Short-term rentals in Dartford
Dartford has 678 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 382 on Airbnb and 296 on Booking.com. That ranks it 207th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 56% of its listings on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Travelnest Ltd (25 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 678
- Market rank
- #207 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dartford
In Dartford, Airbnb leads with 382 listings (56%), versus 296 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Dartford
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 Dartford
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 13% of Booking.com listings. The 5 named professional operators run 36 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest Ltd, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 33 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 10%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 36%
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 39% of Dartford's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (28%).
Largest operators in Dartford
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 | Travelnest Ltd | 25 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 4 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 4 | Your.Rentals | 3 | 4.59 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 14,423 |
| 5 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,026,578 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dartford among their markets. See the full interactive Dartford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dartford compares
Dartford ranks 207th 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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Henley on Thames 684 listings
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Taunton 684 listings
- Saint Albans 683 listings
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Reighton 678 listings
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Tiverton 677 listings
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Enniskillen 676 listings
Photo credits
- Henley on Thames: Photo: Town Hall, Henley - geograph.org.uk - 36320 by Colin Bates · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton: Photo: Taunton.somerset.750pix by Taken by Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reighton: Photo: Reighton St Peters November 2008 (Nigel Coates) by Nigel Coates ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tiverton: Photo: River Exe by en:User:Lew747 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Enniskillen: Photo: Enniskillen Round O by Biglobiglo · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dartford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dartford?
Dartford has 678 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 382 on Airbnb and 296 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dartford?
The largest professional operator in Dartford is Travelnest Ltd, with 25 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dartford short-term rental market?
10% of Dartford's listings (69 of 678) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 8% of Airbnb listings and 13% of Booking.com listings. The 5 named professional operators run 36 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest Ltd, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 33 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dartford?
In Dartford, Airbnb leads with 382 listings (56%), versus 296 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dartford?
5 named professional operators run listings in Dartford. 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 678 public short-term rental listings in Dartford, 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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