Short-term rentals in Barnsley
Barnsley is the 548th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 287 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 18% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (8 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 287
- Market rank
- #548 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Barnsley
In Barnsley, Airbnb leads with 166 listings (58%), versus 121 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Barnsley
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 Barnsley
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 25 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Adagio Aparthotel — account for 64% of that. The other 27 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
- 39%
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 57% of Barnsley's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Barnsley
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 | 8 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 6 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Adagio Aparthotel | 2 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 790,934 |
| 4 | DC Properties | 2 | 4.60 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 653 |
| 5 | Houst | 2 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 17,804 |
| 6 | Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages | 2 | 4.60 / 5 | — | 428 |
| 7 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Barnsley among their markets. See the full interactive Barnsley market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Barnsley compares
Barnsley ranks 548th 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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Kirkby Lonsdale 294 listings
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Snettisham 292 listings
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Grasmere 289 listings
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Brancaster 279 listings
- Orkney 274 listings
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Thornham 274 listings
Photo credits
- Kirkby Lonsdale: Photo: The Old Cross, Kirkby Lonsdale. - geograph.org.uk - 131490 by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Snettisham: Photo: St Mary, Snettisham - geograph.org.uk - 1163230 by John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grasmere: Photo: Grasmere 2, Cumbria - June 2009 by User:Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brancaster: Photo: Brancaster village sign - geograph.org.uk - 265542 by Martin Pearman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Thornham: Photo: UK Thornham (Norfolk) by Uksignpix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Barnsley market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Barnsley?
Barnsley has 287 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 166 on Airbnb and 121 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Barnsley?
The largest professional operator in Barnsley is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 8 local listings.
How professionalised is the Barnsley short-term rental market?
18% of Barnsley's listings (52 of 287) 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: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 25 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Adagio Aparthotel — account for 64% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Barnsley?
In Barnsley, Airbnb leads with 166 listings (58%), versus 121 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Barnsley?
9 named professional operators run listings in Barnsley. 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 287 public short-term rental listings in Barnsley, 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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