Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein Westfalen short-term rental listings & supply

Name: Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein Westfalen short-term rental supply data
Creator: AirDNA
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Updated August 5, 2026By The AirDNA Data Team

Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein Westfalen has 502 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings

502

-7.9% YoY

Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein Westfalen short-term rental listings

Gelsenkirchen has 502 active short-term rental listings as of July 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 7.9% from July 2025 to July 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

By property type: 85.5% entire homes, 12.4% private rooms and 2.2% shared rooms.
By size: 55% 1-bedroom, 28.1% 2-bedroom, 11% 3-bedroom, 3.4% 4-bedroom, and 2.6% 5+ bedroom.
By channel: 88% Airbnb-only, 10.6% cross-listed and 1.4% Vrbo-only.
By availability: 55.6% full-time (271–365), 18.5% part-time (91–180 nights), 13.9% most of year (181–270), and 12% seasonal (1–90 nights).
By minimum stay: 50% 30+ nights, 18.3% 2 nights, 18.3% 4–6 nights, 7.2% 3 nights, 6% 7–29 nights, and 0.2% 1 night.
By cancellation policy: 47.9% flexible, 37.6% moderate, 10% strict, 3.7% super strict, and 0.9% no refund.

Rental demand score

Rental demand69
Seasonality98
Revenue growth82
Regulation63

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Analyst's take

Gelsenkirchen's Rental Demand score: 69 out of 100.

Gelsenkirchen's Rental Demand subscore is 69 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 90.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (46% in Gelsenkirchen) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 7.9% from July 2025 to July 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

How AirDNA defines these metrics

Active listings: Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →