Short-term rentals in Whitstable
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.1× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, holidaycottages.co.uk, runs 47 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 876
- Market rank
- #153 / 598
- National share
- 0.2%
- Professional operators
- 13
Listing mix by platform in Whitstable
Where the listings are in Whitstable
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 Whitstable short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Whitstable'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 Whitstable
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 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 47 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 2 | Keepers Cottages | 40 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 3,247 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 36 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 4 | Broughton Sanctuary | 19 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 39,818 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 6 | Pass the Keys | 11 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 7 | Bloom Stays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,757 |
| 8 | Original Cottages Kent & Sussex | 4 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 254 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
All 13 professional operators in Whitstable
Local listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 47 listings
- Keepers Cottages 40 listings
- Cottages.com 36 listings
- Broughton Sanctuary 19 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 15 listings
- Pass the Keys 11 listings
- Bloom Stays 6 listings
- Original Cottages Kent & Sussex 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 4 listings
- Host & Stay 3 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- My Getaways Limited 2 listings
- The Holiday Cottage Collection 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Whitstable among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Whitstable market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Whitstable compares
Whitstable ranks 153rd of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Portrush 880 listings
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Bridgend 879 listings
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Glastonbury 879 listings
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Tattershall 875 listings
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Callington 872 listings
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Abergavenny 871 listings
Photo credits
- Portrush: Photo: On the beach - geograph.org.uk - 53193 by Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgend: Photo: The old bridge, two towers and walkway, Bridgend 1915596 6bc31f25 by Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glastonbury: Photo: Glastonbury (part of) from the tor arp by Photographed by myself (Adrian Pingstone) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tattershall: Photo: TattershallVillage by A. R. Yeo MortimerCat · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Callington: Photo: Callington 1 by Necrothesp at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abergavenny: Photo: Abergavenny panorama by Cornishstrongbitter at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Whitstable market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Whitstable?
Whitstable has 876 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 596 on Airbnb and 280 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Whitstable?
The largest professional operator in Whitstable is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 47 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Whitstable?
Airbnb is bigger in Whitstable, with 596 listings against 280 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Whitstable?
13 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Whitstable. 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 876 public short-term rental listings in Whitstable, 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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