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Short-term rentals in Whitley Bay

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Vacant Nests, runs 26 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
325
Market rank
#528 / 598
National share
under 0.1%
Professional operators
12

Listing mix by platform in Whitley Bay

Where the listings are in Whitley Bay

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 325 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

What the Whitley Bay short-term rental supply looks like

Listings by property type

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

  • Apartments & flats 116
  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 108
  • Unique & outdoor 36
  • Hotels & hostels 31
  • B&Bs & guest houses 19
  • Private & shared rooms 15

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 97
  • 2–5 listings 60
  • 6–25 listings 33
  • 26+ (professional) 135

Largest operators in Whitley Bay

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 Whitley Bay, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Vacant Nests 26 4.61 / 5 8.1 / 10 2,177
2 Pass the Keys 11 4.75 / 5 8.1 / 10 59,990
3 holidaycottages.co.uk 10 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 75,737
4 Sykes Holiday Cottages 10 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 163,699
5 Cottages.com 8 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 213,860
6 Host & Stay 7 4.57 / 5 8.3 / 10 57,680
7 North East Escapes 5 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,462
8 Tos 4 4.08 / 5 5.7 / 10 359
9 Luke Stays 2 4.51 / 5 8.0 / 10 713
10 Vivi Stays 2 4.67 / 5 7.5 / 10 527

All 12 professional operators in Whitley Bay

Local listings

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

How Whitley Bay compares

Whitley Bay ranks 528th 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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Whitley Bay market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Whitley Bay?

Whitley Bay has 325 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 195 on Airbnb and 130 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitley Bay?

The largest professional operator in Whitley Bay is Vacant Nests, with 26 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitley Bay?

Supply is fairly balanced: 195 Airbnb and 130 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Whitley Bay?

12 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Whitley Bay. 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 325 public short-term rental listings in Whitley Bay, 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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