Short-term rentals in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells is the 63rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,173 listings, 73% on Airbnb. 21% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (47 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,173
- Market rank
- #63 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Royal Tunbridge Wells
In Royal Tunbridge Wells, Airbnb leads with 857 listings (73%), 2.7× the 316 on Booking.com (27%).
Where the listings are in Royal Tunbridge Wells
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 Royal Tunbridge Wells
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 14% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 187 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Bloom Stays — account for 59% of that. The other 55 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 21%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 46%
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 48% of Royal Tunbridge Wells' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).
Largest operators in Royal Tunbridge Wells
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 | Cottages.com | 47 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Bloom Stays | 25 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,218 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 15 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 13 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Pass the Keys | 11 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 8 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 8 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 6 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,064 |
| 10 | Perfect Booking | 4 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
The other 6 professional operators in Royal Tunbridge Wells
Local listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 4 listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- My Getaways Limited 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Royal Tunbridge Wells among their markets. See the full interactive Royal Tunbridge Wells market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Royal Tunbridge Wells compares
Royal Tunbridge Wells ranks 63rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Carlisle 1,257 listings
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Skipton 1,234 listings
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Chichester 1,194 listings
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Swanage 1,165 listings
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Folkestone 1,150 listings
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Looe 1,149 listings
Photo credits
- Carlisle: Photo: Carlisle Cathedral from the Air by Alex · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Skipton: Photo: Canal in Skipton 02 by Immanuel Giel · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester: Photo: Chichester Cathedral, south-west aspect by The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage: Photo: Swanage - geograph.org.uk - 6609 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Folkestone: Photo: Folkestone Aerial by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Looe: Photo: RiverLooe by User:Tigershrike · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Royal Tunbridge Wells market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
Royal Tunbridge Wells has 1,173 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 857 on Airbnb and 316 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
The largest professional operator in Royal Tunbridge Wells is Cottages.com, with 47 local listings.
How professionalised is the Royal Tunbridge Wells short-term rental market?
21% of Royal Tunbridge Wells' listings (242 of 1,173) 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: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 14% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 187 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Bloom Stays — account for 59% of that. The other 55 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
In Royal Tunbridge Wells, Airbnb leads with 857 listings (73%), 2.7× the 316 on Booking.com (27%).
How many professional operators run listings in Royal Tunbridge Wells?
16 named professional operators run listings in Royal Tunbridge Wells. 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 1,173 public short-term rental listings in Royal Tunbridge Wells, 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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