Short-term rentals in Margate
Margate is the 89th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 998 listings, 69% on Airbnb. 11% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (14 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 998
- Market rank
- #89 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Margate
In Margate, Airbnb leads with 689 listings (69%), 2.2× the 309 on Booking.com (31%).
Where the listings are in Margate
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 Margate
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 7% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Host & Stay and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 60% of that. The other 59 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 11%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 46%
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
Apartments & flats make up 50% of Margate's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (32%).
Largest operators in Margate
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. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 14 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Host & Stay | 8 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 8 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Pass the Keys | 3 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Your.Rentals | 3 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 8 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 9 | Keepers Cottages | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,582 |
| 10 | Pass the Property | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,652 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Margate among their markets. See the full interactive Margate market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Margate compares
Margate ranks 89th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Bridlington 1,016 listings
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Lyme Regis 1,012 listings
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Guildford 1,006 listings
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Newcastle 994 listings
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The Mumbles 990 listings
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Warrington 989 listings
Photo credits
- Bridlington: Photo: Bridlington, South Sands - geograph.org.uk - 79 by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis: Photo: Lyme regis centre arp by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford: Photo: Guildford & Cathedral of Surrey by Himar Santana Hernández · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newcastle: Photo: Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14 by Tagishsimon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Mumbles: Photo: MumblesPier by Wiccasha · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warrington: Photo: Warrington Town Hall by michael ely · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Margate market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Margate?
Margate has 998 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 689 on Airbnb and 309 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Margate?
The largest professional operator in Margate is Cottages.com, with 14 local listings.
How professionalised is the Margate short-term rental market?
11% of Margate's listings (109 of 998) 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: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 7% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 50 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Host & Stay and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 60% of that. The other 59 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Margate?
In Margate, Airbnb leads with 689 listings (69%), 2.2× the 309 on Booking.com (31%).
How many professional operators run listings in Margate?
11 named professional operators run listings in Margate. 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 998 public short-term rental listings in Margate, 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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