Short-term rentals in Margate
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.6× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 28 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 1,167
- Market rank
- #76 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 12
Listing mix by platform in Margate
Where the listings are in Margate
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 Margate short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Margate'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 Margate
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 | 28 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 12 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 8 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 6 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 5 | Keepers Cottages | 5 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,247 |
| 6 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 3 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 8 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,329 |
| 9 | Pass the Property | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,917 |
| 10 | Prohost Estates LTD | 2 | 4.02 / 5 | 5.9 / 10 | 626 |
All 12 professional operators in Margate
Local listings
- Cottages.com 28 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 12 listings
- Host & Stay 8 listings
- Pass the Keys 6 listings
- Keepers Cottages 5 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 3 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Prohost Estates LTD 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Margate among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Margate market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Margate compares
Margate ranks 76th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Canterbury 1,176 listings
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Stoke On Trent 1,176 listings
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Leyburn 1,171 listings
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Skegness 1,162 listings
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Harrogate 1,155 listings
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Bridport 1,153 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Skegness: Photo: Skegness Clock Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1762444 by Mr M Evison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Harrogate: Photo: HarrogateCenotaph(DSPugh)Aug2005 by DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridport: Photo: Bridport, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 47461 by Steve Chapple · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Margate market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Margate?
Margate has 1,167 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 842 on Airbnb and 325 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Margate?
The largest professional operator in Margate is Cottages.com, with 28 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Margate?
Airbnb is bigger in Margate, with 842 listings against 325 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Margate?
12 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Margate. 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 1,167 public short-term rental listings in Margate, 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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