Short-term rentals in Durham
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Toast Lettings, runs 67 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 817
- Market rank
- #188 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 19
Listing mix by platform in Durham
Where the listings are in Durham
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 Durham short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Durham'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 Durham
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 | Toast Lettings | 67 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 1,452 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 52 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 39 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 4 | Luke Stays | 29 | 4.51 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 713 |
| 5 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 25 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,440 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 15 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 57,680 |
| 7 | ALSENED LTD | 10 | 3.37 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 150,248 |
| 8 | Blue Skies Stays | 6 | 4.40 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 1,120 |
| 9 | Pass the Keys | 6 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 59,990 |
| 10 | Vivi Stays | 4 | 4.67 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 527 |
All 19 professional operators in Durham
Local listings
- Toast Lettings 67 listings
- Cottages.com 52 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 39 listings
- Luke Stays 29 listings
- Stay With Us MPB Ltd 25 listings
- Host & Stay 15 listings
- ALSENED LTD 10 listings
- Blue Skies Stays 6 listings
- Pass the Keys 6 listings
- Vivi Stays 4 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 3 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- Vacant Nests 2 listings
- Crabtree & Crabtree 1 listing
- holidaycottages.co.uk 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
- The Serviced Accommodation Company 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Durham among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Durham market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Durham compares
Durham ranks 188th 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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Dornoch 821 listings
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Abingdon 820 listings
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Bakewell 819 listings
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Cleethorpes 813 listings
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Kendal 810 listings
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Minehead 807 listings
Photo credits
- Dornoch: Photo: Doors And Windows - panoramio by Dg-505 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abingdon: Photo: Abingdon old bridge by Krzysztof.Redzko · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bakewell: Photo: Floral roundabout, Bakewell - geograph.org.uk - 1407646 by Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cleethorpes: Photo: Cleethorpes Central Promenade (June 2012) by MOTORAL1987 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal: Photo: Kendal roofscape by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Minehead: Photo: View Over Minehead From Hill by Wsupermain2 ( talk ). · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Durham market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Durham?
Durham has 817 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 513 on Airbnb and 304 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Durham?
The largest professional operator in Durham is Toast Lettings, with 67 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Durham?
Supply is fairly balanced: 513 Airbnb and 304 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Durham?
19 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Durham. 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 817 public short-term rental listings in Durham, 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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