Short-term rentals in Gillingham
Gillingham is the 485th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 358 listings, 75% on Airbnb. 13% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (7 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 358
- Market rank
- #485 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Gillingham
In Gillingham, Airbnb leads with 267 listings (75%), 2.9× the 91 on Booking.com (25%).
Where the listings are in Gillingham
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 Gillingham
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 12% of Airbnb listings and 16% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 17 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and My Property Host — account for 65% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 13%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 47%
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 40% of Gillingham's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (27%).
Largest operators in Gillingham
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 | Cottages.com | 7 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | My Property Host | 2 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,064 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Gillingham among their markets. See the full interactive Gillingham market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Gillingham compares
Gillingham ranks 485th 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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Southbourne 361 listings
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Lossiemouth 360 listings
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Bideford 358 listings
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Great Driffield 358 listings
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Wells 358 listings
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Bembridge 357 listings
Photo credits
- Southbourne: Photo: Southbourne Church by Charles ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bideford: Photo: Bideford-Devon by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Driffield: Photo: Driffield by MortimerCat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells: Photo: Wells Cathedral West Front by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bembridge: Photo: Bembridge Lifeboat Station 2011 by AlisonDavey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Gillingham market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Gillingham?
Gillingham has 358 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 267 on Airbnb and 91 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Gillingham?
The largest professional operator in Gillingham is Cottages.com, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Gillingham short-term rental market?
13% of Gillingham's listings (47 of 358) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 12% of Airbnb listings and 16% of Booking.com listings. The 6 named professional operators run 17 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and My Property Host — account for 65% of that. The other 30 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Gillingham?
In Gillingham, Airbnb leads with 267 listings (75%), 2.9× the 91 on Booking.com (25%).
How many professional operators run listings in Gillingham?
6 named professional operators run listings in Gillingham. 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 358 public short-term rental listings in Gillingham, 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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