Short-term rentals in Docking
Docking is the 508th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 343 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 65% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Norfolk Hideaways (76 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 343
- Market rank
- #508 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Docking
In Docking, Airbnb leads with 202 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 54% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 191 local listings between them, and the three largest — Norfolk Hideaways, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sowerbys Holiday Cottages — account for 82% of that. The other 31 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 65%
- Median market
- 39%
- 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 | 76 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 51 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sowerbys Holiday Cottages | 29 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 480 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 20 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 9 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Norfolk Cottage Agency | 4 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 522 |
| 7 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
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 508th 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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West Lulworth 344 listings
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Whitley Bay 344 listings
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Auchterarder 343 listings
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Lowestoft 342 listings
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Richmond 342 listings
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Sedbergh 342 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Richmond: Photo: Richmond castle viewed from Maison Dieu by Roberto1145 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sedbergh: Photo: Sedbergh by Zaian at English Wikipedia · Public domain · 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 343 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 202 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 76 local listings.
How professionalised is the Docking short-term rental market?
65% of Docking's listings (222 of 343) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 80% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 191 local listings between them, and the three largest — Norfolk Hideaways, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sowerbys Holiday Cottages — account for 82% of that. The other 31 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 202 listings (59%), versus 141 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Docking?
7 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 343 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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