Short-term rentals in Aberdeen
Aberdeen is the 35th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,711 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 31% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Grampian Lettings (142 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,711
- Market rank
- #35 / 597
- National share
- 0.3%
- Named professional operators
- 24
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen, Airbnb leads with 989 listings (58%), versus 722 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Aberdeen
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.
Market structure in Aberdeen
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 24 named professional operators run 281 local listings between them, and the three largest — Grampian Lettings, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 68% of that. The other 246 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 31%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 62% of Aberdeen's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (16%).
Largest operators in Aberdeen
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 | Grampian Lettings | 142 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,058 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 26 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 24 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 21 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Vivi Stays | 13 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 550 |
| 6 | ALSENED LTD | 8 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 7 | Blok Property Management | 7 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 584 |
| 8 | Belvilla by OYO | 5 | 4.29 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 8,441 |
| 9 | Staybridge Suites | 4 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 10 | Studio Apartment | 4 | 5.00 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 410,685 |
The other 14 professional operators in Aberdeen
Local listings
- Cozyhost Short Stays 3 listings
- Recharge Stays 3 listings
- Vacant Nests 3 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 2 listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- UnderTheDoormat Ltd 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- mystayinn LIMITED 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Aberdeen among their markets. See the full interactive Aberdeen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Aberdeen compares
Aberdeen ranks 35th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Fort William 1,761 listings
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Cheltenham 1,720 listings
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Milton Keynes 1,716 listings
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Weymouth 1,707 listings
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Oban 1,656 listings
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Reading 1,606 listings
Photo credits
- Fort William: Photo: Fort William High Street by Dbx54 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cheltenham: Photo: Cheltenham.from.leckhampton.arp by Arpingstone · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Keynes: Photo: MK Montage by Tom walker · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Weymouth: Photo: Weymouth harbour, Dorset, England by ITookSomePhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oban: Photo: Oban harbour 14839d by Hartmut Josi Bennöhr ( user:josi / de:user:josi ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reading: Photo: Broad Street, Reading - geograph.org.uk - 2864164 by Paul Gillett · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Aberdeen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Aberdeen?
Aberdeen has 1,711 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 989 on Airbnb and 722 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Aberdeen?
The largest professional operator in Aberdeen is Grampian Lettings, with 142 local listings.
How professionalised is the Aberdeen short-term rental market?
31% of Aberdeen's listings (527 of 1,711) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 24 named professional operators run 281 local listings between them, and the three largest — Grampian Lettings, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 68% of that. The other 246 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Aberdeen?
In Aberdeen, Airbnb leads with 989 listings (58%), versus 722 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Aberdeen?
24 named professional operators run listings in Aberdeen. 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 1,711 public short-term rental listings in Aberdeen, 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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