Short-term rentals in Bolton
Bolton is the 343rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 504 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 13% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by My Property Host (19 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 504
- Market rank
- #343 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bolton
In Bolton, Airbnb leads with 292 listings (58%), versus 212 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Bolton
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 Bolton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 45 local listings between them, and the three largest — My Property Host, Travelnest Ltd and Host & Stay — account for 67% 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
- 34%
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 40% of Bolton's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (34%).
Largest operators in Bolton
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 | My Property Host | 19 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 2 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 3 | Host & Stay | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 3 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 3 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | 53 Degrees Property | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,237 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 9 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 10 | Brookland Stays | 1 | 4.32 / 5 | 6.6 / 10 | 301 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bolton among their markets. See the full interactive Bolton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bolton compares
Bolton ranks 343rd 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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Bushmills 509 listings
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Rothesay 508 listings
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Wakefield 506 listings
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Bridgend 503 listings
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Blakeney 501 listings
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Cartmel 500 listings
Photo credits
- Bushmills: Photo: Bushmills2 by Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rothesay: Photo: Rothesay Pier - geograph.org.uk - 31029 by william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wakefield: Photo: Wakefield-1 by Tim Green from Bradford · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgend: Photo: The old bridge, two towers and walkway, Bridgend 1915596 6bc31f25 by Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blakeney: Photo: Blakeney High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1767948 by Phillip Perry · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cartmel: Photo: Cartmell Village by Strider52 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bolton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bolton?
Bolton has 504 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 292 on Airbnb and 212 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bolton?
The largest professional operator in Bolton is My Property Host, with 19 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bolton short-term rental market?
13% of Bolton's listings (66 of 504) 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: 19% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 45 local listings between them, and the three largest — My Property Host, Travelnest Ltd and Host & Stay — account for 67% 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 Bolton?
In Bolton, Airbnb leads with 292 listings (58%), versus 212 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bolton?
11 named professional operators run listings in Bolton. 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 504 public short-term rental listings in Bolton, 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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