Short-term rentals in Elgin
Elgin is the 283rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 582 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 21% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (39 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 582
- Market rank
- #283 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Elgin
In Elgin, Airbnb leads with 342 listings (59%), versus 240 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Elgin
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 Elgin
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 97 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 88% of that. The other 26 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 21%
- 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 58% of Elgin's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (17%).
Largest operators in Elgin
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 | 39 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 27 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 19 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Oliver's Travels | 4 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 8 | Interhome | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,242 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Elgin among their markets. See the full interactive Elgin market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Elgin compares
Elgin ranks 283rd 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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Banbury 588 listings
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Croyde 587 listings
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Newton Stewart 585 listings
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Oakham 580 listings
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Trearddur 580 listings
- Fife 578 listings
Photo credits
- Banbury: Photo: Banbury Town Hall by Tom Bastin A derivate work by MrPanyGoff · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Croyde: Photo: Croyde, North Devon - geograph.org.uk - 42692 by Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Stewart: Photo: Cree Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oakham: Photo: Oakham Castle and church spire by Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trearddur: Photo: A good site for a windmill (geograph 3482177) by Ian Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Elgin market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Elgin?
Elgin has 582 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 342 on Airbnb and 240 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Elgin?
The largest professional operator in Elgin is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 39 local listings.
How professionalised is the Elgin short-term rental market?
21% of Elgin's listings (123 of 582) 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: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 97 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 88% 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 Elgin?
In Elgin, Airbnb leads with 342 listings (59%), versus 240 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Elgin?
8 named professional operators run listings in Elgin. 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 582 public short-term rental listings in Elgin, 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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