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East London, Eastern Cape short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

East London, Eastern Cape has 1,256 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
1,256
+13.5% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
69.3% of all active listings
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East London, Eastern Cape short-term rental listings

East London has 1,256 active short-term rental listings as of July 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 13.5% from July 2025 to July 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 51.9% private rooms, 47.8% entire homes and 0.3% shared rooms.
  • By size: 69.3% 1-bedroom, 14.6% 2-bedroom, 8.4% 3-bedroom, 4.6% 5+ bedroom, and 3% 4-bedroom.
  • By channel: 97.8% Airbnb-only, 1.8% cross-listed and 0.5% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 74.4% full-time (271–365), 12.5% most of year (181–270), 8% part-time (91–180 nights), and 5.1% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 81.7% 30+ nights, 15.6% 2 nights, 1.1% 3 nights, 0.7% 4–6 nights, 0.6% 7–29 nights, and 0.2% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 55.1% flexible, 26% strict, 18.8% moderate, and 0.1% no refund.
66
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

East London's Rental Demand score: 66 out of 100.

East London's Rental Demand subscore is 66 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 91.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (39% in East London) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 13.5% from July 2025 to July 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

How AirDNA defines these metrics

Active listings
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →
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Active listings over timeIllustrative preview

How East London's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice East London's 1,256 listings

Property type

Private room leads at 51.9%

  • Entire home47.8%
  • Private room51.9%
  • Shared room0.3%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 69.3%

  • 1BR69.3%
  • 2BR14.6%
  • 3BR8.4%
  • 4BR3%
  • 5BR+4.6%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 97.8%

  • Airbnb only97.8%
  • Vrbo only0.5%
  • Multi-platform1.8%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 74.4%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)5.1%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)8%
  • Most of year (181–270)12.5%
  • Full-time (271–365)74.4%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of East London active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
0.2%
2 nights
15.6%
3 nights
1.1%
4–6 nights
0.7%
7–29 nights
0.6%
30+ nights
81.7%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of East London active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
55.1%
Moderate
18.8%
Strict
26%
No refund
0.1%

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East London market overview

The full East London market: 1,256 listings, $4.9K average revenue, 39% occupancy, $58 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

The largest property managers operating in East London.

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Frequently asked

Common questions about East London

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