Short-term rentals in Blackpool
Blackpool has 3,171 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 1,877 on Airbnb and 1,294 on Booking.com. That ranks it 14th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 59% of its listings on Airbnb. 19% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Granada Apartments Ltd (61 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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- Tracked listings
- 3,171
- Market rank
- #14 / 597
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 22
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Blackpool
In Blackpool, Airbnb leads with 1,877 listings (59%), versus 1,294 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Blackpool
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 Blackpool
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 22% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Booking.com. The 22 named professional operators run 405 local listings between them, and the three largest — Granada Apartments Ltd, ALSENED LTD and Cottages.com — account for 41% of that. The other 191 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 19%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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
Apartments & flats make up 38% of Blackpool's classified listings, followed by Hotels & hostels (23%).
Largest operators in Blackpool
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 | Granada Apartments Ltd | 61 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 4,549 |
| 2 | ALSENED LTD | 53 | 3.38 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 153,888 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 53 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 4 | Blackpool Service Apartments | 50 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 3,759 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 48 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 6 | Charles Alexander Short Stay | 42 | 4.67 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 2,429 |
| 7 | Brookland Stays | 27 | 4.26 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 327 |
| 8 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 20 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 9 | DC Properties | 10 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 754 |
| 10 | Host & Stay | 10 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
The other 12 professional operators in Blackpool
Local listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 9 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 5 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 3 listings
- Vivi Stays 3 listings
- Elevate Properties Inc 2 listings
- Holiday Homes 2 listings
- Rave Stays Ltd 2 listings
- 1508 Stays 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Stanhill Court Hotel Gatwick 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Blackpool among their markets. See the full interactive Blackpool market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Blackpool compares
Blackpool ranks 14th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Cardiff 3,939 listings
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Leeds 3,804 listings
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Nottingham 3,463 listings
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Whitby 3,107 listings
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Oxford 2,873 listings
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Inverness 2,821 listings
Photo credits
- Cardiff: Photo: Cardiffmontage3 by MichiganCharms · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds: Photo: Leeds Montage by Lad 2011 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nottingham: Photo: Nottingham skyline by Willednic at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Whitby: Photo: Rj whitby by Mr R Jordan ( Mr R Jordan ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford: Photo: Oxford from Boars Hill by Andrew Gray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness: Photo: Invernessmixed by Northlimitation · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Blackpool market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Blackpool?
Blackpool has 3,171 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 1,877 on Airbnb and 1,294 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Blackpool?
The largest professional operator in Blackpool is Granada Apartments Ltd, with 61 local listings.
How professionalised is the Blackpool short-term rental market?
19% of Blackpool's listings (596 of 3,171) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 22% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Booking.com. The 22 named professional operators run 405 local listings between them, and the three largest — Granada Apartments Ltd, ALSENED LTD and Cottages.com — account for 41% of that. The other 191 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Blackpool?
In Blackpool, Airbnb leads with 1,877 listings (59%), versus 1,294 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Blackpool?
22 named professional operators run listings in Blackpool. 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 3,171 public short-term rental listings in Blackpool, 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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