Short-term rentals in Canterbury
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 60 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,176
- Market rank
- #73 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 18
Listing mix by platform in Canterbury
Where the listings are in Canterbury
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 Canterbury short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Canterbury'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 Canterbury
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 | 60 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | Bloom Stays | 31 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,757 |
| 3 | Pass the Keys | 29 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 23 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 5 | Host & Stay | 21 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 9 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 8 | Keepers Cottages | 5 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,247 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 3 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 9,559 |
All 18 professional operators in Canterbury
Local listings
- Cottages.com 60 listings
- Bloom Stays 31 listings
- Pass the Keys 29 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 23 listings
- Host & Stay 21 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 15 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 9 listings
- Keepers Cottages 5 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 5 listings
- Your.Rentals 3 listings
- mystayinn LIMITED 2 listings
- Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 2 listings
- Pillow Property Partners 2 listings
- The Holiday Cottage Collection 2 listings
- Belvilla by OYO 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Pass the Property 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Canterbury among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Canterbury market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Canterbury compares
Canterbury ranks 73rd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Skipton 1,201 listings
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Rye 1,183 listings
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Matlock 1,177 listings
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Stoke On Trent 1,176 listings
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Leyburn 1,171 listings
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Margate 1,167 listings
Photo credits
- Skipton: Photo: Canal in Skipton 02 by Immanuel Giel · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rye: Photo: Engeland Rye Landgate achterzijde 12-10-2011 12-45-24 by Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Matlock: Photo: Bank Road, Matlock - geograph.org.uk - 937427 by David Rogers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stoke On Trent: Photo: Stoke-on-Trent montage by nagualdesign · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leyburn: Photo: Leyburn by Anthony Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Margate: Photo: The Parade, Margate by Poliphilo · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Canterbury market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Canterbury?
Canterbury has 1,176 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 781 on Airbnb and 395 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Canterbury?
The largest professional operator in Canterbury is Cottages.com, with 60 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Canterbury?
Supply is fairly balanced: 781 Airbnb and 395 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Canterbury?
18 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Canterbury. 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 1,176 public short-term rental listings in Canterbury, 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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