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 148 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 857
- Market rank
- #164 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 13
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 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 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 | 148 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 68 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 60 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 4 | Cornwall Hideaways | 17 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,593 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 17 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 6 | Interhome | 12 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 7 | Staycation Holidays | 11 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,226 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 10 | Forever Cornwall | 6 | 4.90 / 5 | — | 287 |
All 13 professional operators in Helston
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 148 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 68 listings
- Cottages.com 60 listings
- Cornwall Hideaways 17 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 17 listings
- Interhome 12 listings
- Staycation Holidays 11 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 11 listings
- Finest Retreats 10 listings
- Forever Cornwall 6 listings
- Hoseasons 5 listings
- Cornish Holiday Cottage 4 listings
- Beach Retreats 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Helston among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Helston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Helston compares
Helston ranks 164th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Peterborough 863 listings
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Ingoldmells 860 listings
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Totnes 858 listings
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Mundesley 857 listings
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Woolacombe 857 listings
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Cockermouth 853 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Totnes: Photo: Totnes High Street by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
- 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
- Cockermouth: Photo: Cockermouth Church by Tim Herrick from Sheffield, UK · CC BY 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 857 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 597 on Airbnb and 260 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Helston?
The largest professional operator in Helston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 148 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Helston?
Airbnb is bigger in Helston, with 597 listings against 260 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Helston?
13 indexed professional operators 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 857 public short-term rental listings in Helston, 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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