Short-term rentals in Ipswich
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.6× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 37 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,005
- Market rank
- #107 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 22
Listing mix by platform in Ipswich
Where the listings are in Ipswich
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 Ipswich short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Ipswich'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 Ipswich
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 | 37 | 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 | 26 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 4 | Stay in Suffolk | 15 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,285 |
| 5 | Norfolk Hideaways | 13 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,595 |
| 6 | Suffolk Secrets | 8 | 4.65 / 5 | — | 541 |
| 7 | Staycation Holidays | 6 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,226 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 9 | My Property Host | 5 | 4.28 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 15,438 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
All 22 professional operators in Ipswich
Local listings
- Cottages.com 37 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 34 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 26 listings
- Stay in Suffolk 15 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 13 listings
- Suffolk Secrets 8 listings
- Staycation Holidays 6 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 6 listings
- My Property Host 5 listings
- Host & Stay 4 listings
- Prohost Estates LTD 3 listings
- 2cHolidays LTD 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 2 listings
- Curated Property 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- My Favourite Cottages 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Ipswich among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Ipswich market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ipswich compares
Ipswich ranks 107th 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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Eastbourne 1,033 listings
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Bridlington 1,032 listings
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Hayle 1,019 listings
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Lowestoft 996 listings
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Chatham 990 listings
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Llandudno 988 listings
Photo credits
- Eastbourne: Photo: Eastbourne Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1582936 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridlington: Photo: Bridlington, South Sands - geograph.org.uk - 79 by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hayle: Photo: 1646 - Hayle Estuary from the electric works by John Bennett · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft: Photo: Harbour Inn, Lowestoft 13th June 2009 by Stavros1 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chatham: Photo: Old Town Hall, The Brook, Chatham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 891430 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llandudno: Photo: Llandudno in Wales by Nigel Swales · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ipswich market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ipswich?
Ipswich has 1,005 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 728 on Airbnb and 277 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ipswich?
The largest professional operator in Ipswich is Cottages.com, with 37 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ipswich?
Airbnb is bigger in Ipswich, with 728 listings against 277 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Ipswich?
22 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Ipswich. 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 1,005 public short-term rental listings in Ipswich, 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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