Short-term rentals in Bournemouth
Bournemouth is the 22nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 2,391 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 21% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Bournecoast Holiday Agents (102 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,391
- Market rank
- #22 / 597
- National share
- 0.4%
- Named professional operators
- 18
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bournemouth
In Bournemouth, Airbnb leads with 1,526 listings (64%), versus 865 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Bournemouth
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 Bournemouth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 200 local listings between them, and the three largest — Bournecoast Holiday Agents, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 76% of that. The other 298 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 21%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 58% of Bournemouth's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (16%).
Largest operators in Bournemouth
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 | Bournecoast Holiday Agents | 102 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,769 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 27 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 22 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Quay Holidays LLP | 15 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,187 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | ALSENED LTD | 4 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 7 | HelloGuest Limited | 3 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 8 | Luxury Cottages | 3 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 9 | Guest Ready | 2 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 15,833 |
| 10 | Open Mind Property | 2 | 4.30 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 1,445 |
The other 8 professional operators in Bournemouth
Local listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Oliver's Travels 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bournemouth among their markets. See the full interactive Bournemouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bournemouth compares
Bournemouth ranks 22nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Carbis Bay 2,585 listings
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Southampton 2,493 listings
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Cambridge 2,420 listings
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Leicester 2,179 listings
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Sheffield 2,175 listings
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Norwich 2,170 listings
Photo credits
- Carbis Bay: Photo: CarbisBayCornwallUK by Andy F · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southampton: Photo: Southampton2 by Garlicbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge: Photo: KingsCollegeChapelWest by Andrew Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leicester: Photo: Leicester landmarks montage by Ned Trifle, Steve Cadman, Duncan Harris, Parrot of Doom & NotFromUtrecht · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield: Photo: Sheffield City by Neil Theasby · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich: Photo: Norwich Town Hall from the Castle by Ashley Dace · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bournemouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bournemouth?
Bournemouth has 2,391 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,526 on Airbnb and 865 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bournemouth?
The largest professional operator in Bournemouth is Bournecoast Holiday Agents, with 102 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bournemouth short-term rental market?
21% of Bournemouth's listings (498 of 2,391) 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: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 200 local listings between them, and the three largest — Bournecoast Holiday Agents, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 76% of that. The other 298 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bournemouth?
In Bournemouth, Airbnb leads with 1,526 listings (64%), versus 865 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bournemouth?
18 named professional operators run listings in Bournemouth. 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 2,391 public short-term rental listings in Bournemouth, 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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