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Short-term rentals in Milford on Sea

Milford on Sea is the 369th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 481 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (37 listings).

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Tracked listings
481
Market rank
#369 / 597
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
9

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Milford on Sea

In Milford on Sea, Airbnb leads with 322 listings (67%), 2× the 159 on Booking.com (33%).

Where the listings are in Milford on Sea

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 481 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Milford on Sea

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 56% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 82 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 106 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
39%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
41%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 196
  • 2–5 listings 56
  • 6–25 listings 41
  • 26+ (professional) 188

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 62% of Milford on Sea's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (20%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 300
  • Unique & outdoor 96
  • B&Bs & guest houses 34
  • Apartments & flats 27
  • Private & shared rooms 22
  • Hotels & hostels 2

Largest operators in Milford on Sea

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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Largest operators in Milford on Sea, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Cottages.com 37 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 12 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
3 holidaycottages.co.uk 11 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
4 Toad Hall Cottages 7 4.76 / 5 9.6 / 10 861
5 Travelnest Ltd 6 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073
6 Stay Gateway 4 4.66 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,999
7 Mud Huts of Mudeford Ltd. 2 4.90 / 5 9.0 / 10 790
8 Smarter Rent 2 4.70 / 5 8.4 / 10 1,653
9 Hoseasons 1 4.66 / 5 8.6 / 10 11,713

Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Milford on Sea among their markets. See the full interactive Milford on Sea market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Milford on Sea compares

Milford on Sea ranks 369th 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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Milford on Sea market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Milford on Sea?

Milford on Sea has 481 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 322 on Airbnb and 159 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Milford on Sea?

The largest professional operator in Milford on Sea is Cottages.com, with 37 local listings.

How professionalised is the Milford on Sea short-term rental market?

39% of Milford on Sea's listings (188 of 481) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 56% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 31% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 82 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 106 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Milford on Sea?

In Milford on Sea, Airbnb leads with 322 listings (67%), 2× the 159 on Booking.com (33%).

How many professional operators run listings in Milford on Sea?

9 named professional operators run listings in Milford on Sea. 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 481 public short-term rental listings in Milford on Sea, 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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