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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.

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Tracked listings
838
Market rank
#177 / 598
National share
0.1%
Professional operators
17

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

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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.

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 333
  • Apartments & flats 264
  • Private & shared rooms 123
  • B&Bs & guest houses 59
  • Hotels & hostels 33
  • Unique & outdoor 24
  • Other 2

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 283
  • 2–5 listings 293
  • 6–25 listings 169
  • 26+ (professional) 93

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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Largest operators in Bedford, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Our Home Short Stays 20 4.70 / 5 8.0 / 10 601
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 15 4.67 / 5 8.9 / 10 131,996
3 Holidaycottages.Co.Uk 8 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 35,230
4 Travelnest Ltd 8 4.38 / 5 8.1 / 10 47,351
5 Yoko Property 8 4.45 / 5 8.1 / 10 829
6 Cottages.com 5 4.76 / 5 9.0 / 10 184,368
7 Host & Stay 3 4.56 / 5 8.3 / 10 56,399
8 My Property Host 2 4.31 / 5 7.6 / 10 15,241
9 Pass The Property 2 4.59 / 5 8.1 / 10 4,316
10 Renzo Property 2 4.69 / 5 8.4 / 10 521

All 17 professional operators in Bedford

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

How Bedford compares

Bedford ranks 177th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:

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Bedford market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Bedford?

Bedford has 838 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 562 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 562 listings against 276 on Booking.com.

How many professional operators run listings in Bedford?

17 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) 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 838 public short-term rental listings in Bedford, 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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