Short-term rentals in Whitstable
Whitstable is the 107th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 937 listings, 64% on Airbnb. 31% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (55 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 937
- Market rank
- #107 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Whitstable
In Whitstable, Airbnb leads with 599 listings (64%), versus 338 on Booking.com (36%).
Where the listings are in Whitstable
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 Whitstable
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 203 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Keepers Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 66% of that. The other 87 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 31%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 40%
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 67% of Whitstable's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).
Largest operators in Whitstable
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 55 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Keepers Cottages | 41 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 3,582 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 38 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 21 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Pass the Keys | 12 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 7 | Bloom Stays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,218 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 10 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
The other 3 professional operators in Whitstable
Local listings
- My Getaways Limited 2 listings
- The Holiday Cottage Collection 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Whitstable among their markets. See the full interactive Whitstable market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Whitstable compares
Whitstable ranks 107th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Southwold 941 listings
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Sunderland 941 listings
- Windsor 939 listings
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Barnstaple 934 listings
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Wolverhampton 931 listings
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Glastonbury 930 listings
Photo credits
- Southwold: Photo: Southwold North Parade by Gill Rickson · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sunderland: Photo: Church Street East, Sunderland by Reading Tom · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barnstaple: Photo: Barnstaple Long Bridge and surrounding buildings - geograph.org.uk - 1754403 by Roger A Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wolverhampton: Photo: Wolverhampton by Statsfan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury: Photo: Glastonbury (part of) from the tor arp by Photographed by myself (Adrian Pingstone) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Whitstable market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Whitstable?
Whitstable has 937 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 599 on Airbnb and 338 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitstable?
The largest professional operator in Whitstable is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 55 local listings.
How professionalised is the Whitstable short-term rental market?
31% of Whitstable's listings (290 of 937) 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: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 203 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Keepers Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 66% of that. The other 87 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitstable?
In Whitstable, Airbnb leads with 599 listings (64%), versus 338 on Booking.com (36%).
How many professional operators run listings in Whitstable?
13 named professional operators run listings in Whitstable. 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 937 public short-term rental listings in Whitstable, 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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