Short-term rentals in Alston
Alston is the 530th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 317 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 49% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (44 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 317
- Market rank
- #530 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Alston
In Alston, Airbnb leads with 191 listings (60%), versus 126 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Alston
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.
Market structure in Alston
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 42% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 49%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 21%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 78% of Alston's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (9%).
Largest operators in Alston
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. The table covers 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 | 44 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 38 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 36 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 7 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 4 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 6 | Crabtree & Crabtree | 3 | 4.94 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 858 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Toast Lettings | 2 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,501 |
| 9 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 1 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,536 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Alston among their markets. See the full interactive Alston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Alston compares
Alston ranks 530th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Rhyl 320 listings
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Warkworth 319 listings
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Warwick 319 listings
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Harlech 317 listings
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Tarbert 317 listings
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Anstruther 316 listings
Photo credits
- Rhyl: Photo: Rhyl Seafront - geograph.org.uk - 388762 by Ian Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warkworth: Photo: Warkworth Church - geograph.org.uk - 116273 by Michael Patterson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick: Photo: Warwick overview from the castle by David Alonso Pérez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Harlech: Photo: Golygfa o dref Harlech, 2007 by GeraintTudur2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tarbert: Photo: Tarbert by Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Anstruther: Photo: Anstruther Seafront by Chuck Schubert · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Alston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Alston?
Alston has 317 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 191 on Airbnb and 126 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Alston?
The largest professional operator in Alston is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 44 local listings.
How professionalised is the Alston short-term rental market?
49% of Alston's listings (156 of 317) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 42% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Alston?
In Alston, Airbnb leads with 191 listings (60%), versus 126 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Alston?
9 named professional operators run listings in Alston. 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 317 public short-term rental listings in Alston, 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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