Short-term rentals in Selsey
Selsey is the 242nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 636 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 50% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Henry Adams Holiday Cottages (23 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 636
- Market rank
- #242 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Selsey
In Selsey, Airbnb leads with 363 listings (57%), versus 273 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Selsey
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 Selsey
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 59% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 85 local listings between them, and the three largest — Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, Fresh Air Holidays and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 65% of that. The other 233 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 50%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
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 56% of Selsey's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (29%).
Largest operators in Selsey
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 | Henry Adams Holiday Cottages | 23 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,932 |
| 2 | Fresh Air Holidays | 19 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 9,354 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 13 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 9 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Pass the Keys | 4 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 10 | Boutique Beach Holiday Lets | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 2,341 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Selsey among their markets. See the full interactive Selsey market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Selsey compares
Selsey ranks 242nd 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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Kirkby Stephen 640 listings
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Truro 639 listings
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Saint Columb Major 636 listings
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Conwy 635 listings
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Berwick-upon-Tweed 633 listings
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Great Yarmouth 631 listings
Photo credits
- Kirkby Stephen: Photo: Kirkby Stephen 7097 by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Truro: Photo: TruroCathedral by Tim Green · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Columb Major: Photo: Fore Street, St Columb Major - geograph.org.uk - 1591782 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Conwy: Photo: Awyrlun o Gastell Conwy - Aerial photograph of Castell Conwy, Conwy County Borough, Cymru (Wales) by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick-upon-Tweed: Photo: Berwick-upon-Tweed by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Yarmouth: Photo: Great Yarmouth collage2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Selsey market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Selsey?
Selsey has 636 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 363 on Airbnb and 273 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Selsey?
The largest professional operator in Selsey is Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, with 23 local listings.
How professionalised is the Selsey short-term rental market?
50% of Selsey's listings (318 of 636) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 59% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 43% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 85 local listings between them, and the three largest — Henry Adams Holiday Cottages, Fresh Air Holidays and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 65% of that. The other 233 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Selsey?
In Selsey, Airbnb leads with 363 listings (57%), versus 273 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Selsey?
10 named professional operators run listings in Selsey. 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 636 public short-term rental listings in Selsey, 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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