Short-term rentals in Cambridge
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.9× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cambridge Homehost, runs 67 listings locally.
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- Tracked listings
- 2,557
- Market rank
- #19 / 598
- National share
- 0.4%
- Professional operators
- 18
Listing mix by platform in Cambridge
Where the listings are in Cambridge
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
What the Cambridge short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Cambridge'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 Cambridge
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 | Cambridge Homehost | 67 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,311 |
| 2 | Pass the Keys | 31 | — | 8.1 / 10 | 6,530 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 18 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 17 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 9,583 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 10 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 7 | Pass The Property | 9 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,316 |
| 8 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 9 | Ava And Team | 3 | 4.20 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 24,516 |
| 10 | Charles Hope Apartments | 3 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,339 |
All 18 professional operators in Cambridge
- Cambridge Homehost (67)
- Pass the Keys (31)
- Cottages.com (18)
- Travelnest Ltd (17)
- Finest Retreats (10)
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (10)
- Pass The Property (9)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (4)
- Ava And Team (3)
- Charles Hope Apartments (3)
- Nestify Vacation Home Rental (3)
- Staybridge Suites (3)
- Adagio Aparthotel (2)
- Perfect Booking (2)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (2)
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa (1)
- Prestige Holiday (1)
- Studio Apartment (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Cambridge among their markets. See the full interactive Cambridge market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Cambridge compares
Cambridge ranks 19th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.4% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Bath 2,951 listings
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Oxford 2,946 listings
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Inverness 2,723 listings
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Bournemouth 2,508 listings
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Carbis Bay 2,480 listings
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Southampton 2,370 listings
Photo credits
- Bath: Photo: Bath Somerset 2023 -City- by-RaBoe 055 by Raboe001 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford: Photo: Oxford from Boars Hill by Andrew Gray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness: Photo: Invernessmixed by Northlimitation · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bournemouth: Photo: Bournemouth, The Square - geograph.org.uk - 509151 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carbis Bay: Photo: CarbisBayCornwallUK by Andy F · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southampton: Photo: Southampton2 by Garlicbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full United Kingdom city directory or the United Kingdom market report .
Cambridge market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cambridge?
Cambridge has 2,557 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,894 on Airbnb and 663 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cambridge?
The largest professional operator in Cambridge is Cambridge Homehost, with 67 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cambridge?
Airbnb is bigger in Cambridge, with 1,894 listings against 663 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Cambridge?
18 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Cambridge. 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 2,557 public short-term rental listings in Cambridge, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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