Short-term rentals in Alton
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.4× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 40 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 284
- Market rank
- #553 / 598
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 12
Listing mix by platform in Alton
Where the listings are in Alton
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 Alton short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Alton'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 Alton
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 | 40 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 19 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | StayCotswold | 11 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 7,911 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 6 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 5 | Red Kite Stays | 6 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,856 |
| 6 | Clarendon Stays | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 352 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 8 | Birch Stays Ltd | 3 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,405 |
| 9 | Bolthole Retreats | 2 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,277 |
| 10 | Pass the Keys | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
All 12 professional operators in Alton
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 40 listings
- Cottages.com 19 listings
- StayCotswold 11 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 6 listings
- Red Kite Stays 6 listings
- Clarendon Stays 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 4 listings
- Birch Stays Ltd 3 listings
- Bolthole Retreats 2 listings
- Pass the Keys 2 listings
- Short Let Space Ltd 2 listings
- Dorset Hideaways 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Alton among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Alton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Alton compares
Alton ranks 553rd 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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Tobermory 295 listings
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Warkworth 293 listings
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Amlwch 285 listings
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Gloucestershire 283 listings
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Lynton 283 listings
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Newton 279 listings
Photo credits
- Tobermory: Photo: Tobermory waterfront by DeFacto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warkworth: Photo: Warkworth Church - geograph.org.uk - 116273 by Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amlwch: Photo: Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555 by Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gloucestershire: Photo: River Wye at Symonds Yat (9752) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton: Photo: Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton: Photo: All Saints church, Newton, Suffolk - geograph.org.uk - 146348 by Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Alton?
Alton has 284 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 200 on Airbnb and 84 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Alton?
The largest professional operator in Alton is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 40 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Alton?
Airbnb is bigger in Alton, with 200 listings against 84 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Alton?
12 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Alton. 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 284 public short-term rental listings in Alton, 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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