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Short-term rentals in Oxford

Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.7× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Short Let Space Ltd, runs 103 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
2,943
Market rank
#16 / 598
National share
0.5%
Professional operators
21

Listing mix by platform in Oxford

Where the listings are in Oxford

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 2,943 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Oxford short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

How Oxford's tracked listings split across property types on each platform.

  • Apartments & flats 979
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 871
  • Private & shared rooms 690
  • B&Bs & guest houses 274
  • Hotels & hostels 83
  • Unique & outdoor 42
  • Other 4

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 952
  • 2–5 listings 891
  • 6–25 listings 700
  • 26+ (professional) 400

Largest operators in Oxford

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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Largest operators in Oxford, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Short Let Space Ltd 103 4.78 / 5 8.6 / 10 2,497
2 Pass the Keys 59 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 59,990
3 Red Kite Stays 11 4.79 / 5 8.9 / 10 6,856
4 ALSENED LTD 10 3.37 / 5 6.4 / 10 150,248
5 Travelnest Ltd 9 4.53 / 5 8.1 / 10 83,730
6 Bolthole Retreats 8 4.82 / 5 9.0 / 10 7,277
7 holidaycottages.co.uk 8 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 75,737
8 Your.Rentals 5 4.61 / 5 7.4 / 10 9,559
9 Cottages.com 4 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 213,860
10 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 4 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 109,202

Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Oxford among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Oxford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Oxford compares

Oxford ranks 16th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:

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Oxford market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Oxford?

Oxford has 2,943 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 2,157 on Airbnb and 786 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Oxford?

The largest professional operator in Oxford is Short Let Space Ltd, with 103 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Oxford?

Airbnb is bigger in Oxford, with 2,157 listings against 786 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Oxford?

21 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Oxford. 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 2,943 public short-term rental listings in Oxford, 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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