Short-term rentals in Bassenthwaite
Bassenthwaite is the 451st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 395 listings, 56% on Airbnb. 65% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (112 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 395
- Market rank
- #451 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bassenthwaite
In Bassenthwaite, Airbnb leads with 222 listings (56%), versus 173 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Bassenthwaite
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 Bassenthwaite
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 69% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 61% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 96% of that. The other 22 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 65%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 14%
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 84% of Bassenthwaite's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (6%).
Largest operators in Bassenthwaite
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 | 112 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 83 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 29 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 6 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 1 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bassenthwaite among their markets. See the full interactive Bassenthwaite market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bassenthwaite compares
Bassenthwaite ranks 451st 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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Charmouth 398 listings
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Torpoint 398 listings
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Hythe 397 listings
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Hawick 395 listings
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Crieff 393 listings
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Downderry 393 listings
Photo credits
- Charmouth: Photo: Charmouth - shoreline west of river mouth - geograph.org.uk - 284875 by Maurice D Budden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Torpoint: Photo: Torpoint , Torpoint Coastline - geograph.org.uk - 1151506 by Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hythe: Photo: High Street, Hythe - geograph.org.uk - 1413276 by Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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Bassenthwaite market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bassenthwaite?
Bassenthwaite has 395 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 222 on Airbnb and 173 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bassenthwaite?
The largest professional operator in Bassenthwaite is Cottages.com, with 112 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bassenthwaite short-term rental market?
65% of Bassenthwaite's listings (255 of 395) 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: 69% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 61% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 233 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 96% of that. The other 22 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bassenthwaite?
In Bassenthwaite, Airbnb leads with 222 listings (56%), versus 173 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bassenthwaite?
6 named professional operators run listings in Bassenthwaite. 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 395 public short-term rental listings in Bassenthwaite, 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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