Short-term rentals in Whitley Bay
Whitley Bay is the 506th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 344 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Vacant Nests (26 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 344
- Market rank
- #506 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Whitley Bay
In Whitley Bay, Airbnb leads with 197 listings (57%), versus 147 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Whitley Bay
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 Whitley Bay
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 51% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 30% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 84 local listings between them, and the three largest — Vacant Nests, holidaycottages.co.uk and Pass the Keys — account for 55% of that. The other 51 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 39%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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
Apartments & flats make up 35% of Whitley Bay's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (34%).
Largest operators in Whitley Bay
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 | Vacant Nests | 26 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 2,326 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Pass the Keys | 10 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 10 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Cottages.com | 8 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 7 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 7 | North East Escapes | 6 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,739 |
| 8 | Tos | 3 | 4.10 / 5 | 5.8 / 10 | 338 |
| 9 | Perfect Booking | 1 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
| 10 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
The other 2 professional operators in Whitley Bay
Local listings
- Vivi Stays 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Whitley Bay among their markets. See the full interactive Whitley Bay market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Whitley Bay compares
Whitley Bay ranks 506th 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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Saint Mawes 346 listings
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Holyhead 344 listings
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West Lulworth 344 listings
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Auchterarder 343 listings
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Docking 343 listings
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Lowestoft 342 listings
Photo credits
- Saint Mawes: Photo: St Mawes Castle Cornwall by Eva K. / Eva K. · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Holyhead: Photo: Holyhead - 2024-06-15 04 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- West Lulworth: Photo: West Lulworth, parish church of the Holy Trinity - geograph.org.uk - 474240 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Auchterarder: Photo: Auchterarder High Street by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Docking: Photo: St Mary's Church Docking - geograph.org.uk - 767185 by James Cocker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft: Photo: Harbour Inn, Lowestoft 13th June 2009 by Stavros1 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Whitley Bay market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Whitley Bay?
Whitley Bay has 344 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 197 on Airbnb and 147 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitley Bay?
The largest professional operator in Whitley Bay is Vacant Nests, with 26 local listings.
How professionalised is the Whitley Bay short-term rental market?
39% of Whitley Bay's listings (135 of 344) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 51% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 30% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 84 local listings between them, and the three largest — Vacant Nests, holidaycottages.co.uk and Pass the Keys — account for 55% of that. The other 51 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitley Bay?
In Whitley Bay, Airbnb leads with 197 listings (57%), versus 147 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Whitley Bay?
12 named professional operators run listings in Whitley Bay. 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 344 public short-term rental listings in Whitley Bay, 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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