Short-term rentals in Portrush
Portrush is the 114th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 922 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 13% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (6 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 922
- Market rank
- #114 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Portrush
In Portrush, Airbnb leads with 593 listings (64%), versus 329 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Portrush
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 Portrush
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 16% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 19 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, HelloGuest Limited and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 74% of that. The other 97 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 13%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 52%
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 46% of Portrush's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (42%).
Largest operators in Portrush
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 | Cottages.com | 6 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | HelloGuest Limited | 4 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Escape Ordinary Group Ltd | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 3,042 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Portrush among their markets. See the full interactive Portrush market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Portrush compares
Portrush ranks 114th 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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Watford 930 listings
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Gateshead 927 listings
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Bedford 924 listings
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Worthing 922 listings
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Camber 921 listings
- Selby 919 listings
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Portrush market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Portrush?
Portrush has 922 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 593 on Airbnb and 329 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Portrush?
The largest professional operator in Portrush is Cottages.com, with 6 local listings.
How professionalised is the Portrush short-term rental market?
13% of Portrush's listings (116 of 922) 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: 16% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 10% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 19 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, HelloGuest Limited and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 74% of that. The other 97 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Portrush?
In Portrush, Airbnb leads with 593 listings (64%), versus 329 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Portrush?
6 named professional operators run listings in Portrush. 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 922 public short-term rental listings in Portrush, 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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