Short-term rentals in Worcester
Worcester is the 122nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 897 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (46 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 897
- Market rank
- #122 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Worcester
In Worcester, Airbnb leads with 562 listings (63%), versus 335 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Worcester
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 Worcester
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 120 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Host & Stay — account for 81% of that. The other 45 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 18%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 30%
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 43% of Worcester's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (31%).
Largest operators in Worcester
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 46 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 30 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 21 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 10 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Red Kite Stays | 6 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
| 6 | Bolthole Retreats | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,344 |
| 7 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 8 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 9 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 10 | The Cricketers Inn | 1 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 98,700 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Worcester among their markets. See the full interactive Worcester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Worcester compares
Worcester ranks 122nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Cromer 909 listings
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Salisbury 899 listings
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Lewes 897 listings
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Durham 895 listings
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Poole 894 listings
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Eastbourne 890 listings
Photo credits
- Cromer: Photo: Hotel De Paris by Northmetpit · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury: Photo: Salisbury Cathedral by Andrew Dunn (Website: ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lewes: Photo: Harveys Brewery (Lewes) by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Durham: Photo: Durham Millburngate Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Poole: Photo: Poole Quay - geograph.co.uk 636450 by Chris Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eastbourne: Photo: Eastbourne Beach - geograph.org.uk - 1582936 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Worcester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Worcester?
Worcester has 897 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 562 on Airbnb and 335 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Worcester?
The largest professional operator in Worcester is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 46 local listings.
How professionalised is the Worcester short-term rental market?
18% of Worcester's listings (165 of 897) 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: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 120 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Host & Stay — account for 81% of that. The other 45 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Worcester?
In Worcester, Airbnb leads with 562 listings (63%), versus 335 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Worcester?
11 named professional operators run listings in Worcester. 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 897 public short-term rental listings in Worcester, 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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