Short-term rentals in Dorchester
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 53 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 468
- Market rank
- #399 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 10
Listing mix by platform in Dorchester
Where the listings are in Dorchester
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 Dorchester short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Dorchester'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 Dorchester
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 | 53 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Dorset Hideaways | 46 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,512 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 46 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 32 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 5 | Luxury Cottages | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 2,178 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 7 | The Cricketers Inn | 2 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 100,473 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 9 | Blake | 1 | 4.79 / 5 | — | 3,087 |
| 10 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 1 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
All 10 professional operators in Dorchester
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 53 listings
- Dorset Hideaways 46 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 46 listings
- Cottages.com 32 listings
- Luxury Cottages 4 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- The Cricketers Inn 2 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Blake 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Dorchester among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Dorchester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Dorchester compares
Dorchester ranks 399th 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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Grantham 469 listings
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Aberporth 468 listings
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Belper 468 listings
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Lifton 468 listings
- Beer 465 listings
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Combe Martin 465 listings
Photo credits
- Grantham: Photo: Grantham Town by David Johnson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberporth: Photo: Aberporth 978623 by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Belper: Photo: Belper kingst by chevin · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lifton: Photo: The Arundell Arms, Lifton (geograph 3634662) by Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Combe Martin: Photo: Combe martin by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Dorchester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Dorchester?
Dorchester has 468 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 310 on Airbnb and 158 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Dorchester?
The largest professional operator in Dorchester is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 53 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Dorchester?
Supply is fairly balanced: 310 Airbnb and 158 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Dorchester?
10 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Dorchester. 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 468 public short-term rental listings in Dorchester, 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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