Short-term rentals in Burnley
Burnley is the 195th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 715 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 32% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (41 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 715
- Market rank
- #195 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Burnley
In Burnley, Airbnb leads with 417 listings (58%), versus 298 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Burnley
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 Burnley
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 109 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 119 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 32%
- Median market
- 39%
- 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
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 49% of Burnley's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (17%).
Largest operators in Burnley
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. The table covers 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 | 41 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 40 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 10 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 6 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Birch Stays Ltd | 2 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,440 |
| 7 | DC Properties | 1 | 4.60 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 653 |
| 8 | HelloGuest Limited | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 9 | Host & Stay | 1 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 10 | Staybridge Suites | 1 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Burnley among their markets. See the full interactive Burnley market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Burnley compares
Burnley ranks 195th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Mablethorpe 721 listings
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Horley 720 listings
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Blairgowrie 718 listings
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St. Davids 709 listings
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Slough 701 listings
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Leyburn 698 listings
Photo credits
- Mablethorpe: Photo: The post office, Mablethorpe - geograph.org.uk - 1186901 by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Horley: Photo: St Ethelreda's Church Horley Oxfordshire - geograph.org.uk - 1771691 by Richard Rogerson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blairgowrie: Photo: View over Blairgowrie - geograph.org.uk - 1634717 by Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Davids: Photo: St Davids village and Cathedral South Wales by Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Slough: Photo: Slough town centre by alwye · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leyburn: Photo: Leyburn by Anthony Harrison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Burnley market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Burnley?
Burnley has 715 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 417 on Airbnb and 298 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Burnley?
The largest professional operator in Burnley is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 41 local listings.
How professionalised is the Burnley short-term rental market?
32% of Burnley's listings (228 of 715) 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: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 25% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 109 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 119 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Burnley?
In Burnley, Airbnb leads with 417 listings (58%), versus 298 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Burnley?
10 named professional operators run listings in Burnley. 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 715 public short-term rental listings in Burnley, 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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