Airbnb market data · 202612 months to April 2026
Buckie, UK Airbnb Market Data: Revenue, Occupancy & Trends
The average Airbnb in Buckie brought in £17,003 over the 12 months through April 2026, across just 18 active listings, so a single property can move that figure.
AirROI's latest figures for Buckie run through April 2026.
The short answer
Buckie Airbnb Market at a Glance
Listings averaged £185 a night and were booked on 34% of available nights.
Timing matters: in August, the best month, the average listing earned about 3.2 times as much as in February, the slowest. With only 18 active listings, a few bookings can reorder the months.
With 18 active listings, Buckie is the 292nd-largest of 330 Scotland markets AirROI tracks.
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How Much Do Airbnb Hosts Make in Buckie?
Gross bookings per Buckie listing averaged £17,003 over the 12 months to April 2026 (Scotland average: £28,841), before cleaning, platform and management costs and taxes.
The average Buckie listing brought in £3,510 in August, its best month, and £1,110 in February, its slowest. The three strongest months bring in 37% of a full year's revenue, where an even calendar would give any three months 25%.
Across Buckie's 18 active listings, monthly revenue by tier:
- Best-in-class properties (top 10%) earn £5,430+ a month, about 3.2 times the typical property.
- Strong performers (top 25%) earn £3,130 or more, roughly £1,500 a month above the median.
- Typical properties (median) earn about £1,670 a month.
- Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) earn £705 or less, about 42% of the median.
These are monthly figures for listings active in each month. The annual average above also counts listings that operated for only part of the year, so it runs below twelve times these figures.
August earned about 3.2 times what February did
Average revenue per active listing, by month
The dashed line is the average of the months shown, £2,280.
Buckie Airbnb Data by Month
Latest 12 months in the April 2026 data.
August led on revenue and bookings; nightly rates peaked in April.
| Month | Avg. Revenue | Occupancy | Avg. Nightly Rate | RevPAR | Booking Lead Time | Avg. Length of Stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | £2,280 | 40.1% | £167 | £74 | 58 days | 5.1 nights |
| Jun 2025 | £1,756 | 33.1% | £175 | £59 | 68 days | 3.7 nights |
| Jul 2025 | £3,156 | 48.6% | £174 | £102 | 76 days | 6.6 nights |
| Aug 2025 | £3,510 | 54.3% | £172 | £113 | 93 days | 5.3 nights |
| Sep 2025 | £1,988 | 37.3% | £165 | £66 | 86 days | 4.3 nights |
| Oct 2025 | £3,423 | 53.0% | £169 | £110 | 72 days | 6.4 nights |
| Nov 2025 | £1,799 | 37.9% | £163 | £60 | 46 days | 5 nights |
| Dec 2025 | £2,484 | 33.1% | £182 | £80 | 34 days | 5.3 nights |
| Jan 2026 | £2,633 | 41.2% | £173 | £85 | 11 days | 11.9 nights |
| Feb 2026 | £1,112 | 26.6% | £174 | £40 | 31 days | 5.8 nights |
| Mar 2026 | £1,426 | 32.5% | £179 | £46 | 37 days | 4.8 nights |
| Apr 2026 | £1,781 | 31.8% | £196 | £59 | 36 days | 3.9 nights |
Averages per active listing in each month. Highlighted: the highest-revenue month. RevPAR is the month's revenue spread over its nights, booked or not. Booking lead time is the days between booking and check-in, and length of stay the nights per booking, for stays in that month.
Location, size and how a home is run move its income far more than a city average shows. For a range on one Buckie address, run it through the Airbnb calculator.
Profit
Is an Airbnb in Buckie Profitable?
Yes, when it's run well. The average Buckie Airbnb took in £17,003 in the 12 months to April 2026, and run by its owner at everyday costs, about £1,000 a month of that is left after running costs, so a home that costs less than that to own or rent makes money. A listing in the top quarter leaves about £1,900 a month.
Cleaning it yourself keeps the £950 a year guests pay in cleaning fees, for about £1,080 a month. Handing the listing to a co-host at about 10% of nightly bookings still leaves about £870 a month.
These amounts come before housing costs. Where the mortgage or rent is less each month, the difference is profit; a home owned outright keeps it all after property tax, home insurance and any building or condo fees.
