Short-term rentals in Carnforth
Carnforth is the 308th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 548 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 51% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (176 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 548
- Market rank
- #308 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Carnforth
In Carnforth, Airbnb leads with 312 listings (57%), versus 236 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Carnforth
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 Carnforth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 260 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 51%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
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 81% of Carnforth's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (7%).
Largest operators in Carnforth
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 | 176 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 33 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 15 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 13 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 8 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 7 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 7 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 8 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 9 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Carnforth among their markets. See the full interactive Carnforth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Carnforth compares
Carnforth ranks 308th 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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Rhayader 553 listings
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Shanklin 553 listings
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Boston 550 listings
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Dolgellau 547 listings
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Dulverton 546 listings
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Leek 546 listings
Photo credits
- Rhayader: Photo: Town clock Rhayader and corner shop by Outwivcamera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shanklin: Photo: Shanklin Old Village - geograph.org.uk - 13237 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Boston: Photo: BostonStump by BardofL · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dolgellau: Photo: Dolgellau o'r awyr; aerial image of Dolgellau, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri - Eryri National Park, Cymru (Wales) 18 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dulverton: Photo: Dulverton church by ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leek: Photo: Leek 4 by Charlesdrakew · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Carnforth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Carnforth?
Carnforth has 548 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 312 on Airbnb and 236 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Carnforth?
The largest professional operator in Carnforth is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 176 local listings.
How professionalised is the Carnforth short-term rental market?
51% of Carnforth's listings (279 of 548) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 67% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 260 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 86% of that. The other 19 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Carnforth?
In Carnforth, Airbnb leads with 312 listings (57%), versus 236 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Carnforth?
9 named professional operators run listings in Carnforth. 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 548 public short-term rental listings in Carnforth, 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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