Short-term rentals in Southwold
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, holidaycottages.co.uk, runs 390 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,303
- Market rank
- #59 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 11
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 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 Southwold short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Southwold'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 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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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 390 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 153 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 3 | Durrants Holiday Cottages | 152 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 819 |
| 4 | Stay in Suffolk | 129 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,285 |
| 5 | Suffolk Secrets | 66 | 4.65 / 5 | — | 541 |
| 6 | Cottages.com | 39 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 7 | Norfolk Hideaways | 25 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,595 |
| 8 | Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages | 4 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 5,041 |
| 9 | Hoseasons | 4 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,097 |
| 10 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
All 11 professional operators in Southwold
Local listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 390 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 153 listings
- Durrants Holiday Cottages 152 listings
- Stay in Suffolk 129 listings
- Suffolk Secrets 66 listings
- Cottages.com 39 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 25 listings
- Aldeburgh Coastal Cottages 4 listings
- Hoseasons 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Southwold among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Southwold market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Southwold compares
Southwold ranks 59th 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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Stroud 1,328 listings
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Exeter 1,324 listings
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Torquay 1,316 listings
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Saundersfoot 1,283 listings
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Dartmouth 1,269 listings
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Swindon 1,268 listings
Photo credits
- Stroud: Photo: Stroud from the air by Air1jwilkins1212 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter: Photo: Exeter from Haldon by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Torquay: Photo: Torquay harbour october 2012 by User:ianmacm · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saundersfoot: Photo: Saundersfoot-harbor by Rollercow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth: Photo: Dartmouth.town.750pix by Arpingstone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swindon: Photo: Swindon-view crop by Dickbauch · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Southwold market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Southwold?
Southwold has 1,303 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 784 on Airbnb and 519 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Southwold?
The largest professional operator in Southwold is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 390 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Southwold?
Supply is fairly balanced: 784 Airbnb and 519 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Southwold?
11 indexed professional operators 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 1,303 public short-term rental listings in Southwold, 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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