Short-term rentals in Barnstaple
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, holidaycottages.co.uk, runs 161 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 891
- Market rank
- #144 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 15
Listing mix by platform in Barnstaple
Where the listings are in Barnstaple
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.
What the Barnstaple short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Barnstaple's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Largest operators in Barnstaple
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 | 161 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 76 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 45 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 4 | My Favourite Cottages | 26 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 957 |
| 5 | The Best of Exmoor | 17 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,639 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 8 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 9 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 4 | 4.67 / 5 | — | 372 |
| 10 | TJS Properties | 4 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 2,863 |
All 15 professional operators in Barnstaple
Local listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 161 listings
- Cottages.com 76 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 45 listings
- My Favourite Cottages 26 listings
- The Best of Exmoor 17 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 10 listings
- Finest Retreats 8 listings
- Host & Stay 4 listings
- Marsdens Devon Cottages 4 listings
- TJS Properties 4 listings
- Guesthoo 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Pillow Property Partners 2 listings
- Your Devon Escape 2 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Barnstaple among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Barnstaple market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Barnstaple compares
Barnstaple ranks 144th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Paignton 895 listings
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Warrington 895 listings
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Merthyr Tydfil 892 listings
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Cowes 891 listings
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Worthing 889 listings
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Bradford 884 listings
Photo credits
- Paignton: Photo: Oldway by Ianmacm at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warrington: Photo: Warrington Town Hall by michael ely · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Merthyr Tydfil: Photo: Hen Neuadd y Dref Merthyr by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cowes: Photo: Buildings in Cowes as seen from esplanade by Garry Knight · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Worthing: Photo: Worthing sea front from the pier - geograph.org.uk - 413383 by Katharine Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford: Photo: Bradford City Town Hall by BradfordPal1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Barnstaple market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Barnstaple?
Barnstaple has 891 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 612 on Airbnb and 279 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Barnstaple?
The largest professional operator in Barnstaple is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 161 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Barnstaple?
Airbnb is bigger in Barnstaple, with 612 listings against 279 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Barnstaple?
15 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Barnstaple. 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 891 public short-term rental listings in Barnstaple, 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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