Buckie Airbnb Income, Expenses and Profit per Year
| Line | Average listing | Top-quarter listing |
|---|---|---|
| Money in | ||
| Nightly bookings | £16,053 | £30,050 |
| Cleaning fees guests pay6% of Buckie bookings | £950 | £1,780 |
| Gross bookings | £17,003 | £31,830 |
| Running costs | ||
| Airbnb's feeAbout 12%: 15.5% for the 72% of Buckie listings on Simplified Pricing, 3% for the rest | −£2,050 | −£3,830 |
| Cleaning and laundryPaid for by the cleaning fee; £0 if you clean yourself | −£950 | −£1,780 |
| Utilities and internetAbout 5% of bookings | −£850 | −£1,590 |
| Guest suppliesToiletries, coffee, paper goods: about 2% | −£340 | −£640 |
| Repairs and upkeepIncluding linens and small replacements: about 3% | −£510 | −£960 |
| Short-term rental insuranceOne policy, on top of Airbnb's free AirCover | −£170 | −£170 |
| Permit and registrationWhere one is required | −£90 | −£90 |
| Management£0 when you run it; co-hosts charge from about 10% of nightly bookings | £0 | £0 |
| Pricing and messaging toolsOptional; Airbnb's own tools are free | £0 | £0 |
| Lodging taxesAdded to the guest's bill and passed on | £0 | £0 |
| Total running costsAbout 24% of bookings, plus cleaning paid for by the cleaning fee | −£4,960 | −£9,060 |
| Left for housing costs, then profit | £12,043about £1,000 a month | £22,770about £1,900 a month |
| Housing costs | ||
| Mortgage or rent, property tax, home insurance, building or condo fees | Depend on the home | |
Estimate Your Own Buckie Airbnb Profit
The estimate starts from Buckie's average listing, run by its owner. Change how the listing performs, who runs it and who cleans to see what is left for the mortgage or rent.
To work out the profit on one Buckie home, with its price, its mortgage or rent and your own costs, use the Airbnb profit calculator. It starts from the comparable listings around the address.
How Buckie's Top Earners Get There
- More nights booked. The busiest quarter of Buckie listings are booked on 59% or more of their nights, against 32% for the median listing. Ten more booked nights a year at the median rate of £125 adds about £1,260 in bookings.
- Prices that follow demand. Ranked by price, the top quarter charge £225 a night or more, against a median of £125. That is a separate ranking from the busiest quarter, so the two marks don't multiply into one listing's takings. For the average listing, a 10% higher rate on the nights it already books adds about £1,610 a year.
- Open for the busy months. August brought the average listing about £3,510, against £1,110 in February, so a calendar that is open and full in the busy months carries the year.
- Reviews that stand out. Buckie listings average 4.79 stars, and 28% carry Airbnb's Guest Favorite badge, which guests can filter for.
What a listing keeps comes down to the figures this page measures: nightly rate, nights booked and the months it's open. A listing at the top-quarter mark takes in about £2,650 a month, against £1,420 for the average one.
Occupancy
What Is the Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Buckie?
Buckie listings were booked on 34% of the nights they were open over the past year, 15 percentage points below the Scotland average (49%) and 7 points below the U.K. average (41%). Occupancy swings from 27% in February to 54% in August.
Across Buckie's 18 active listings, the share of open nights booked by tier:
- Best-in-class properties (top 10%) are booked 80%+ of open nights, 48 points above the median.
- Strong performers (top 25%) fill 59% or more, roughly four nights a week.
- Typical properties (median) fill about 32% of open nights.
- Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) fill 14% or less, less than one night a week.
August was the busiest month in Buckie, February the quietest
Share of open nights booked, by month
The 12-month rate of 34% averages each listing's whole year, slow months included; each month here counts only the listings booked in it.
Nightly rates
How Much Does an Airbnb Cost per Night in Buckie?
The average nightly rate in Buckie, known as ADR (average daily rate), was £185 over the past year, about 10% below the Scotland average of £205 and about 5% below the U.K. average of £195. Rates peak in April at about £195 and bottom out in September and November at about £165.
Across Buckie's 18 active listings, nightly rates by tier:
- Best-in-class properties (top 10%) charge £400+ a night, about 3.2 times the median.
- Strong performers (top 25%) charge £225 or more, about £100 above the median.
- Typical properties (median) charge about £125 a night.
- Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) charge £88 or less, about two-thirds of the median.
April rates ran 20% above November's
Average nightly rate (ADR), by month
The dashed line is the average of the months shown, £174. The 12-month ADR of £185 averages each listing's own rate across its whole year; the monthly points average listings month by month, so the two differ.
What Is the RevPAR for Airbnb in Buckie?
RevPAR, or revenue per available night, divides a listing's income by every night it was open to book, so it rises with both price and bookings. In Buckie it averaged £62 over the past year, from about £40 in February to about £113 in August.
Across Buckie's 18 active listings, RevPAR by tier:
- Best-in-class properties (top 10%) earn £129+ per open night, about 3.3 times the median.
- Strong performers (top 25%) earn £100 or more, about £60 a night above the median.
- Typical properties (median) earn about £39 per open night.
- Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) earn £28 or less, about two-thirds of the median.
August RevPAR was about 2.9 times February's
Revenue per open night (RevPAR), by month
The dashed line is the average of the months shown, £74. The 12-month RevPAR of £62 averages each listing's whole year, slow months included; each month here counts only the listings booked in it.
Seasonality
Best and Worst Months for Airbnb in Buckie
With only 18 active listings, the monthly pattern in Buckie is noisy, since a few long or pricey stays can lift a month; revenue peaked in August and bottomed out in February.
How Far in Advance Do Guests Book Airbnb in Buckie?
Guests book Buckie stays 51 days ahead on average (about seven weeks). August stays are booked furthest out, about 93 days ahead, and January stays closest to arrival, about 11 days. A typical August booking is made in mid-May.
August stays are booked furthest ahead
Average days between booking and check-in, by month of stay
The 12-month figure of 51 days averages each listing's year as a whole; each month here averages only the listings with stays in it.
Permits
Airbnb Permits and Registration in Buckie
39% of the 18 active listings in Buckie display a registration, permit or license number. The share shows what hosts display, not what local rules allow: it can't show whether new permits are still issued, or whether limits on nights, zones or property types apply.
Registration, permit, zoning and tourist-tax rules vary by address and change often, so confirm them with the local authority before buying or listing in Buckie.
Neighborhoods
Best Neighborhoods for Airbnb in Buckie
AirROI's area guide picks seven Buckie neighborhoods that draw short-term rental guests, led by Buckie Harbour, Spey Bay and Portessie. The picks reflect guest appeal, not earnings data or permit eligibility, so check local permit rules for a specific address before buying.
| Area | Who it suits | Landmarks nearby |
|---|---|---|
| Buckie Harbour | A scenic location popular with tourists and locals for its beautiful views and access to boats and fishing activities. Ideal for hosting vacationers looking to explore the Moray Firth. | Buckie Harbour, The Buckie Seafront, Moray Firth, Buckie Community Park, Local seafood restaurants |
| Spey Bay | Known for its natural beauty and attractions related to the River Spey, this area is ideal for those looking to enjoy outdoor activities and wildlife watching, particularly salmon fishing. | Spey Bay Wildlife Centre, The River Spey, Local hiking trails, Wildlife tours, Fishing spots |
| Portessie | A quaint village known for its traditional Scottish charm and coastal views. Perfect for those seeking a peaceful retreat while being close to Buckie's amenities. | Portessie Beach, Local walking paths, Maritime heritage sites, Cafes and local shops |
| Rose hearty | Offers beautiful coastal landscapes and historical landmarks. A great place for visitors interested in the history and culture of the area, as well as stunning seaside walks. | Rosehearty Harbour, Historic buildings, Coastal trails, Local pubs, Seaside views |
| Findochty | A picturesque fishing village with a rich history, known for its colorful houses and access to the coastal path. Ideal for visitors wanting a slice of traditional Scottish seaside life. | Findochty Harbour, Coastal walks, Local fishing activities, Quaint shops and cafes |
| Drybridge | Close to Buckie, offering a countryside feel while being just a short drive from the coast. Attracts those looking for peaceful rural retreats as well as outdoor activities. | Scenic countryside, Local farms, Walking paths, Quiet retreats |
| Mortlach | A charming village nearby with access to beautiful landscapes and cultural experiences. Ideal for those seeking a relaxing getaway while enjoying local culture. | Mortlach Distillery, Local history museums, Scenic drives, Nature walks |
Area descriptions are AI-assisted from public sources and are not checked against zoning.
Nearby markets
Buckie vs. Nearby Airbnb Markets
Of the eight nearby markets in the table, all within 41 km, Cullen (8 km away, 36 listings) earned the most per listing, about 48% more than Buckie. Elgin was the busiest, booked on 47% of nights against 34% in Buckie.
