Short-term rentals in Colchester
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 53 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,383
- Market rank
- #52 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 18
Listing mix by platform in Colchester
Where the listings are in Colchester
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 Colchester short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Colchester'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 Colchester
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 | Cottages.com | 53 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 34 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 33 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 4 | Norfolk Hideaways | 20 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,595 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 12 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 6 | Staycation Holidays | 11 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,226 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 8 | Your.Rentals | 7 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 9,559 |
| 9 | ALSENED LTD | 3 | 3.37 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 150,248 |
| 10 | Houst | 2 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,132 |
All 18 professional operators in Colchester
Local listings
- Cottages.com 53 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 34 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 33 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 20 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 12 listings
- Staycation Holidays 11 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 11 listings
- Your.Rentals 7 listings
- ALSENED LTD 3 listings
- Houst 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Stay in Suffolk 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Luxury Cottages 1 listing
- My Property Host 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Colchester among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Colchester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Colchester compares
Colchester ranks 52nd 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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Hull 1,497 listings
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Poole 1,483 listings
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Carlisle 1,411 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 1,379 listings
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Lincoln 1,353 listings
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Penrith 1,333 listings
Photo credits
- Hull: Photo: Hull skyline from Princess Quay shopping centre car park 2 by User:Imagaril · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle: Photo: Carlisle Cathedral from the Air by Alex · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln: Photo: Lincoln-BrayfordPool by Chris McKenna ( user:Thryduulf ) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith: Photo: 1326913 Clock Tower, Market Square Penrith 20240527 0058 by Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Colchester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Colchester?
Colchester has 1,383 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 927 on Airbnb and 456 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Colchester?
The largest professional operator in Colchester is Cottages.com, with 53 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Colchester?
Airbnb is bigger in Colchester, with 927 listings against 456 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Colchester?
18 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Colchester. 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 1,383 public short-term rental listings in Colchester, 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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