Short-term rentals in Bedford
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Our Home Short Stays, runs 20 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 837
- Market rank
- #175 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 16
Listing mix by platform in Bedford
Where the listings are in Bedford
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 Bedford short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Bedford'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 Bedford
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 | Our Home Short Stays | 20 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 603 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | Yoko Property | 8 | 4.46 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 887 |
| 5 | HelloGuest Limited | 7 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,329 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 7 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 8 | Cottages.com | 5 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 4 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 9,559 |
| 10 | Renzo Property | 3 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 521 |
All 16 professional operators in Bedford
Local listings
- Our Home Short Stays 20 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 15 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 9 listings
- Yoko Property 8 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 7 listings
- Host & Stay 7 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 7 listings
- Cottages.com 5 listings
- Your.Rentals 4 listings
- Renzo Property 3 listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Rose Platinum Properties 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bedford among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Bedford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bedford compares
Bedford ranks 175th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Caernarfon 844 listings
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Aviemore 840 listings
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Newton Abbot 840 listings
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Wigan 832 listings
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Wroxham 831 listings
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Okehampton 828 listings
Photo credits
- Caernarfon: Photo: Afon Seiont in Caernarfon (7492) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aviemore: Photo: Grampian Road, Aviemore Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 243991 by Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Abbot: Photo: Newtonmiasto by Kicior99 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wigan: Photo: Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal by Dave Green · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wroxham: Photo: Wroxham Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 358038 by Ian Russell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Okehampton: Photo: Okehampton former A30 by Ron Strutt. · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bedford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bedford?
Bedford has 837 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 561 on Airbnb and 276 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bedford?
The largest professional operator in Bedford is Our Home Short Stays, with 20 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bedford?
Airbnb is bigger in Bedford, with 561 listings against 276 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Bedford?
16 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Bedford. 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 837 public short-term rental listings in Bedford, 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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