Short-term rentals in Balloch
Balloch is the 145th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 829 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (62 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 829
- Market rank
- #145 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 18
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Balloch
In Balloch, Airbnb leads with 489 listings (59%), versus 340 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Balloch
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 Balloch
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, SpotApartments and Caledonia Luxe Stays — account for 66% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 18%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 32%
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 50% of Balloch's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (29%).
Largest operators in Balloch
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 | 62 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | SpotApartments | 19 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 13,256 |
| 3 | Caledonia Luxe Stays | 9 | 4.24 / 5 | 6.9 / 10 | 2,668 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 7 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 6 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 6 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 7 | Recharge Stays | 4 | 4.03 / 5 | 6.7 / 10 | 267 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 4 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Hoseasons | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 10 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
The other 8 professional operators in Balloch
Local listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- Interhome 2 listings
- mystayinn LIMITED 2 listings
- Oliver's Travels 2 listings
- Blok Property Management 1 listing
- Discover Scotland 1 listing
- Map Short Stays 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Balloch among their markets. See the full interactive Balloch market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Balloch compares
Balloch ranks 145th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Kendal 844 listings
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Emsworth 841 listings
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Chapel Saint Leonards 836 listings
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Exmouth 829 listings
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Bakewell 826 listings
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Porthmadog 826 listings
Photo credits
- Kendal: Photo: Kendal roofscape by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth: Photo: The slip at Emsworth - geograph.org.uk - 35660 by Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapel Saint Leonards: Photo: St.Leonards, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire by Brian · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Exmouth: Photo: Exmouth seafront in south devon arp by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bakewell: Photo: Floral roundabout, Bakewell - geograph.org.uk - 1407646 by Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthmadog: Photo: Y Cob, Porthmadog o'r awyr, Gwynedd, Cymru (Wales) 07 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Balloch market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Balloch?
Balloch has 829 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 489 on Airbnb and 340 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Balloch?
The largest professional operator in Balloch is Cottages.com, with 62 local listings.
How professionalised is the Balloch short-term rental market?
18% of Balloch's listings (152 of 829) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 23% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 18 named professional operators run 137 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, SpotApartments and Caledonia Luxe Stays — account for 66% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Balloch?
In Balloch, Airbnb leads with 489 listings (59%), versus 340 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Balloch?
18 named professional operators run listings in Balloch. 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 829 public short-term rental listings in Balloch, 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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