Short-term rentals in Plymouth
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 87 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,780
- Market rank
- #34 / 598
- National share
- 0.3%
- Professional operators
- 21
Listing mix by platform in Plymouth
Where the listings are in Plymouth
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 Plymouth short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Plymouth'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 Plymouth
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 | 87 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 64 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 24 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 17 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 5 | ALSENED LTD | 16 | 3.37 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 150,248 |
| 6 | Guesthoo | 10 | 4.81 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 15,824 |
| 7 | Toad Hall Cottages | 9 | 4.75 / 5 | — | 749 |
| 8 | STAE-Homes | 8 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,536 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 8 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 10 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 4 | 4.67 / 5 | — | 372 |
All 21 professional operators in Plymouth
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 87 listings
- Cottages.com 64 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 24 listings
- Finest Retreats 17 listings
- ALSENED LTD 16 listings
- Guesthoo 10 listings
- Toad Hall Cottages 9 listings
- STAE-Homes 8 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 8 listings
- Marsdens Devon Cottages 4 listings
- Charles Hope Apartments 3 listings
- Finest Stays 3 listings
- Luxury Coastal 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Broughton Sanctuary 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Plymouth among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Plymouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Plymouth compares
Plymouth ranks 34th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Newquay 1,829 listings
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Portsmouth 1,824 listings
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Chester 1,798 listings
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Tenby 1,716 listings
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Sheringham 1,713 listings
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Fort William 1,696 listings
Photo credits
- Newquay: Photo: Newquayhill by Kicior99 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portsmouth: Photo: Portsmouth-from-PortsdownHill by en:User:AlanFord · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chester: Photo: Bridge Street, Chester by Crashlanded · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tenby: Photo: Tenby Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1546498 by RAY JONES · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheringham: Photo: Sheringham 24th Jan 2008 (1) by Stavros1 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fort William: Photo: Fort William High Street by Dbx54 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Plymouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Plymouth?
Plymouth has 1,780 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,230 on Airbnb and 550 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Plymouth?
The largest professional operator in Plymouth is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 87 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Plymouth?
Airbnb is bigger in Plymouth, with 1,230 listings against 550 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Plymouth?
21 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Plymouth. 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 1,780 public short-term rental listings in Plymouth, 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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