Short-term rentals in Chichester
Chichester is the 62nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,194 listings, 70% on Airbnb. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Henry Adams Holiday Cottages (90 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,194
- Market rank
- #62 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Chichester
In Chichester, Airbnb leads with 838 listings (70%), 2.4× the 356 on Booking.com (30%).
Where the listings are in Chichester
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 Chichester
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 250 local listings between them, and the three largest — Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, Fresh Air Holidays and Pass the Keys — account for 82% of that. The other 25 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 23%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 44%
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 58% of Chichester's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Chichester
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 | Henry Adams Holiday Cottages | 90 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,932 |
| 2 | Fresh Air Holidays | 72 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 9,354 |
| 3 | Pass the Keys | 43 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 21 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 11 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Boutique Beach Holiday Lets | 3 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 2,341 |
| 7 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 8 | Air Maison | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 1,812 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 10 | Blake | 1 | 4.81 / 5 | — | 2,172 |
The other 2 professional operators in Chichester
Local listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Travelnest Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Chichester among their markets. See the full interactive Chichester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Chichester compares
Chichester ranks 62nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Matlock 1,259 listings
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Carlisle 1,257 listings
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Skipton 1,234 listings
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Royal Tunbridge Wells 1,173 listings
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Swanage 1,165 listings
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Folkestone 1,150 listings
Photo credits
- Matlock: Photo: Bank Road, Matlock - geograph.org.uk - 937427 by David Rogers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle: Photo: Carlisle Cathedral from the Air by Alex · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton: Photo: Canal in Skipton 02 by Immanuel Giel · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Tunbridge Wells: Photo: The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells - geograph.org.uk - 530188 by Paul Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage: Photo: Swanage - geograph.org.uk - 6609 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Folkestone: Photo: Folkestone Aerial by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chichester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Chichester?
Chichester has 1,194 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 838 on Airbnb and 356 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Chichester?
The largest professional operator in Chichester is Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, with 90 local listings.
How professionalised is the Chichester short-term rental market?
23% of Chichester's listings (275 of 1,194) 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: 42% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 250 local listings between them, and the three largest — Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, Fresh Air Holidays and Pass the Keys — account for 82% of that. The other 25 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Chichester?
In Chichester, Airbnb leads with 838 listings (70%), 2.4× the 356 on Booking.com (30%).
How many professional operators run listings in Chichester?
12 named professional operators run listings in Chichester. 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 1,194 public short-term rental listings in Chichester, 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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