Short-term rentals in Helston
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.3× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 149 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 860
- Market rank
- #165 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 14
Listing mix by platform in Helston
Where the listings are in Helston
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 Helston short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Helston'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 Helston
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 149 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 68 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 64 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 4 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 20 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 5 | Cornwall Hideaways Ltd TA Cornwall Hideaways | 17 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,386 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 9 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 9,583 |
| 8 | Staycation Holidays | 8 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 838 |
| 9 | Daniel - Interhome | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,188 |
| 10 | Forever Cornwall | 6 | 4.89 / 5 | — | 295 |
All 14 professional operators in Helston
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (149)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (68)
- Cottages.com (64)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (20)
- Cornwall Hideaways Ltd TA Cornwall Hideaways (17)
- Travelnest Ltd (10)
- Finest Retreats (9)
- Staycation Holidays (8)
- Daniel - Interhome (6)
- Forever Cornwall (6)
- Cornish Holiday Cottages (4)
- Prestige Holiday (2)
- Beach Retreats (1)
- Hoseasons (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Helston among their markets. See the full interactive Helston market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Helston compares
Helston ranks 165th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Hereford 870 listings
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Peterborough 864 listings
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Ingoldmells 861 listings
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Woolacombe 858 listings
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Carmarthen 857 listings
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Mundesley 857 listings
Photo credits
- Hereford: Photo: Wye Bridge, Hereford by David Merrett · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterborough: Photo: Peterborough Cathedral March 2010 by NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ingoldmells: Photo: Ingoldmells Beach - geograph.org.uk - 237879 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Woolacombe: Photo: Barton Road, Woolacombe - geograph.org.uk - 1326913 by Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carmarthen: Photo: Caerfyrddin ac Afon Tywi (Ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Ddynodedig (ACA)) - Carmarthen and the Afon Tywi river; Wales 12 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mundesley: Photo: MundesleyBeachInSummer(StephenCraven)Aug2006 by Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Helston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Helston?
Helston has 860 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 598 on Airbnb and 262 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Helston?
The largest professional operator in Helston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 149 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Helston?
Airbnb is bigger in Helston, with 598 listings against 262 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Helston?
14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Helston. 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 860 public short-term rental listings in Helston, 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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