| Market | Listings | Avg. annual revenue | Avg. nightly rate | Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen 8 km | 36 | £25,107 | £185 | 43% |
| Moray 18 km | 76 | £23,025 | £237 | 44% |
| Lossiemouth 20 km | 61 | £16,882 | £151 | 44% |
| Elgin 21 km | 47 | £19,470 | £154 | 47% |
| Banff 26 km | 31 | £11,972 | £151 | 33% |
| Dufftown 27 km | 30 | £23,882 | £200 | 45% |
| Findhorn 38 km | 53 | £20,477 | £153 | 42% |
| Forres 41 km | 32 | £20,692 | £151 | 44% |
Other Airbnb Markets in Scotland
- City of Edinburgh Airbnb data 3,675 listings
- Glasgow Airbnb data 1,512 listings
- Inverness Airbnb data 800 listings
- Highland Airbnb data 507 listings
- Aberdeen City Airbnb data 466 listings
- St Andrews Airbnb data 366 listings
- Fife Airbnb data 332 listings
- Oban Airbnb data 288 listings
See all 330 Scotland Airbnb markets
Markets Similar to Buckie
Markets elsewhere in the United Kingdom with a similar nightly rate and occupancy to Buckie:
- Fermanagh and Omagh Airbnb data UK · £186/night · 34.7%
- Bridlington Airbnb data UK · £182/night · 34.8%
- East Riding of Yorkshire Airbnb data UK · £177/night · 34.6%
- Torquay Airbnb data UK · £198/night · 34.5%
- Maldon Airbnb data UK · £164/night · 33.4%
- East Lindsey Airbnb data UK · £170/night · 34.8%
FAQ
Buckie Airbnb FAQ
How much do Airbnb hosts make in Buckie?
An active Buckie Airbnb grossed £17,003 on average in the 12 months to April 2026, according to AirROI's tracking of 18 active listings. That is before cleaning, management, taxes and financing. Busier, better-run listings do far better: the top quarter took in £3,130 or more in a typical month.
How much can I make on Airbnb in Buckie?
It depends most on the home's size, location and how it's run. The middle half of Buckie listings earn between £705 and £3,130 in a typical month, and the top tenth £5,430 or more. For one home, enter its address and bedroom count in the Airbnb income calculator: it compares the home with similar listings nearby.
What is the average Airbnb occupancy rate in Buckie?
Listings in Buckie were booked on 34% of available nights over the past year. That compares with 49% for the Scotland average. August was the busiest month.
How much does an Airbnb cost per night in Buckie?
The average booked night in Buckie cost £185 before fees. Half of listings charge between £88 and £225, so bedroom count and location move the price more than the average suggests.
Do you need a permit for an Airbnb in Buckie?
In Buckie, 39% of active listings display a registration, permit or license number. The share shows what hosts display, not what the rules allow, so confirm registration, permit and tourist-tax rules with the local authority before buying.
Is Airbnb profitable in Buckie?
Yes, when it's run well. The average Buckie Airbnb grossed £17,003 in the 12 months to April 2026, 41% below the Scotland average of £28,841, though with only 18 active listings a single property can move that figure. Run by its owner, with the cleaning fee covering the cleaner and everyday costs for Airbnb's fee, utilities, supplies, upkeep and insurance, £12,043 a year (about £1,000 a month) is left before the mortgage or rent. A home that costs less than that to own or rent makes a profit, and a listing at the top-quarter mark leaves about £1,900 a month. Check a specific home in the Airbnb estimator.
When is Airbnb peak season in Buckie?
August paid best over the past year, at £3,510 per active listing, and February paid least. The month-by-month table above shows how rates and bookings each move.
What is the Airbnb RevPAR in Buckie?
Each night a Buckie listing was open to book earned £62 on average over the past year, booked or not. That figure, revenue per available night (RevPAR), folds price and occupancy into one number; the top 10% of listings made £129 or more.
How far in advance do guests book Airbnbs in Buckie?
Buckie stays were booked 51 days (about seven weeks) before arrival on average over the past year, so most of a month is booked well before it starts.
How long do guests stay at Airbnbs in Buckie?
The average Buckie Airbnb stay lasted 5.5 nights over the past year. A listing took 15 reservations over the year on average.
How are Airbnbs in Buckie rated?
Guests rate Buckie Airbnbs 4.79 out of 5 on average. Guests score check-in highest and value lowest.
What are the best neighborhoods for Airbnb in Buckie?
Buckie Harbour, Spey Bay and Portessie draw the most short-term rental interest in Buckie. The neighborhood guide explains what brings guests to each.
How many Airbnbs are there in Buckie?
AirROI counted 18 active Airbnb listings in Buckie as of April 2026. The closest tracked market is Cullen, 8 km away.
How much are Airbnb cleaning fees in Buckie?
In Buckie, 56% of listings add a cleaning fee. The median fee is £199, and some higher fees lift the average to £290.
Method
About This Data
Figures on this page cover 18 active Airbnb listings in Buckie from May 2025 to April 2026 (trailing twelve months). AirROI refreshes them monthly from listing-level booking and calendar data covering 20+ million properties worldwide. AirROI measures bookings in US dollars; this page shows them in British pounds at £0.74 per US$, the typical rate from November 2025 to October 2026. Annual revenue averages every listing active during the period, including those listed for only part of it; monthly figures average the listings active in each month; the tier lists show the spread. Neighborhood descriptions are AI-assisted. See the methodology for definitions.
Need this programmatically? The same metrics are available through the AirROI Airbnb Data API and bulk downloads in the data portal.