal — account for 66% of that. The other 6 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
- 39%
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 61% of Wells' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (14%).
Largest operators in Wells
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 | Cottages.com | 26 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 21 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Luxury Coastal | 20 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 4 | Luxury Cottages | 14 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 13 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Guesthoo | 4 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 3 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 8 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Wells among their markets. See the full interactive Wells market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wells compares
Wells ranks 487th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Bideford 358 listings
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Gillingham 358 listings
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Great Driffield 358 listings
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Bembridge 357 listings
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Ruthin 357 listings
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Abergele 356 listings
Photo credits
- Bideford: Photo: Bideford-Devon by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gillingham: Photo: Gillingham, Town Bridge and the Methodist church - geograph.org.uk - 1434133 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Driffield: Photo: Driffield by MortimerCat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bembridge: Photo: Bembridge Lifeboat Station 2011 by AlisonDavey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ruthin: Photo: Nantclwyd Y Dre - geograph.org.uk - 1189902 by gwynfryn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abergele: Photo: The 1868 Rail Disaster Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 377402 by Stephen Elwyn RODDICK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wells market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wells?
Wells has 358 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 240 on Airbnb and 118 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wells?
The largest professional operator in Wells is Cottages.com, with 26 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wells short-term rental market?
30% of Wells' listings (108 of 358) 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: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 102 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Luxury Coastal — account for 66% of that. The other 6 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wells?
In Wells, Airbnb leads with 240 listings (67%), 2× the 118 on Booking.com (33%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wells?
8 named professional operators run listings in Wells. 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 358 public short-term rental listings in Wells, 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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