Short-term rentals in Christchurch
Christchurch is the 159th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 789 listings, 65% on Airbnb. 34% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. (75 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 789
- Market rank
- #159 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Christchurch
In Christchurch, Airbnb leads with 511 listings (65%), versus 278 on Booking.com (35%).
Where the listings are in Christchurch
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 Christchurch
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 246 local listings between them, and the three largest — Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd., Bournecoast Holiday Agents and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 74% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 39%
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 61% of Christchurch's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (24%).
Largest operators in Christchurch
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 | Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. | 75 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 790 |
| 2 | Bournecoast Holiday Agents | 69 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,769 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 37 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 32 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 17 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Toad Hall Cottages | 7 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 7 | Dorset Hideaways | 2 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 8 | Quay Holidays LLP | 2 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,187 |
| 9 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
The other 1 professional operator in Christchurch
Local listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Christchurch among their markets. See the full interactive Christchurch market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Christchurch compares
Christchurch ranks 159th 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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Arundel 794 listings
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Rochester 794 listings
- Derry Londonderry 791 listings
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Coniston 789 listings
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Filey 788 listings
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Blandford Forum 780 listings
Photo credits
- Arundel: Photo: Arundel Castle -West Sussex, England-23June2011 by Miles Sabin from Brighton, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rochester: Photo: Rochester - geograph.org.uk - 381407 by John Watson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coniston: Photo: Coniston by Strider52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Filey: Photo: Filey seaside fountain by Steve Fareham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blandford Forum: Photo: Market Place, Blandford Forum, 2015 (a) by PaleCloudedWhite · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Christchurch market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Christchurch?
Christchurch has 789 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 511 on Airbnb and 278 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Christchurch?
The largest professional operator in Christchurch is Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd., with 75 local listings.
How professionalised is the Christchurch short-term rental market?
34% of Christchurch's listings (272 of 789) 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: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 246 local listings between them, and the three largest — Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd., Bournecoast Holiday Agents and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 74% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Christchurch?
In Christchurch, Airbnb leads with 511 listings (65%), versus 278 on Booking.com (35%).
How many professional operators run listings in Christchurch?
11 named professional operators run listings in Christchurch. 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 789 public short-term rental listings in Christchurch, 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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