Short-term rentals in Whitby
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 673 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 3,131
- Market rank
- #14 / 598
- National share
- 0.5%
- Professional operators
- 22
Listing mix by platform in Whitby
Where the listings are in Whitby
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 Whitby short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Whitby'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 Whitby
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 | 673 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 443 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 359 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 56,399 |
| 4 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 197 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 5 | Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages | 113 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 1,959 |
| 6 | Original Cottages - Lake District | 31 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 885 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 27 | 4.60 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 9,583 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 11 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 95,429 |
| 9 | Prestige Holiday | 10 | — | 8.5 / 10 | 37,856 |
| 10 | Pass The Property | 9 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,316 |
All 22 professional operators in Whitby
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (673)
- Cottages.com (443)
- Host & Stay (359)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (197)
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages (113)
- Original Cottages - Lake District (31)
- Finest Retreats (27)
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays (11)
- Prestige Holiday (10)
- Pass The Property (9)
- Yorkshire Escapes (9)
- WelcomeLets Yorkshire (6)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (4)
- Stays York (3)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (2)
- Archibo Ltd (1)
- Daniel - Interhome (1)
- Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Norfolk Hideaways (1)
- Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Yorkshire Hideaways (1)
- Prim Short Stays Ltd (1)
- The Cricketers Inn (1)
- Travelnest Ltd (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Whitby among their markets. See the full interactive Whitby market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Whitby compares
Whitby ranks 14th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.5% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Glasgow 3,865 listings
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Leeds 3,605 listings
- Blackpool 3,308 listings
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Nottingham 3,126 listings
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Bath 2,951 listings
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Oxford 2,946 listings
Photo credits
- Glasgow: Photo: Glasgow - aerial - 2025-04-17 12 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds: Photo: Leeds Montage by Lad 2011 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham: Photo: Nottingham skyline by Willednic at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bath: Photo: Bath Somerset 2023 -City- by-RaBoe 055 by Raboe001 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford: Photo: Oxford from Boars Hill by Andrew Gray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Whitby market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Whitby?
Whitby has 3,131 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,668 on Airbnb and 1,463 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitby?
The largest professional operator in Whitby is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 673 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitby?
Supply is fairly balanced: 1,668 Airbnb and 1,463 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Whitby?
22 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Whitby. 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 3,131 public short-term rental listings in Whitby, 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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