Holiday Lets and Short Stays · United Kingdom
UK Holiday Let Businesses Up 48%[3] Since 2019
The number of UK businesses providing holiday and other short-stay accommodation rose from 4,987[3] in 2019 to 7,396[3] in 2024, and their turnover rose from £2.5bn[3] to £4.0bn[3], not adjusted for inflation.
Read this before using these figures. The survey counts only businesses registered for VAT or PAYE, so many individual hosts letting a single property are not included.
Turnover is not adjusted for inflation. Turnover per business is total turnover divided by the number of businesses.
Turnover and Number of Businesses Since 2019
| Year | Total turnover | Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | £2,531 million[3] | 4,987[3] |
| 2020 | £2,002 million[3] | 5,135[3] |
| 2021 | £2,561 million[3] | 5,869[3] |
| 2022 | £4,011 million[3] | 6,480[3] |
| 2023 | £4,187 million[3] | 7,182[3] |
| 2024 | £4,005 million[3] | 7,396[3] |
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Business Survey (UK SIC 55.2), 2019 to 2024.Download the data
How to Read These Figures
- Businesses are enterprises whose main activity is this industry, as counted by the ONS Annual Business Survey. A company with many sites counts once.
- Turnover is the industry's total sales, including exports and excluding VAT, in cash terms. It is not adjusted for inflation, so part of any rise reflects higher prices.
- 2019 is the starting point because it is the last year before the pandemic; 2020 would flatter most growth rates.
- Every number links to the exact table and cell it comes from. Percentage changes and turnover per business are calculated directly from those cited figures.
Sources
- Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
- Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
- ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required
- ONS, Monthly Business Survey: turnover of services industries. Retrieved 24 September 2026. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required