Short-term rentals in Welshpool
Welshpool is the 331st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 518 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 54% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (102 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 518
- Market rank
- #331 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Welshpool
In Welshpool, Airbnb leads with 304 listings (59%), versus 214 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Welshpool
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 Welshpool
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 262 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 80% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 54%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 24%
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 75% of Welshpool's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (13%).
Largest operators in Welshpool
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 | 102 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 74 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 34 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 24 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Holidays Wales | 19 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,233 |
| 6 | Oliver's Travels | 4 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
| 7 | Birch Stays Ltd | 2 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,440 |
| 8 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
| 9 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Welshpool among their markets. See the full interactive Welshpool market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Welshpool compares
Welshpool ranks 331st 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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Newtown 523 listings
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Ramsgate 519 listings
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Stafford 519 listings
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Cirencester 517 listings
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Bacton 516 listings
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Lymington 516 listings
Photo credits
- Newtown: Photo: Newtown, Wales by artq55 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsgate: Photo: Ramsgate aerial image (45950507215) by John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford: Photo: Stafford Castle05 by User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cirencester: Photo: Cirencester StJohnBaptistChurch by Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bacton: Photo: UK Bacton (Suffolk) by Uksignpix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lymington: Photo: Lymington Harbour by Charlesdrakew ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Welshpool market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Welshpool?
Welshpool has 518 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 304 on Airbnb and 214 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Welshpool?
The largest professional operator in Welshpool is Cottages.com, with 102 local listings.
How professionalised is the Welshpool short-term rental market?
54% of Welshpool's listings (278 of 518) 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: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 262 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 80% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Welshpool?
In Welshpool, Airbnb leads with 304 listings (59%), versus 214 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Welshpool?
9 named professional operators run listings in Welshpool. 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 518 public short-term rental listings in Welshpool, 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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