Short-term rentals in Lewes
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 3.9× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 52 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,056
- Market rank
- #97 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 15
Listing mix by platform in Lewes
Where the listings are in Lewes
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 Lewes short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Lewes' 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 Lewes
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 | 52 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 18 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 17 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 10 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 5 | Brookland Stays | 7 | 4.33 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 296 |
| 6 | My Getaways Limited | 5 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 2,895 |
| 7 | Bloom Stays | 4 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,757 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 3 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 9 | HelloGuest Limited | 3 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,329 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
All 15 professional operators in Lewes
Local listings
- Cottages.com 52 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 18 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 17 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 10 listings
- Brookland Stays 7 listings
- My Getaways Limited 5 listings
- Bloom Stays 4 listings
- Finest Retreats 3 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 3 listings
- Host & Stay 3 listings
- Henry Adams Holiday Cottages 2 listings
- Pass the Keys 2 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lewes among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Lewes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lewes compares
Lewes ranks 97th 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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Portstewart 1,066 listings
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Pickering 1,061 listings
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Folkestone 1,059 listings
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Maidstone 1,051 listings
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Pwllheli 1,048 listings
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Salcombe 1,048 listings
Photo credits
- Portstewart: Photo: The Promenade at Portstewart - geograph.org.uk - 1322701 by Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering: Photo: Centre of Pickering by Charles Rispin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Folkestone: Photo: Folkestone Aerial by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maidstone: Photo: River Medway at Maidstone, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 187940 by Rodney Burton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pwllheli: Photo: Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624 by Alan Fryer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salcombe: Photo: Salcombechurch by Rodw · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lewes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lewes?
Lewes has 1,056 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 840 on Airbnb and 216 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lewes?
The largest professional operator in Lewes is Cottages.com, with 52 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lewes?
Airbnb is bigger in Lewes, with 840 listings against 216 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Lewes?
15 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Lewes. 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 1,056 public short-term rental listings in Lewes, 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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