Short-term rentals in Dorchester
Dorchester is the 367th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 483 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 41% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (50 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 483
- Market rank
- #367 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Dorchester
In Dorchester, Airbnb leads with 308 listings (64%), versus 175 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Dorchester
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 Dorchester
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 183 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Dorset Hideaways — account for 78% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 41%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 33%
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 67% of Dorchester's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (13%).
Largest operators in Dorchester
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 50 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 47 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Dorset Hideaways | 45 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 31 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Luxury Cottages | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 7 | The Cricketers Inn | 2 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 98,700 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dorchester among their markets. See the full interactive Dorchester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dorchester compares
Dorchester ranks 367th 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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Hartlepool 486 listings
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Narberth 486 listings
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Aberporth 484 listings
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Pevensey 483 listings
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Milford on Sea 481 listings
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Beccles 480 listings
Photo credits
- Hartlepool: Photo: TownWallHartlepool(MickGarratt)Nov2007 by Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Narberth: Photo: Narberth castle from Market square - geograph.org.uk - 529641 by ceridwen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberporth: Photo: Aberporth 978623 by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pevensey: Photo: Pevensey Castle and surrounding village by Barbara van Cleve · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Milford on Sea: Photo: Milford-on-Sea, fingerpost - geograph.org.uk - 1226521 by Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Beccles: Photo: St. Michael's Church, Beccles, Suffolk, South and east faces of the tower - geograph.org.uk - 219880 by Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dorchester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dorchester?
Dorchester has 483 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 308 on Airbnb and 175 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dorchester?
The largest professional operator in Dorchester is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 50 local listings.
How professionalised is the Dorchester short-term rental market?
41% of Dorchester's listings (197 of 483) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 63% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 183 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Dorset Hideaways — account for 78% of that. The other 14 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dorchester?
In Dorchester, Airbnb leads with 308 listings (64%), versus 175 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Dorchester?
9 named professional operators run listings in Dorchester. 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 483 public short-term rental listings in Dorchester, 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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