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Short-term rentals in Bolton

Bolton has 510 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 297 on Airbnb and 213 on Booking.com. That ranks it 339th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 58% of its listings on Airbnb. 15% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by My Property Host (19 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
510
Market rank
#339 / 597
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
16

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bolton

In Bolton, Airbnb leads with 297 listings (58%), versus 213 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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 510 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Bolton

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 56 local listings between them, and the three largest — My Property Host, Travelnest Ltd and Eason Stays — account for 55% of that. The other 18 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
15%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
33%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 167
  • 2–5 listings 161
  • 6–25 listings 108
  • 26+ (professional) 74

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 40% of Bolton's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (34%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 205
  • Apartments & flats 171
  • Private & shared rooms 83
  • B&Bs & guest houses 31
  • Hotels & hostels 16
  • Unique & outdoor 4

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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Largest operators in Bolton, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 My Property Host 19 4.28 / 5 7.4 / 10 15,849
2 Travelnest Ltd 8 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
3 Eason Stays 4 4.36 / 5 6.8 / 10 646
4 Host & Stay 4 4.57 / 5 8.3 / 10 59,959
5 ALSENED LTD 3 3.38 / 5 6.4 / 10 153,888
6 Rich & Ala - The Cosy Corner Nationwide Ltd. - Shorts stays Manchester 3 4.96 / 5 8.7 / 10 323
7 53 Degrees Property 2 4.67 / 5 8.0 / 10 4,232
8 BLOQQ LTD 2 4.59 / 5 7.0 / 10 4,236
9 Blue Puffin Stays 2 4.79 / 5 9.0 / 10 1,519
10 Finest Retreats 2 4.65 / 5 8.5 / 10 14,946

The other 6 professional operators in Bolton

Local listings

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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 339th 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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Bolton market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Bolton?

Bolton has 510 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 297 on Airbnb and 213 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?

15% of Bolton's listings (74 of 510) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 18% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 12% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 56 local listings between them, and the three largest — My Property Host, Travelnest Ltd and Eason Stays — account for 55% of that. The other 18 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 297 listings (58%), versus 213 on Booking.com (42%).

How many professional operators run listings in Bolton?

16 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 510 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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