Short-term rentals in Ballycastle
Ballycastle is the 254th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 621 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 5% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (11 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 621
- Market rank
- #254 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ballycastle
In Ballycastle, Airbnb leads with 382 listings (62%), versus 239 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Ballycastle
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 Ballycastle
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 9% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 2% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 28 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Escape Ordinary Group Ltd and Travel Lets — account for 71% of that. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 5%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 57%
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 52% of Ballycastle's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Ballycastle
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 | 11 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Escape Ordinary Group Ltd | 5 | 4.85 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 3,042 |
| 3 | Travel Lets | 4 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,056 |
| 4 | Central Belfast Apartments | 3 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,623 |
| 5 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Ballycastle among their markets. See the full interactive Ballycastle market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ballycastle compares
Ballycastle ranks 254th 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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Ayr 623 listings
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Porthleven 623 listings
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Moffat 622 listings
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Helmsley 620 listings
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Bourton on the Water 617 listings
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Huddersfield 617 listings
Photo credits
- Ayr: Photo: Ayr High Street - geograph.org.uk - 935367 by G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthleven: Photo: Porthleven Harbour - geograph.org.uk - 218946 by Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Moffat: Photo: Moffat from the hills by The original uploader was Robma at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Helmsley: Photo: Rj helmsley by Mr R Jordan ( Mr R Jordan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bourton on the Water: Photo: Bourton-on-the-Water 2010 PD 09 by Bin im Garten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Huddersfield: Photo: Huddersfield Station by Tim Green · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ballycastle market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ballycastle?
Ballycastle has 621 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 382 on Airbnb and 239 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ballycastle?
The largest professional operator in Ballycastle is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 11 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ballycastle short-term rental market?
5% of Ballycastle's listings (29 of 621) 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: 9% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 2% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 28 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Escape Ordinary Group Ltd and Travel Lets — account for 71% of that. The other listing run by operators with 26 or more listings belongs to an operator without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballycastle?
In Ballycastle, Airbnb leads with 382 listings (62%), versus 239 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ballycastle?
7 named professional operators run listings in Ballycastle. 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 621 public short-term rental listings in Ballycastle, 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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