Short-term rentals in Wareham
Wareham is the 512th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 341 listings, 73% on Airbnb. 32% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (41 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 341
- Market rank
- #512 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wareham
In Wareham, Airbnb leads with 249 listings (73%), 2.7× the 92 on Booking.com (27%).
Where the listings are in Wareham
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 Wareham
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 88 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Blake — account for 84% of that. The other 22 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 32%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 34%
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 68% of Wareham's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (9%).
Largest operators in Wareham
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 41 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 24 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Blake | 9 | 4.81 / 5 | — | 2,172 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 9 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Curated Property | 1 | 4.81 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 4,668 |
| 6 | Dorset Hideaways | 1 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Toad Hall Cottages | 1 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.6 / 10 | 861 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Wareham among their markets. See the full interactive Wareham market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wareham compares
Wareham ranks 512th 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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Lowestoft 342 listings
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Richmond 342 listings
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Sedbergh 342 listings
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Blyth 340 listings
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Herne Bay 338 listings
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Camborne 337 listings
Photo credits
- Lowestoft: Photo: Harbour Inn, Lowestoft 13th June 2009 by Stavros1 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond: Photo: Richmond castle viewed from Maison Dieu by Roberto1145 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sedbergh: Photo: Sedbergh by Zaian at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blyth: Photo: Blyth Church - geograph.org.uk - 53326 by Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Herne Bay: Photo: Herne Bay in Kent - aerial image (33123717208) by John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Camborne: Photo: Camborne Commercial Square by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wareham market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wareham?
Wareham has 341 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 249 on Airbnb and 92 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wareham?
The largest professional operator in Wareham is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 41 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wareham short-term rental market?
32% of Wareham's listings (110 of 341) 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: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 24% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 88 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Blake — account for 84% of that. The other 22 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wareham?
In Wareham, Airbnb leads with 249 listings (73%), 2.7× the 92 on Booking.com (27%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wareham?
9 named professional operators run listings in Wareham. 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 341 public short-term rental listings in Wareham, 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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