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Short-term rentals in Sherborne

Sherborne is the 326th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 524 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 36% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (51 listings).

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Tracked listings
524
Market rank
#326 / 597
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
15

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sherborne

In Sherborne, Airbnb leads with 352 listings (67%), 2× the 172 on Booking.com (33%).

Where the listings are in Sherborne

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 524 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Sherborne

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 180 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 76% of that. The other 11 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
36%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
39%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 205
  • 2–5 listings 116
  • 6–25 listings 12
  • 26+ (professional) 191

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 60% of Sherborne's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (12%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 314
  • B&Bs & guest houses 64
  • Apartments & flats 49
  • Unique & outdoor 47
  • Private & shared rooms 29
  • Hotels & hostels 21

Largest operators in Sherborne

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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Largest operators in Sherborne, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 holidaycottages.co.uk 51 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
2 Cottages.com 49 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 37 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
4 Dorset Hideaways 19 4.86 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,585
5 Guesthoo 5 4.82 / 5 8.7 / 10 16,142
6 Finest Retreats 3 4.64 / 5 8.5 / 10 13,960
7 Oliver's Travels 3 4.88 / 5 10.0 / 10 732
8 HelloGuest Limited 2 4.71 / 5 8.1 / 10 7,597
9 Luxury Cottages 2 4.89 / 5 9.3 / 10 2,454
10 Norfolk Hideaways 2 4.75 / 5 9.0 / 10 4,767

The other 5 professional operators in Sherborne

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Sherborne among their markets. See the full interactive Sherborne market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Sherborne compares

Sherborne ranks 326th 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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Sherborne market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Sherborne?

Sherborne has 524 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 352 on Airbnb and 172 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sherborne?

The largest professional operator in Sherborne is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 51 local listings.

How professionalised is the Sherborne short-term rental market?

36% of Sherborne's listings (191 of 524) 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: 58% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 180 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 76% of that. The other 11 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sherborne?

In Sherborne, Airbnb leads with 352 listings (67%), 2× the 172 on Booking.com (33%).

How many professional operators run listings in Sherborne?

15 named professional operators run listings in Sherborne. 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 524 public short-term rental listings in Sherborne, 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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