Short-term rentals in Bamburgh
Bamburgh is the 479th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 361 listings, split almost evenly between Booking.com (55%) and Airbnb (45%). 79% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (95 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 361
- Market rank
- #479 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bamburgh
In Bamburgh, supply is split almost evenly: 197 listings on Booking.com (55%) and 164 on Airbnb (45%).
Where the listings are in Bamburgh
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 Bamburgh
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 89% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 66% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 247 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 79% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 79%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 6%
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 80% of Bamburgh's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Bamburgh
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 | 95 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 70 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 29 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | North East Escapes | 27 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,739 |
| 5 | Host & Stay | 21 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 6 | Crabtree & Crabtree | 3 | 4.94 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 858 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bamburgh among their markets. See the full interactive Bamburgh market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bamburgh compares
Bamburgh ranks 479th 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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Hawkshead 367 listings
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Sandwich 364 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
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Castle Douglas 361 listings
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Porthtowan 361 listings
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Southbourne 361 listings
Photo credits
- Hawkshead: Photo: Ann Tyson's Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 510301 by Donnylad · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sandwich: Photo: St Thomas' Hospital Sandwich, Kent by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Douglas: Photo: Castle Douglas, Scotland by MSDMSD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthtowan: Photo: Unicorn Inn, Porthtowan - geograph.org.uk - 534520 by Niki Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southbourne: Photo: Southbourne Church by Charles ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bamburgh market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bamburgh?
Bamburgh has 361 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 164 on Airbnb and 197 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bamburgh?
The largest professional operator in Bamburgh is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 95 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bamburgh short-term rental market?
79% of Bamburgh's listings (285 of 361) 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: 89% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 66% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 247 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 79% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bamburgh?
In Bamburgh, supply is split almost evenly: 197 listings on Booking.com (55%) and 164 on Airbnb (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bamburgh?
8 named professional operators run listings in Bamburgh. 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 361 public short-term rental listings in Bamburgh, 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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