Short-term rentals in Alston
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 56 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 383
- Market rank
- #484 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 12
Listing mix by platform in Alston
Where the listings are in Alston
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 Alston short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Alston'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 Alston
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 | 56 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 51 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 31 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,015 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 6 | Crabtree & Crabtree | 3 | 4.94 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 820 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 13,170 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,097 |
| 9 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 2 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,440 |
| 10 | Toast Lettings | 2 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 1,452 |
All 12 professional operators in Alston
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 56 listings
- Cottages.com 51 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 31 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 6 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 4 listings
- Crabtree & Crabtree 3 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Stay With Us MPB Ltd 2 listings
- Toast Lettings 2 listings
- Broughton Sanctuary 1 listing
- Host & Stay 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Alston among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Alston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Alston compares
Alston ranks 484th 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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Heysham 386 listings
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Haworth 385 listings
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Kelso 384 listings
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Lossiemouth 383 listings
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Peterhead 382 listings
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Wooler 382 listings
Photo credits
- Heysham: Photo: Heysham Harbour, from entrance by Rwendland · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haworth: Photo: Main Street, Haworth, West Yorkshire by Original uploader was SpaceMonkey at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kelso: Photo: Kelsocobbypanorama by Davidkilpatrick at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterhead: Photo: Peterhead - Second Beach by Glitterandtrauma · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wooler: Photo: Wooler Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 240656 by Richard Slessor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Alston?
Alston has 383 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 247 on Airbnb and 136 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Alston?
The largest professional operator in Alston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 56 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Alston?
Supply is fairly balanced: 247 Airbnb and 136 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Alston?
12 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Alston. 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 383 public short-term rental listings in Alston, 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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