Short-term rentals in Leicester
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Cottages.com, runs 53 listings locally.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 2,009
- Market rank
- #25 / 598
- National share
- 0.3%
- Professional operators
- 23
Listing mix by platform in Leicester
Where the listings are in Leicester
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 Leicester short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Leicester'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 Leicester
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 | Cottages.com | 53 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 213,860 |
| 2 | Travelnest Ltd | 30 | 4.53 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 83,730 |
| 3 | Cadbury Homes SA | 29 | 4.58 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 1,800 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 21 | 3.37 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 150,248 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 10 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 9,559 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 9 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 163,699 |
| 7 | Yoko Property | 9 | 4.46 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 887 |
| 8 | We Stay Ltd | 8 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,056 |
| 9 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 75,737 |
| 10 | Staybridge Suites | 7 | 4.59 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,022,964 |
All 23 professional operators in Leicester
Local listings
- Cottages.com 53 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 30 listings
- Cadbury Homes SA 29 listings
- ALSENED LTD 21 listings
- Your.Rentals 10 listings
- Sykes Holiday Cottages 9 listings
- Yoko Property 9 listings
- We Stay Ltd 8 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 7 listings
- Staybridge Suites 7 listings
- UniFlx 7 listings
- The Travel Fox 6 listings
- My Property Host 4 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 3 listings
- DC Properties 3 listings
- Rose Platinum Properties 3 listings
- Hoseasons 2 listings
- Host & Stay 2 listings
- Our Home Short Stays 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Leicester among their markets. Published profile URLs remain stable across data refreshes. See the full interactive Leicester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Leicester compares
Leicester ranks 25th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Southampton 2,367 listings
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Norwich 2,121 listings
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Coventry 2,069 listings
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Scarborough 2,006 listings
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Sheffield 1,999 listings
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Keswick 1,973 listings
Photo credits
- Southampton: Photo: Southampton2 by Garlicbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich: Photo: Norwich Town Hall from the Castle by Ashley Dace · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coventry: Photo: Broadgate and Precincts - geograph.org.uk - 554599 by E Gammie · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Scarborough: Photo: Town Hall Scarborough - geograph.org.uk - 878003 by Jeff Pearson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield: Photo: Sheffield City by Neil Theasby · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Keswick: Photo: Market Square, Keswick - geograph.org.uk - 387633 by Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Leicester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Leicester?
Leicester has 2,009 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,313 on Airbnb and 696 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Leicester?
The largest professional operator in Leicester is Cottages.com, with 53 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Leicester?
Supply is fairly balanced: 1,313 Airbnb and 696 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Leicester?
23 indexed professional operators have a tracked presence in Leicester. 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 2,009 public short-term rental listings in Leicester, 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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