Short-term rentals in Bedford
Bedford is the 113th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 924 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 13% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Our Home Short Stays (20 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 924
- Market rank
- #113 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 17
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bedford
In Bedford, Airbnb leads with 565 listings (61%), versus 359 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Bedford
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 Bedford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 21% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 8% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 102 local listings between them, and the three largest — Our Home Short Stays, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 44% of that. The other 21 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 13%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 35%
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 38% of Bedford's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (34%).
Largest operators in Bedford
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 | Our Home Short Stays | 20 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 585 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 15 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 9 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Host & Stay | 8 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 6 | Yoko Property | 8 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 975 |
| 7 | Cottages.com | 7 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 8 | HelloGuest Limited | 6 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 9 | Rose Platinum Properties | 6 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 487 |
| 10 | Renzo Property | 3 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 522 |
The other 7 professional operators in Bedford
Local listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- The Serviced Accommodation Company 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bedford among their markets. See the full interactive Bedford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bedford compares
Bedford ranks 113th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Glastonbury 930 listings
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Watford 930 listings
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Gateshead 927 listings
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Portrush 922 listings
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Worthing 922 listings
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Camber 921 listings
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Bedford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bedford?
Bedford has 924 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 565 on Airbnb and 359 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bedford?
The largest professional operator in Bedford is Our Home Short Stays, with 20 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bedford short-term rental market?
13% of Bedford's listings (123 of 924) 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 8% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 102 local listings between them, and the three largest — Our Home Short Stays, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 44% 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 Bedford?
In Bedford, Airbnb leads with 565 listings (61%), versus 359 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bedford?
17 named professional operators run listings in Bedford. 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 924 public short-term rental listings in Bedford, 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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