Short-term rentals in Oxford
Oxford is the 16th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 2,871 listings, 69% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Short Let Space Ltd (100 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 2,871
- Market rank
- #16 / 597
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 24
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Oxford
In Oxford, Airbnb leads with 1,974 listings (69%), 2.2× the 897 on Booking.com (31%).
Where the listings are in Oxford
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 Oxford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 24 named professional operators run 238 local listings between them, and the three largest — Short Let Space Ltd, Pass the Keys and Red Kite Stays — account for 74% of that. The other 178 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 34% of Oxford's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (29%).
Largest operators in Oxford
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.
Scroll sideways to see all columns.
| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Let Space Ltd | 100 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,581 |
| 2 | Pass the Keys | 64 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 3 | Red Kite Stays | 11 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 10 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Bolthole Retreats | 8 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,344 |
| 6 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 5 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 8 | Your.Rentals | 5 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 9 | Cottages.com | 4 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 10 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
The other 14 professional operators in Oxford
Local listings
- Pass the Property 3 listings
- Staybridge Suites 3 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 2 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- BnBNova 1 listing
- Brookland Stays 1 listing
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 1 listing
- Flyp Rentals 1 listing
- Hostsmart 1 listing
- Rose Platinum Properties 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Oxford among their markets. See the full interactive Oxford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Oxford compares
Oxford ranks 16th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
-
Nottingham 3,462 listings
- Blackpool 3,171 listings
-
Whitby 3,107 listings
-
Inverness 2,822 listings
-
Bath 2,818 listings
-
Carbis Bay 2,585 listings
Photo credits
- Nottingham: Photo: Nottingham skyline by Willednic at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby: Photo: Rj whitby by Mr R Jordan ( Mr R Jordan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness: Photo: Invernessmixed by Northlimitation · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bath: Photo: Bath Somerset 2023 -City- by-RaBoe 055 by Raboe001 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carbis Bay: Photo: CarbisBayCornwallUK by Andy F · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full United Kingdom city directory or the United Kingdom market report .
Oxford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Oxford?
Oxford has 2,871 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,974 on Airbnb and 897 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Oxford?
The largest professional operator in Oxford is Short Let Space Ltd, with 100 local listings.
How professionalised is the Oxford short-term rental market?
14% of Oxford's listings (416 of 2,871) 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: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 24 named professional operators run 238 local listings between them, and the three largest — Short Let Space Ltd, Pass the Keys and Red Kite Stays — account for 74% of that. The other 178 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Oxford?
In Oxford, Airbnb leads with 1,974 listings (69%), 2.2× the 897 on Booking.com (31%).
How many professional operators run listings in Oxford?
24 named professional operators run listings in Oxford. 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 2,871 public short-term rental listings in Oxford, 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 .
Spotted an inconsistency, or want fresher data for Oxford? Report a data issue or request an update — corrections land with the next data refresh.