Short-term rentals in Barnard Castle
Barnard Castle is the 337th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 512 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 59% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (131 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 512
- Market rank
- #337 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Barnard Castle
In Barnard Castle, Airbnb leads with 282 listings (55%), versus 230 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Barnard Castle
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 Barnard Castle
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 48% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 283 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Stay With Us MPB Ltd — account for 79% of that. The other 21 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 59%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 20%
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 76% of Barnard Castle's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (9%).
Largest operators in Barnard Castle
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 | 131 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 72 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 20 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,536 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 19 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Host & Stay | 16 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 7 | Pass the Keys | 5 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 8 | Norfolk Hideaways | 4 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 9 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 10 | Hoseasons | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
The other 2 professional operators in Barnard Castle
Local listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Barnard Castle among their markets. See the full interactive Barnard Castle market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Barnard Castle compares
Barnard Castle ranks 337th 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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Lymington 516 listings
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Alnwick 515 listings
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Troon 514 listings
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Hebden Bridge 511 listings
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Rothbury 510 listings
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Bushmills 509 listings
Photo credits
- Lymington: Photo: Lymington Harbour by Charlesdrakew ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alnwick: Photo: Alnwick and Alnwick Castle - Northumberland - 140804 by The original uploader was Tagishsimon at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Troon: Photo: Troon south beach and esplanade by dave souza · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hebden Bridge: Photo: St George's Square, Hebden Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 492987 by David Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rothbury: Photo: Rothburycentre2 by Glennsmart at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bushmills: Photo: Bushmills2 by Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Barnard Castle market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Barnard Castle?
Barnard Castle has 512 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 282 on Airbnb and 230 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Barnard Castle?
The largest professional operator in Barnard Castle is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 131 local listings.
How professionalised is the Barnard Castle short-term rental market?
59% of Barnard Castle's listings (304 of 512) 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: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 48% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 283 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Stay With Us MPB Ltd — account for 79% of that. The other 21 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Barnard Castle?
In Barnard Castle, Airbnb leads with 282 listings (55%), versus 230 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Barnard Castle?
12 named professional operators run listings in Barnard Castle. 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 512 public short-term rental listings in Barnard Castle, 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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