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.
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- Tracked listings
- 1,386
- Market rank
- #52 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 23
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, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, 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 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 2 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 31 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 30 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 4 | Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Norfolk Hideaways | 20 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,477 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 12 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 12 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 7 | Staycation Holidays | 10 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 838 |
| 8 | Your Rentals | 6 | 4.09 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 1,088 |
| 9 | Anderson | 3 | 4.03 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 627 |
| 10 | Prestige Holiday | 3 | — | 8.5 / 10 | 37,856 |
All 23 professional operators in Colchester
- Cottages.com (53)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (31)
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (30)
- Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Norfolk Hideaways (20)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (12)
- Travelnest Ltd (12)
- Staycation Holidays (10)
- Your Rentals (6)
- Anderson (3)
- Prestige Holiday (3)
- ALSENED LTD (2)
- Ava And Team (2)
- Pass The Property (2)
- Stay In Suffolk (2)
- Staybridge Suites (2)
- Suffolk Secrets (2)
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa (1)
- Hoseasons (1)
- Houst (1)
- LuxuryCottages.Com (1)
- My Property Host (1)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (1)
- Studio Apartment (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Colchester among their markets. See the full interactive Colchester market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Colchester compares
Colchester ranks 52nd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Hull 1,495 listings
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Poole 1,486 listings
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Carlisle 1,414 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 1,382 listings
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Lincoln 1,359 listings
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Penrith 1,332 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 1,386 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 927 on Airbnb and 459 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 459 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Colchester?
23 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) 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 1,386 public short-term rental listings in Colchester, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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