Short-term rentals in Bala
Bala is the 468th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 376 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 56% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (64 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 376
- Market rank
- #468 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bala
In Bala, Airbnb leads with 231 listings (61%), versus 145 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Bala
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 Bala
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 185 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 90% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 56%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 22%
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 83% of Bala's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (6%).
Largest operators in Bala
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 | 64 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 55 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 48 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | North Wales Holiday Cottages | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 924 |
| 5 | Dioni | 5 | 4.93 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,388 |
| 6 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 3 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 9 | Wales Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.69 / 5 | — | 370 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bala among their markets. See the full interactive Bala market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bala compares
Bala ranks 468th 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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Castle Donington 380 listings
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Romford 380 listings
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Spean Bridge 377 listings
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Freshwater 376 listings
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Holmfirth 375 listings
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Dawlish 373 listings
Photo credits
- Castle Donington: Photo: St Edward King & Martyr, Castle Donington by Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Romford: Photo: Havering town hall london by MRSC at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Spean Bridge: Photo: Spean Bridge railway station 1 by peter henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Freshwater: Photo: FreshwaterBay by DPOrman · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Holmfirth: Photo: Meltham & Lower Holme Valley by Richard Harvey · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dawlish: Photo: Dawlish View by Farzeymedic · CC BY 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bala market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bala?
Bala has 376 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 231 on Airbnb and 145 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bala?
The largest professional operator in Bala is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 64 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bala short-term rental market?
56% of Bala's listings (212 of 376) 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: 74% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 45% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 185 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 90% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bala?
In Bala, Airbnb leads with 231 listings (61%), versus 145 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bala?
9 named professional operators run listings in Bala. 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 376 public short-term rental listings in Bala, 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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