Short-term rentals in Barrow in Furness
Barrow in Furness is the 455th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 392 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 42% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (37 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 392
- Market rank
- #455 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Barrow in Furness
In Barrow in Furness, Airbnb leads with 235 listings (60%), versus 157 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Barrow in Furness
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 Barrow in Furness
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 46% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 105 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and ALSENED LTD — account for 79% of that. The other 60 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 42%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 16%
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 49% of Barrow in Furness' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (16%).
Largest operators in Barrow in Furness
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 | Cottages.com | 37 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 35 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | ALSENED LTD | 11 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 4 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 7 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 5 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 5 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 7 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 8 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Barrow in Furness among their markets. See the full interactive Barrow in Furness market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Barrow in Furness compares
Barrow in Furness ranks 455th 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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Hawick 395 listings
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Crieff 393 listings
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Downderry 393 listings
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Peterhead 392 listings
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Lerwick 391 listings
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Pwllheli 391 listings
Photo credits
- Hawick: Photo: Hawick from the top of the Motte - geograph.org.uk - 767662 by Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Crieff: Photo: Heading east on Crieff's High Street - geograph.org.uk - 3152513 by jim and liz denham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Downderry: Photo: Downderry - geograph.org.uk - 203772 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Peterhead: Photo: Peterhead - Second Beach by Glitterandtrauma · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lerwick: Photo: Lerwick.shetland. 1 by Erik Christensen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pwllheli: Photo: Pwllheli'n dathlu ei Chymreictod - Pwllheli celebrates its Welshness - geograph.org.uk - 498624 by Alan Fryer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Barrow in Furness market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Barrow in Furness?
Barrow in Furness has 392 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 235 on Airbnb and 157 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Barrow in Furness?
The largest professional operator in Barrow in Furness is Cottages.com, with 37 local listings.
How professionalised is the Barrow in Furness short-term rental market?
42% of Barrow in Furness' listings (165 of 392) 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: 46% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 105 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and ALSENED LTD — account for 79% of that. The other 60 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Barrow in Furness?
In Barrow in Furness, Airbnb leads with 235 listings (60%), versus 157 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Barrow in Furness?
8 named professional operators run listings in Barrow in Furness. 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 392 public short-term rental listings in Barrow in Furness, 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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