Short-term rentals in Banbury
Banbury is the 280th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 588 listings, 72% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (21 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 588
- Market rank
- #280 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Banbury
In Banbury, Airbnb leads with 423 listings (72%), 2.6× the 165 on Booking.com (28%).
Where the listings are in Banbury
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 Banbury
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Short Let Space Ltd and Travelnest Ltd — account for 43% of that. The other 10 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
- 46%
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 48% of Banbury's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (16%).
Largest operators in Banbury
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 21 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Short Let Space Ltd | 10 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,581 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 9 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 8 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Red Kite Stays | 8 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
| 7 | My Property Host | 7 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 8 | Pass the Keys | 7 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 9 | Dorset Hideaways | 5 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,585 |
| 10 | Luxury Cottages | 4 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
The other 4 professional operators in Banbury
Local listings
- Bolthole Retreats 2 listings
- StayCotswold 2 listings
- Birch Stays Ltd 1 listing
- HelloGuest Limited 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Banbury among their markets. See the full interactive Banbury market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Banbury compares
Banbury ranks 280th 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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Abersoch 590 listings
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Maidenhead 590 listings
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Somerford Keynes 589 listings
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Croyde 587 listings
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Newton Stewart 585 listings
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Elgin 582 listings
Photo credits
- Abersoch: Photo: Harbwr Abersoch 632038 by Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Maidenhead: Photo: Maidenhead Bridge and River Thames - geograph.org.uk - 205285 by Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Somerford Keynes: Photo: Somerford Keynes church by Rodw at English Wikipedia Rod Ward · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Croyde: Photo: Croyde, North Devon - geograph.org.uk - 42692 by Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Stewart: Photo: Cree Bridge by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Elgin: Photo: Elgin Cathedral from Newmill Road by Lucas Kendall · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Banbury market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Banbury?
Banbury has 588 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 423 on Airbnb and 165 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Banbury?
The largest professional operator in Banbury is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 21 local listings.
How professionalised is the Banbury short-term rental market?
18% of Banbury's listings (105 of 588) 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: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Short Let Space Ltd and Travelnest Ltd — account for 43% of that. The other 10 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Banbury?
In Banbury, Airbnb leads with 423 listings (72%), 2.6× the 165 on Booking.com (28%).
How many professional operators run listings in Banbury?
14 named professional operators run listings in Banbury. 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 588 public short-term rental listings in Banbury, 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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