Short-term rentals in Wellington
Wellington is the 572nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 220 listings, 71% on Airbnb. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (21 listings).
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 220
- Market rank
- #572 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wellington
In Wellington, Airbnb leads with 157 listings (71%), 2.5× the 63 on Booking.com (29%).
Where the listings are in Wellington
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 Wellington
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 48 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 79% of that. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 23%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 42%
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 58% of Wellington's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (20%).
Largest operators in Wellington
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 | 21 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 12 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Bolthole Retreats | 3 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,344 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 3 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 7 | Red Kite Stays | 2 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Wellington among their markets. See the full interactive Wellington market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wellington compares
Wellington ranks 572nd 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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Llangefni 235 listings
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Guisborough 230 listings
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Dyffryn 222 listings
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Lincolnshire 219 listings
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Kirkcudbright 218 listings
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Moelfre 218 listings
Photo credits
- Llangefni: Photo: Clock tower, Llangefni - geograph.org.uk - 863791 by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Guisborough: Photo: Gisborough Priory (nez202) by Nez202 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dyffryn: Photo: Dyffryn Ardudwy chambered cairn by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire: Photo: Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle by DrMoschi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkcudbright: Photo: Ecosse2009235 by LeCardinal · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Moelfre: Photo: Harbour at Moelfre . - geograph.org.uk - 487663 by Janet Huige · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wellington market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wellington?
Wellington has 220 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 157 on Airbnb and 63 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wellington?
The largest professional operator in Wellington is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 21 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wellington short-term rental market?
23% of Wellington's listings (51 of 220) 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: 40% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 48 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 79% of that. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wellington?
In Wellington, Airbnb leads with 157 listings (71%), 2.5× the 63 on Booking.com (29%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wellington?
7 named professional operators run listings in Wellington. 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 220 public short-term rental listings in Wellington, 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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