Short-term rentals in Cartmel
Cartmel is the 346th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 500 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 59% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (138 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 500
- Market rank
- #346 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cartmel
In Cartmel, Airbnb leads with 290 listings (58%), versus 210 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Cartmel
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 Cartmel
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 274 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 89% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 59%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 23%
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 78% of Cartmel's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Cartmel
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 | 138 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 74 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 31 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 9 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 8 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 6 | Ridgestone Collection | 5 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,352 |
| 7 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 8 | Laik Ltd | 2 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
| 9 | Prim Short Stays Ltd | 2 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 2,787 |
| 10 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Cartmel among their markets. See the full interactive Cartmel market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cartmel compares
Cartmel ranks 346th 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 504 listings
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Bridgend 503 listings
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Blakeney 501 listings
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Felton 499 listings
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Louth 499 listings
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Telford 498 listings
Photo credits
- Bolton: Photo: Bolton Town Hall by Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 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
- Felton: Photo: Main Street, Felton - geograph.org.uk - 334272 by Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Louth: Photo: Upgatelouth by Jkslouth at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Telford: Photo: Telford town centre -England by The original uploader was ChrisJB at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cartmel market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cartmel?
Cartmel has 500 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 290 on Airbnb and 210 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cartmel?
The largest professional operator in Cartmel is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 138 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cartmel short-term rental market?
59% of Cartmel's listings (294 of 500) 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: 73% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 274 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 89% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cartmel?
In Cartmel, Airbnb leads with 290 listings (58%), versus 210 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cartmel?
11 named professional operators run listings in Cartmel. 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 500 public short-term rental listings in Cartmel, 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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