Short-term rentals in Scarborough
Local supply is split fairly evenly between the two platforms. Its largest professional operator, Sykes Holiday Cottages, runs 347 listings locally.
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- Tracked listings
- 2,008
- Market rank
- #26 / 598
- National share
- 0.3%
- Professional operators
- 14
Listing mix by platform in Scarborough
Where the listings are in Scarborough
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 Scarborough short-term rental supply looks like
Listings by property type
How Scarborough'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 Scarborough
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 | 347 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 131,996 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 284 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 184,368 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 67 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 56,399 |
| 4 | Holidaycottages.Co.Uk | 33 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 35,230 |
| 5 | Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages | 18 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 1,959 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 17 | 4.38 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 47,351 |
| 7 | Original Cottages - Lake District | 5 | 4.74 / 5 | — | 885 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 5 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 95,429 |
| 9 | Yorkshire Escapes | 5 | 4.91 / 5 | — | 1,508 |
| 10 | Original Cottages - Northumberland | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | — | 923 |
All 14 professional operators in Scarborough
- Sykes Holiday Cottages (347)
- Cottages.com (284)
- Host & Stay (67)
- Holidaycottages.Co.Uk (33)
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages (18)
- Travelnest Ltd (17)
- Original Cottages - Lake District (5)
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays (5)
- Yorkshire Escapes (5)
- Original Cottages - Northumberland (4)
- Your Rentals (3)
- Prestige Holiday (2)
- The Cricketers Inn (2)
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa (1)
Operators are indexed when they run at least 26 listings nationally and count Scarborough among their markets. See the full interactive Scarborough market report for the map, charts, and operator comparison.
How Scarborough compares
Scarborough ranks 26th of 598 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.3% of national supply. Markets of similar size:
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Norwich 2,130 listings
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Coventry 2,073 listings
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Leicester 2,010 listings
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Sheffield 1,994 listings
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Keswick 1,973 listings
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Milton Keynes 1,875 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Leicester: Photo: Leicester landmarks montage by Own work · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
- Milton Keynes: Photo: MK Montage by Tom walker · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
Browse the full United Kingdom city directory or the United Kingdom market report .
Scarborough market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Scarborough?
Scarborough has 2,008 tracked short-term rental listings as of 2026-06-07: 1,111 on Airbnb and 897 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Scarborough?
The largest professional operator in Scarborough is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 347 local listings.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Scarborough?
Supply is fairly balanced: 1,111 Airbnb and 897 Booking.com listings.
How many professional operators run listings in Scarborough?
14 professional operators (26+ listings nationally) have a tracked presence in Scarborough. 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 2,008 public short-term rental listings in Scarborough, 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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