Short-term rentals in Sandwich
Sandwich has 364 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 241 on Airbnb and 123 on Booking.com. That ranks it 476th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 66% of its listings on Airbnb. 34% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (28 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 364
- Market rank
- #476 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sandwich
In Sandwich, Airbnb leads with 241 listings (66%), versus 123 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Sandwich
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 Sandwich
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 119 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Keepers Cottages and Blaxland Breaks — account for 64% of that. The other 6 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 59% of Sandwich's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (13%).
Largest operators in Sandwich
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 | 28 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 2 | Keepers Cottages | 27 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,824 |
| 3 | Blaxland Breaks | 21 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,188 |
| 4 | Luxury Cottages | 9 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,274 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 8 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 8 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 7 | Bloom Stays | 7 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,516 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 14,946 |
| 9 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 8,648 |
| 10 | The Holiday Cottage Collection | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,076 |
The other 3 professional operators in Sandwich
Local listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Oliver's Travels 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Sandwich among their markets. See the full interactive Sandwich market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Sandwich compares
Sandwich ranks 476th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Cupar 370 listings
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Ironbridge 369 listings
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Hawkshead 367 listings
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Porthtowan 363 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
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Preston 362 listings
Photo credits
- Ironbridge: Photo: Ironbridge002 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hawkshead: Photo: Ann Tyson's Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 510301 by Donnylad · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthtowan: Photo: Unicorn Inn, Porthtowan - geograph.org.uk - 534520 by Niki Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Preston: Photo: Preston Riversway Docks by Karl1587 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Sandwich market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Sandwich?
Sandwich has 364 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 241 on Airbnb and 123 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sandwich?
The largest professional operator in Sandwich is Cottages.com, with 28 local listings.
How professionalised is the Sandwich short-term rental market?
34% of Sandwich's listings (125 of 364) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 49% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 27% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 119 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Keepers Cottages and Blaxland Breaks — account for 64% of that. The other 6 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sandwich?
In Sandwich, Airbnb leads with 241 listings (66%), versus 123 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Sandwich?
13 named professional operators run listings in Sandwich. 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 364 public short-term rental listings in Sandwich, 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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