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.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 606
- Market rank
- #286 / 598
- National share
- 0.1%
- Professional operators
- 11
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 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 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 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 93 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 50 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 4 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 3,018 |
| 5 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 7 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 109,202 |
| 6 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,015 |
| 7 | Luxury Cottages | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 2,178 |
| 8 | Norfolk Hideaways | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,595 |
| 9 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.4 / 10 | 1,944 |
| 10 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 11,097 |
All 11 professional operators in Kirkby Stephen
Local listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 96 listings
- Cottages.com 93 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 50 listings
- HerdwickCottages.co.uk 9 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 7 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 4 listings
- Luxury Cottages 2 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Travelnest Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kirkby Stephen among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Kirkby Stephen market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kirkby Stephen compares
Kirkby Stephen ranks 286th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Hornsea 609 listings
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Somerford Keynes 609 listings
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Rugby 608 listings
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Liskeard 604 listings
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Berwick-Upon-Tweed 603 listings
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Evesham 603 listings
Photo credits
- Somerford Keynes: Photo: Somerford Keynes church by Rodw at English Wikipedia Rod Ward · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rugby: Photo: Rugby town hall by G-Man at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Liskeard: Photo: The Guildhall, Market Street, Liskeard - geograph.org.uk - 666030 by Humphrey Bolton · 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
- Evesham: Photo: Evesham Abbey Almonry by Ron Strutt · 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?
11 indexed professional operators 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 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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