Short-term rentals in Kirkby Stephen
Local supply skews to Airbnb, with 2.2× the Booking.com inventory. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 96 listings locally.
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Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 606
- Market rank
- #288 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 14
Listing mix by platform in Kirkby Stephen
Where the listings are in Kirkby Stephen
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.
What the Kirkby Stephen short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Kirkby Stephen'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 Kirkby Stephen
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 | 96 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 93 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 43 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 4 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 2,838 |
| 5 | Original Cottages - Lake District | 5 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 885 |
| 6 | Original Cottages - Northumberland | 5 | 4.73 / 5 | — | 923 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 5 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 95,429 |
| 8 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 4 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,211 |
| 9 | LuxuryCottages.Com | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 954 |
| 10 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,711 |
All 14 professional operators in Kirkby Stephen
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (96)
- Cottages.com (93)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (43)
- HerdwickCottages.co.uk (7)
- Original Cottages - Lake District (5)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (5)
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays (5)
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays (4)
- LuxuryCottages.Com (2)
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd (2)
- Hoseasons (1)
- Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Norfolk Hideaways (1)
- Norfolk Hideaways Ltd TA Yorkshire Hideaways (1)
- Travelnest Ltd (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Kirkby Stephen among their markets. See the full interactive Kirkby Stephen market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Kirkby Stephen compares
Kirkby Stephen ranks 288th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Bassenthwaite 609 listings
- Hornsea 609 listings
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Evesham 606 listings
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Saint Columb Major 606 listings
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Berwick-Upon-Tweed 605 listings
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Menai Bridge 605 listings
Photo credits
- Bassenthwaite: Photo: The Narrows, Bassenthwaite - geograph.org.uk - 576760 by Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Evesham: Photo: Evesham Abbey Almonry by Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Columb Major: Photo: Fore Street, St Columb Major - geograph.org.uk - 1591782 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick-Upon-Tweed: Photo: Berwick-upon-Tweed by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Menai Bridge: Photo: High Street, Menai Bridge (1) - geograph.org.uk - 1480689 by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kirkby Stephen market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kirkby Stephen?
Kirkby Stephen has 606 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 418 on Airbnb and 188 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kirkby Stephen?
The largest professional operator in Kirkby Stephen is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 96 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kirkby Stephen?
Airbnb is bigger in Kirkby Stephen, with 418 listings against 188 on Booking.com.
How many professional operators run listings in Kirkby Stephen?
14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Kirkby Stephen. 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 606 public short-term rental listings in Kirkby Stephen, 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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