Short-term rentals in Poole
Poole is the 124th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 894 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Quay Holidays LLP (175 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 894
- Market rank
- #124 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Poole
In Poole, Airbnb leads with 562 listings (63%), versus 332 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Poole
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 Poole
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 237 local listings between them, and the three largest — Quay Holidays LLP, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 96 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 36%
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 41% of Poole's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (32%).
Largest operators in Poole
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 | Quay Holidays LLP | 175 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 2,187 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 19 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 18 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 6 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Bournecoast Holiday Agents | 4 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 2,769 |
| 7 | HelloGuest Limited | 3 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 8 | Dorset Hideaways | 2 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 9 | Open Mind Property | 2 | 4.30 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 1,445 |
| 10 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Poole among their markets. See the full interactive Poole market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Poole compares
Poole ranks 124th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Lewes 897 listings
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Worcester 897 listings
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Durham 895 listings
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Eastbourne 890 listings
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Llanelli 889 listings
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Totnes 886 listings
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- Durham: Photo: Durham Millburngate Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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- Llanelli: Photo: Llanelli Town Hall (Recreated) - geograph.org.uk - 307459 by Hywel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Totnes: Photo: Totnes High Street by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Poole market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Poole?
Poole has 894 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 562 on Airbnb and 332 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Poole?
The largest professional operator in Poole is Quay Holidays LLP, with 175 local listings.
How professionalised is the Poole short-term rental market?
37% of Poole's listings (333 of 894) 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: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 237 local listings between them, and the three largest — Quay Holidays LLP, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 89% of that. The other 96 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Poole?
In Poole, Airbnb leads with 562 listings (63%), versus 332 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Poole?
11 named professional operators run listings in Poole. 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 894 public short-term rental listings in Poole, 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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