Short-term rentals in Herne Bay
Herne Bay is the 514th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 338 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 22% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (15 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 338
- Market rank
- #514 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Herne Bay
In Herne Bay, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (60%), versus 136 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Herne Bay
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 Herne Bay
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 63 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Pass the Keys and Cottages.com — account for 62% of that. The other 12 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 22%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 43%
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 43% of Herne Bay's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (34%).
Largest operators in Herne Bay
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 | 15 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Pass the Keys | 13 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 11 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Keepers Cottages | 4 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,582 |
| 6 | 2cHolidays LTD | 3 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,325 |
| 7 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 8 | Prohost Estates LTD | 3 | 4.05 / 5 | 5.0 / 10 | 691 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 10 | 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 Herne Bay among their markets. See the full interactive Herne Bay market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Herne Bay compares
Herne Bay ranks 514th 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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Sedbergh 342 listings
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Wareham 341 listings
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Blyth 340 listings
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Camborne 337 listings
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Corwen 337 listings
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Winchcombe 333 listings
Photo credits
- Sedbergh: Photo: Sedbergh by Zaian at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wareham: Photo: Wareham Saturday Market by River Frome - geograph.org.uk - 316307 by Simon Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blyth: Photo: Blyth Church - geograph.org.uk - 53326 by Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Camborne: Photo: Camborne Commercial Square by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Corwen: Photo: Corwen, Town Centre by Dot Potter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winchcombe: Photo: WinchcombeStation by Prichardson · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Herne Bay market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Herne Bay?
Herne Bay has 338 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 202 on Airbnb and 136 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Herne Bay?
The largest professional operator in Herne Bay is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 15 local listings.
How professionalised is the Herne Bay short-term rental market?
22% of Herne Bay's listings (75 of 338) 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: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 63 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Pass the Keys and Cottages.com — account for 62% of that. The other 12 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Herne Bay?
In Herne Bay, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (60%), versus 136 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Herne Bay?
10 named professional operators run listings in Herne Bay. 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 338 public short-term rental listings in Herne Bay, 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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