Short-term rentals in Docking
Docking has 344 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 203 on Airbnb and 141 on Booking.com. That ranks it 507th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 59% of its listings on Airbnb. 67% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 41%, led by Norfolk Hideaways (80 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 344
- Market rank
- #507 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Docking
In Docking, Airbnb leads with 203 listings (59%), versus 141 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Docking
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 Docking
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 57% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 196 local listings between them, and the three largest — Norfolk Hideaways, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sowerbys Holiday Cottages — account for 83% of that. The other 33 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 67%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 16%
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 87% of Docking's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (5%).
Largest operators in Docking
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 | Norfolk Hideaways | 80 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,836 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 52 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 3 | Sowerbys Holiday Cottages | 30 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 567 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 19 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 6 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 6 | Norfolk Cottage Agency | 4 | 4.68 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 423 |
| 7 | Oracle Property Ltd | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 2,110 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Docking among their markets. See the full interactive Docking market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Docking compares
Docking ranks 507th 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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Holyhead 345 listings
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Saint Mawes 345 listings
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Whitley Bay 345 listings
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West Lulworth 344 listings
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Auchterarder 343 listings
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Lowestoft 342 listings
Photo credits
- Holyhead: Photo: Holyhead - 2024-06-15 04 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mawes: Photo: St Mawes Castle Cornwall by Eva K. / Eva K. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Whitley Bay: Photo: Whitley Bay - Rex Hotel and Promenade View - geograph.org.uk - 810930 by Alan Heardman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- West Lulworth: Photo: West Lulworth, parish church of the Holy Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 474240 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Auchterarder: Photo: Auchterarder High Street by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft: Photo: Harbour Inn, Lowestoft 13th June 2009 by Stavros1 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Docking market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Docking?
Docking has 344 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 203 on Airbnb and 141 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Docking?
The largest professional operator in Docking is Norfolk Hideaways, with 80 local listings.
How professionalised is the Docking short-term rental market?
67% of Docking's listings (229 of 344) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 57% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 196 local listings between them, and the three largest — Norfolk Hideaways, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sowerbys Holiday Cottages — account for 83% 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 Docking?
In Docking, Airbnb leads with 203 listings (59%), versus 141 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Docking?
8 named professional operators run listings in Docking. 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 344 public short-term rental listings in Docking, 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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