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Short-term rentals in Southwold

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Suffolk Secrets, runs 226 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
1,305
Market rank
#59 / 598
National share
0.2%
Professional operators
14

Listing mix by platform in Southwold

Where the listings are in Southwold

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.

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What the Southwold short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

How Southwold's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 1,075
  • Apartments & flats 125
  • B&Bs & guest houses 50
  • Unique & outdoor 22
  • Private & shared rooms 17
  • Hotels & hostels 16

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 156
  • 2–5 listings 79
  • 6–25 listings 102
  • 26+ (professional) 968

Largest operators in Southwold

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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Largest operators in Southwold, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Suffolk Secrets 226 4.63 / 5 — 1,774
2 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 206 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 151 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
4 Durrants Holiday Cottages 150 4.70 / 5 8.5 / 10 600
5 Stay In Suffolk 126 4.72 / 5 8.6 / 10 11,662
6 Cottages.com 42 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
7 Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Norfolk Hideaways 25 4.72 / 5 8.9 / 10 2,477
8 Original Cottages - Lake District 16 4.74 / 5 — 885
9 Original Cottages - Northumberland 6 4.73 / 5 — 923
10 Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages 2 — 8.6 / 10 1,430

All 14 professional operators in Southwold

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Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Southwold among their markets. See the full interactive Southwold market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.

How Southwold compares

Southwold ranks 59th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Southwold market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Southwold?

Southwold has 1,305 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 785 on Airbnb and 520 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Southwold?

The largest professional operator in Southwold is Suffolk Secrets, with 226 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Southwold?

Supply is fairly balanced: 785 Airbnb and 520 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Southwold?

14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Southwold. 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 1,305 public short-term rental listings in Southwold, 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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