Short-term rentals in Bicester
Bicester is the 287th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 572 listings, 72% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Short Let Space Ltd (16 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 572
- Market rank
- #287 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bicester
In Bicester, Airbnb leads with 409 listings (72%), 2.5× the 163 on Booking.com (28%).
Where the listings are in Bicester
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 Bicester
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 77 local listings between them, and the three largest — Short Let Space Ltd, Red Kite Stays and Pass the Keys — account for 58% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 46%
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 46% of Bicester's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (17%).
Largest operators in Bicester
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 | Short Let Space Ltd | 16 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 2,581 |
| 2 | Red Kite Stays | 15 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
| 3 | Pass the Keys | 14 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 11 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 6 | Cottages.com | 3 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 7 | Hostsmart | 3 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 9,136 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | Oliver's Travels | 2 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
| 10 | Yoko Property | 2 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 975 |
The other 2 professional operators in Bicester
Local listings
- ALSENED LTD 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bicester among their markets. See the full interactive Bicester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bicester compares
Bicester ranks 287th 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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Oakham 580 listings
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Trearddur 580 listings
- Fife 578 listings
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Chesterfield 572 listings
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Lancaster 571 listings
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Stoney Middleton 571 listings
Photo credits
- Oakham: Photo: Oakham Castle and church spire by Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trearddur: Photo: A good site for a windmill (geograph 3482177) by Ian Greig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chesterfield: Photo: Chesterfield by Jon Bennett · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster: Photo: City of Lancaster (2) by David P · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stoney Middleton: Photo: MiddletonDale by Dave.Dunford · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bicester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bicester?
Bicester has 572 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 409 on Airbnb and 163 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bicester?
The largest professional operator in Bicester is Short Let Space Ltd, with 16 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bicester short-term rental market?
14% of Bicester's listings (81 of 572) 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: 28% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 77 local listings between them, and the three largest — Short Let Space Ltd, Red Kite Stays and Pass the Keys — account for 58% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bicester?
In Bicester, Airbnb leads with 409 listings (72%), 2.5× the 163 on Booking.com (28%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bicester?
12 named professional operators run listings in Bicester. 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 572 public short-term rental listings in Bicester, 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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