Short-term rentals in Woolacombe
Woolacombe is the 297th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 560 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 58% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (106 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 560
- Market rank
- #297 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Woolacombe
In Woolacombe, Airbnb leads with 323 listings (58%), versus 237 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Woolacombe
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 Woolacombe
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 46% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 235 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Woolacombe Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 83% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 58%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 14%
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
Apartments & flats make up 46% of Woolacombe's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (46%).
Largest operators in Woolacombe
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 106 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Woolacombe Cottages | 46 | 4.37 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 251 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 43 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 14 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Luxury Coastal | 9 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 8,877 |
| 6 | TJS Properties | 6 | 4.54 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 2,797 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 3 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
| 9 | My Favourite Cottages | 3 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 952 |
| 10 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Woolacombe among their markets. See the full interactive Woolacombe market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Woolacombe compares
Woolacombe ranks 297th 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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Bridgwater 565 listings
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Rhosneigr 564 listings
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Perth 563 listings
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Marazion 557 listings
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St Austell 557 listings
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Bodmin 555 listings
Photo credits
- Bridgwater: Photo: Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church by Ken Grainger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rhosneigr: Photo: Rhosneigr by Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Perth: Photo: Perth in Scotland by Robin Fernandes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Marazion: Photo: Marazion by The original uploader was Shropman at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Austell: Photo: High Cross Street, St Austell - geograph.org.uk - 1313370 by Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bodmin: Photo: Bodmin General railway station 1 by Tim Walker from United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Woolacombe market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Woolacombe?
Woolacombe has 560 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 323 on Airbnb and 237 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Woolacombe?
The largest professional operator in Woolacombe is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 106 local listings.
How professionalised is the Woolacombe short-term rental market?
58% of Woolacombe's listings (325 of 560) 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: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 46% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 235 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Woolacombe Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 83% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Woolacombe?
In Woolacombe, Airbnb leads with 323 listings (58%), versus 237 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Woolacombe?
11 named professional operators run listings in Woolacombe. 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 560 public short-term rental listings in Woolacombe, 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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