Short-term rentals in Kent
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 27 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 381
- Market rank
- #488 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 12
Listing mix by platform in Kent
Where the listings are in Kent
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 Kent short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Kent'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 Kent
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 | 27 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | My Property Host | 24 | 4.28 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 15,438 |
| 3 | Bloom Stays | 14 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,757 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 6 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 5 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 6 | HelloGuest Limited | 4 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,329 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 8 | Staybridge Suites | 3 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,022,964 |
| 9 | Pass the Keys | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 10 | Pillow Property Partners | 2 | 4.41 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,484 |
All 12 professional operators in Kent
Local listings
- Cottages.com 27 listings
- My Property Host 24 listings
- Bloom Stays 14 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 6 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 5 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 4 listings
- Staybridge Suites 3 listings
- Pass the Keys 2 listings
- Pillow Property Partners 2 listings
- Keepers Cottages 1 listing
- Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kent among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Kent market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kent compares
Kent ranks 488th 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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Lossiemouth 383 listings
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Peterhead 382 listings
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Wooler 382 listings
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Jedburgh 380 listings
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Bishop Auckland 379 listings
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Lerwick 378 listings
Photo credits
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterhead: Photo: Peterhead - Second Beach by Glitterandtrauma · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wooler: Photo: Wooler Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 240656 by Richard Slessor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Jedburgh: Photo: Jedburgh2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bishop Auckland: Photo: Bishop Auckland Town Hall by Pit-yacker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lerwick: Photo: Lerwick.shetland. 1 by Erik Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kent market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kent?
Kent has 381 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 248 on Airbnb and 133 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kent?
The largest professional operator in Kent is Cottages.com, with 27 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kent?
Supply is fairly balanced: 248 Airbnb and 133 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Kent?
12 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Kent. 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 381 public short-term rental listings in Kent, 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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