Short-term rentals in Porthcawl
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 59 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 771
- Market rank
- #207 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 16
Listing mix by platform in Porthcawl
Where the listings are in Porthcawl
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 Porthcawl short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Porthcawl'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 Porthcawl
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 | 59 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 49 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 38 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 23 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 5 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 10 | 4.71 / 5 | — | 3,401 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 9 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 7 | Salt & City Stays | 3 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 4,406 |
| 8 | Cohost Partners | 2 | 4.33 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 2,050 |
| 9 | Guest Ready | 2 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 14,486 |
| 10 | Stay Gower | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 3,075 |
All 16 professional operators in Porthcawl
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (59)
- Cottages.com (49)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (38)
- Travelnest Ltd (23)
- Wales Cottage Holidays (10)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (9)
- Salt & City Stays (3)
- Cohost Partners (2)
- Guest Ready (2)
- Stay Gower (2)
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa (1)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (1)
- Pass the Keys (1)
- StayRight (1)
- The Cricketers Inn (1)
- Your Rentals (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Porthcawl among their markets. See the full interactive Porthcawl market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Porthcawl compares
Porthcawl ranks 207th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Ashbourne 781 listings
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Redhill 780 listings
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South Cerney 773 listings
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Weston-Super-Mare 771 listings
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Beccles 769 listings
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Blairgowrie 761 listings
Photo credits
- Ashbourne: Photo: Market Hall, Ashbourne - geograph.org.uk - 335763 by Nikki Mahadevan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Redhill: Photo: Aerial photograph of Redhill, Surrey - August 2025 by Sergei Gussev · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- South Cerney: Photo: All Saints Church South Cerney - geograph.org.uk - 128834 by Peter Watkins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Weston-Super-Mare: Photo: The three piers, Weston-super-Mare (2022) by Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Beccles: Photo: St. Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, South and east faces of the tower - geograph.org.uk - 219880 by Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blairgowrie: Photo: View over Blairgowrie - geograph.org.uk - 1634717 by Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Porthcawl market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Porthcawl?
Porthcawl has 771 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 499 on Airbnb and 272 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Porthcawl?
The largest professional operator in Porthcawl is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 59 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Porthcawl?
Supply is fairly balanced: 499 Airbnb and 272 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Porthcawl?
16 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Porthcawl. 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 771 public short-term rental listings in Porthcawl, 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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