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Short-term rentals in Alston

Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 55 listings locally.

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Tracked listings
384
Market rank
#485 / 598
National share
under 0.1%
Professional operators
14

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, Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan here, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 384 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

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.

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 286
  • B&Bs & guest houses 47
  • Apartments & flats 19
  • Unique & outdoor 17
  • Hotels & hostels 11
  • Private & shared rooms 3
  • Other 1

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 85
  • 2–5 listings 80
  • 6–25 listings 49
  • 26+ (professional) 170

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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Largest operators in Alston, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 55 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
2 Cottages.com 51 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
3 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 26 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
4 Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 5 4.82 / 5 8.7 / 10 1,211
5 Original Cottages - Northumberland 5 4.73 / 5 — 923
6 Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 4 4.88 / 5 9.3 / 10 1,711
7 Crabtree & Crabtree 3 4.93 / 5 9.5 / 10 718
8 Finest Retreats 2 4.60 / 5 8.6 / 10 9,583
9 Stay With Us MPB Ltd 2 4.52 / 5 7.4 / 10 2,128
10 Toast Lettings 2 4.45 / 5 8.4 / 10 1,452

All 14 professional operators in Alston

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Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Alston among their markets. See the full interactive Alston market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.

How Alston compares

Alston ranks 485th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Alston market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Alston?

Alston has 384 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 247 on Airbnb and 137 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Alston?

The largest professional operator in Alston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 55 local listings.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Alston?

Supply is fairly balanced: 247 Airbnb and 137 Booking.com listings.

How many professional operators run listings in Alston?

14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) 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 384 public short-term rental listings in Alston, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators shown have at least 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com nationally. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .

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