Short-term rentals in Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight is the 443rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 406 listings, 66% on Airbnb. 48% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (89 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 406
- Market rank
- #443 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Isle of Wight
In Isle of Wight, Airbnb leads with 269 listings (66%), versus 137 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Isle of Wight
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 Isle of Wight
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 68% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 183 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 86% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 48%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 23%
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 64% of Isle of Wight's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (11%).
Largest operators in Isle of Wight
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 89 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 41 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 28 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Island Holiday Homes, Isle of Wight | 10 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,274 |
| 5 | The Island Holiday Company Ltd | 8 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 1,697 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Luxury Cottages | 1 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Isle of Wight among their markets. See the full interactive Isle of Wight market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Isle of Wight compares
Isle of Wight ranks 443rd 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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Bishop Auckland 408 listings
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Colwyn Bay 407 listings
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Redcar 407 listings
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Wooler 405 listings
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Warmwell 404 listings
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Belford 399 listings
Photo credits
- Bishop Auckland: Photo: Bishop Auckland Town Hall by Pit-yacker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Colwyn Bay: Photo: Colwyn Bay - geograph.org.uk - 131878 by Dot Potter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Redcar: Photo: High Street (centre) in Redcar - geograph.org.uk - 797951 by George Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wooler: Photo: Wooler Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 240656 by Richard Slessor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmwell: Photo: Cottages at Warmwell - geograph.org.uk - 374461 by Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Belford: Photo: High Street, Belford by Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Isle of Wight market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Isle of Wight?
Isle of Wight has 406 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 269 on Airbnb and 137 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Isle of Wight?
The largest professional operator in Isle of Wight is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 89 local listings.
How professionalised is the Isle of Wight short-term rental market?
48% of Isle of Wight's listings (193 of 406) 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: 68% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 183 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 86% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Isle of Wight?
In Isle of Wight, Airbnb leads with 269 listings (66%), versus 137 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Isle of Wight?
7 named professional operators run listings in Isle of Wight. 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 406 public short-term rental listings in Isle of Wight, 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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