Short-term rentals in Romford
Romford is the 466th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 380 listings, 66% on Airbnb. 9% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Travelnest Ltd (11 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 380
- Market rank
- #466 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Romford
In Romford, Airbnb leads with 249 listings (66%), versus 131 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Romford
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 Romford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 16% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 6% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 16 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest Ltd, Houst and Arlowe Baxter — account for 88% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 9%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 42%
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 36% of Romford's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (32%).
Largest operators in Romford
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 | Travelnest Ltd | 11 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 2 | Houst | 2 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 17,804 |
| 3 | Arlowe Baxter | 1 | 4.67 / 5 | 7.6 / 10 | 388 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 5 | Shlome | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | — | 2,260 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Romford among their markets. See the full interactive Romford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Romford compares
Romford ranks 466th 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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Ely 383 listings
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Redruth 382 listings
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Castle Donington 380 listings
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Spean Bridge 377 listings
- Bala 376 listings
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Freshwater 376 listings
Photo credits
- Ely: Photo: Ely-071 by Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Redruth: Photo: Redruth by Joowwww · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Donington: Photo: St Edward King & Martyr, Castle Donington by Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Spean Bridge: Photo: Spean Bridge railway station 1 by peter henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Freshwater: Photo: FreshwaterBay by DPOrman · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Romford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Romford?
Romford has 380 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 249 on Airbnb and 131 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Romford?
The largest professional operator in Romford is Travelnest Ltd, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Romford short-term rental market?
9% of Romford's listings (36 of 380) 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 6% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 16 local listings between them, and the three largest — Travelnest Ltd, Houst and Arlowe Baxter — account for 88% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Romford?
In Romford, Airbnb leads with 249 listings (66%), versus 131 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Romford?
5 named professional operators run listings in Romford. 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 380 public short-term rental listings in Romford, 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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