Short-term rentals in Burford
Burford has 569 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 378 on Airbnb and 191 on Booking.com. That ranks it 291st of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 66% of its listings on Airbnb. 35% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (79 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 569
- Market rank
- #291 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Burford
In Burford, Airbnb leads with 378 listings (66%), versus 191 on Booking.com (34%).
Where the listings are in Burford
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 Burford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 160 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Bolthole Retreats — account for 74% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 35%
- Median market
- 41%
- 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 68% of Burford's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (10%).
Largest operators in Burford
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 79 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 24 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 3 | Bolthole Retreats | 15 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,128 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 14 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 5 | Red Kite Stays | 9 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,959 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 3 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 14,946 |
| 7 | Pass the Keys | 3 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 63,230 |
| 8 | Cotswold Water Park Retreats Ltd. | 2 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 4,503 |
| 9 | Dorset Hideaways | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,299 |
| 10 | fullers.co.uk | 2 | 4.94 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 52,519 |
The other 4 professional operators in Burford
Local listings
- Group Retreats 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- Short Let Space Ltd 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Burford among their markets. See the full interactive Burford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Burford compares
Burford ranks 291st 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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Chesterfield 572 listings
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Lancaster 571 listings
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Stoney Middleton 571 listings
- Staithes 568 listings
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Nantwich 567 listings
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Bridgwater 565 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Nantwich: Photo: Nantwich - view down Welsh Row by Jonathanawhite · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgwater: Photo: Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church by Ken Grainger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Burford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Burford?
Burford has 569 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 378 on Airbnb and 191 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Burford?
The largest professional operator in Burford is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 79 local listings.
How professionalised is the Burford short-term rental market?
35% of Burford's listings (198 of 569) 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: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 26% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 160 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and Bolthole Retreats — account for 74% of that. The other 38 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Burford?
In Burford, Airbnb leads with 378 listings (66%), versus 191 on Booking.com (34%).
How many professional operators run listings in Burford?
14 named professional operators run listings in Burford. 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 569 public short-term rental listings in Burford, 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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