Short-term rentals in Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas is the 480th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 361 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (78 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 361
- Market rank
- #480 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Castle Douglas
In Castle Douglas, Airbnb leads with 211 listings (58%), versus 150 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Castle Douglas
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 Castle Douglas
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 151 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 87% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- 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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 74% of Castle Douglas' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (10%).
Largest operators in Castle Douglas
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. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 78 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 8 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 6 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | Discover Scotland | 1 | 4.67 / 5 | — | 195 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Castle Douglas among their markets. See the full interactive Castle Douglas market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Castle Douglas compares
Castle Douglas ranks 480th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Sandwich 364 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
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Bamburgh 361 listings
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Porthtowan 361 listings
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Southbourne 361 listings
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Lossiemouth 360 listings
Photo credits
- Sandwich: Photo: St Thomas' Hospital Sandwich, Kent by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bamburgh: Photo: Bamburgh2006 by Michael Hanselmann @ · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthtowan: Photo: Unicorn Inn, Porthtowan - geograph.org.uk - 534520 by Niki Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southbourne: Photo: Southbourne Church by Charles ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Castle Douglas market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Castle Douglas?
Castle Douglas has 361 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 211 on Airbnb and 150 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Castle Douglas?
The largest professional operator in Castle Douglas is Cottages.com, with 78 local listings.
How professionalised is the Castle Douglas short-term rental market?
45% of Castle Douglas' listings (161 of 361) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 151 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 87% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Castle Douglas?
In Castle Douglas, Airbnb leads with 211 listings (58%), versus 150 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Castle Douglas?
8 named professional operators run listings in Castle Douglas. 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 361 public short-term rental listings in Castle Douglas, 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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