Short-term rentals in Whitby
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 681 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 3,121
- Market rank
- #15 / 598
- National share
- 0.5%
- Professional operators
- 18
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 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 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 | 681 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 451 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 359 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 295 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 5 | Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages | 49 | 4.61 / 5 | — | 540 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 28 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 11 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 8 | Pass the Property | 9 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 4,917 |
| 9 | Yorkshire Escapes | 9 | 4.91 / 5 | — | 1,418 |
| 10 | WelcomeLets Yorkshire | 6 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 4,584 |
All 18 professional operators in Whitby
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 681 listings
- Cottages.com 451 listings
- Host & Stay 359 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 295 listings
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages 49 listings
- Finest Retreats 28 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 11 listings
- Pass the Property 9 listings
- Yorkshire Escapes 9 listings
- WelcomeLets Yorkshire 6 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 4 listings
- Stays York 3 listings
- Interhome 2 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 2 listings
- Archibo Ltd 1 listing
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
- Travelnest Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Whitby among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Whitby market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Whitby compares
Whitby ranks 15th 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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Leeds 3,617 listings
- Blackpool 3,304 listings
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Nottingham 3,126 listings
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Oxford 2,943 listings
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Bath 2,934 listings
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Inverness 2,707 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Oxford: Photo: Oxford from Boars Hill by Andrew Gray · CC BY-SA 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
- Inverness: Photo: Invernessmixed by Northlimitation · Public domain · 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 3,121 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,668 on Airbnb and 1,453 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitby?
The largest professional operator in Whitby is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 681 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitby?
Supply is fairly balanced: 1,668 Airbnb and 1,453 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Whitby?
18 indexed professional operators 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 3,121 public short-term rental listings in Whitby, 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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