Short-term rentals in Chelmsford
Chelmsford is the 166th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 774 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (15 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 774
- Market rank
- #166 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 19
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Chelmsford
In Chelmsford, Airbnb leads with 492 listings (64%), versus 282 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 19 named professional operators run 72 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Your.Rentals and Houst — account for 50% of that. The other 68 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 18%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 38%
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 33% of Chelmsford's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (33%).
Largest operators in Chelmsford
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 | Cottages.com | 15 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Your.Rentals | 14 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 3 | Houst | 7 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 17,804 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 7 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 7 | ALSENED LTD | 3 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 8 | Bravo Property | 3 | 4.50 / 5 | 4.8 / 10 | 775 |
| 9 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 10 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
The other 9 professional operators in Chelmsford
Local listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Prohost Estates LTD 2 listings
- Arlowe Baxter 1 listing
- Brookland Stays 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- DC Properties 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Travelnest Ltd 1 listing
- Yoko Property 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Chelmsford among their markets. See the full interactive Chelmsford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Chelmsford compares
Chelmsford ranks 166th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Lytham St Annes 775 listings
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Yeovil 772 listings
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Abergavenny 768 listings
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Chelmsford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Chelmsford?
Chelmsford has 774 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 492 on Airbnb and 282 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Chelmsford?
The largest professional operator in Chelmsford is Cottages.com, with 15 local listings.
How professionalised is the Chelmsford short-term rental market?
18% of Chelmsford's listings (140 of 774) 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: 29% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 19 named professional operators run 72 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Your.Rentals and Houst — account for 50% of that. The other 68 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Chelmsford?
In Chelmsford, Airbnb leads with 492 listings (64%), versus 282 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Chelmsford?
19 named professional operators run listings in Chelmsford. 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 774 public short-term rental listings in Chelmsford, 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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