Short-term rentals in Dorchester
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 52 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 468
- Market rank
- #400 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 12
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, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, 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 | 52 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Dorset Hideaways | 46 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 505 |
| 3 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 43 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 32 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 5 | LuxuryCottages.Com | 8 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 954 |
| 6 | Original Cottages - Northumberland | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | — | 923 |
| 7 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,711 |
| 8 | The Cricketers Inn | 2 | — | 7.9 / 10 | 100,472 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 10 | Blake | 1 | 4.81 / 5 | — | 3,323 |
All 12 professional operators in Dorchester
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (52)
- Dorset Hideaways (46)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (43)
- Cottages.com (32)
- LuxuryCottages.Com (8)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (2)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (2)
- The Cricketers Inn (2)
- Travelnest Ltd (2)
- Blake (1)
- Original Cottages - Lake District (1)
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Dorchester among their markets. See the full interactive Dorchester market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Dorchester compares
Dorchester ranks 400th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Bembridge 469 listings
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Grantham 469 listings
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Belper 468 listings
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Lifton 468 listings
- Beer 466 listings
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Combe Martin 466 listings
Photo credits
- Bembridge: Photo: Bembridge Lifeboat Station 2011 by AlisonDavey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grantham: Photo: Grantham Town by David Johnson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 52 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?
12 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) 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 shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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