Short-term rentals in Ballater
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 94 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 523
- Market rank
- #353 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 8
Listing mix by platform in Ballater
Where the listings are in Ballater
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.
What the Ballater short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Ballater's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Largest operators in Ballater
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 | Cottages.com | 94 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 27 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 3 | Interhome | 10 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 4,065 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 5 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 3 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 7 | Discover Scotland | 1 | 4.70 / 5 | — | 209 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,097 |
All 8 professional operators in Ballater
Local listings
- Cottages.com 94 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 27 listings
- Interhome 10 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 7 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 3 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Discover Scotland 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Ballater among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Ballater market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ballater compares
Ballater ranks 353rd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Beverley 528 listings
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Sherborne 526 listings
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Wrexham 525 listings
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Louth 521 listings
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St Austell 518 listings
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Carnforth 516 listings
Photo credits
- Beverley: Photo: Beverley Minster by Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne: Photo: Western End of Long Street, Sherborne, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 4200213 by Derek Voller · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wrexham: Photo: Skyline of Wrexham town centre by SMC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Louth: Photo: Upgatelouth by Jkslouth at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Austell: Photo: High Cross Street, St Austell - geograph.org.uk - 1313370 by Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnforth: Photo: Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 463829 by Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ballater market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ballater?
Ballater has 523 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 350 on Airbnb and 173 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ballater?
The largest professional operator in Ballater is Cottages.com, with 94 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballater?
Airbnb is bigger in Ballater, with 350 listings against 173 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Ballater?
8 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Ballater. 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 523 public short-term rental listings in Ballater, 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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