Short-term rentals in Belford
Belford is the 446th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 399 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 68% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (93 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 399
- Market rank
- #446 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Belford
In Belford, supply is split almost evenly: 217 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 182 on Booking.com (46%).
Where the listings are in Belford
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 Belford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 81% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 57% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 244 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 82% of that. The other 27 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 68%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 12%
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 91% of Belford's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (3%).
Largest operators in Belford
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 | 93 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 67 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 39 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Crabtree & Crabtree | 17 | 4.94 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 858 |
| 5 | North East Escapes | 14 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 1,739 |
| 6 | Host & Stay | 12 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 7 | Oliver's Travels | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
| 8 | 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 Belford among their markets. See the full interactive Belford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Belford compares
Belford ranks 446th 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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Isle of Wight 406 listings
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Wooler 405 listings
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Warmwell 404 listings
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Yarmouth 399 listings
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Charmouth 398 listings
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Torpoint 398 listings
Photo credits
- Isle of Wight: Photo: IsleOfWightFromTheISS by NASA/Chris Hadfield · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wooler: Photo: Wooler Town Centre - geograph.org.uk - 240656 by Richard Slessor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmwell: Photo: Cottages at Warmwell - geograph.org.uk - 374461 by Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Yarmouth: Photo: Great Yarmouth collage2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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Belford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Belford?
Belford has 399 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 217 on Airbnb and 182 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Belford?
The largest professional operator in Belford is Cottages.com, with 93 local listings.
How professionalised is the Belford short-term rental market?
68% of Belford's listings (271 of 399) 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: 81% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 57% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 244 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 82% 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 Belford?
In Belford, supply is split almost evenly: 217 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 182 on Booking.com (46%).
How many professional operators run listings in Belford?
8 named professional operators run listings in Belford. 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 399 public short-term rental listings in Belford, 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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