Short-term rentals in Church Stretton
Church Stretton is the 375th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 476 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 46% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (115 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 476
- Market rank
- #375 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Church Stretton
In Church Stretton, Airbnb leads with 279 listings (59%), versus 197 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Church Stretton
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 Church Stretton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 208 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 87% of that. The other 11 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 46%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 24%
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 73% of Church Stretton's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (11%).
Largest operators in Church Stretton
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 | 115 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 37 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 29 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 12 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Pass the Keys | 10 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 3 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 7 | Staycation Holidays | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,229 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Church Stretton among their markets. See the full interactive Church Stretton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Church Stretton compares
Church Stretton ranks 375th 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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Millom 480 listings
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Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 480 listings
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Robin Hood's Bay 478 listings
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Felixstowe 476 listings
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Callington 475 listings
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Scratby 471 listings
Photo credits
- Millom: Photo: Old lighthouse, Hodbarrow - geograph.org.uk - 540401 by Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newbiggin-by-the-Sea: Photo: Newbiggin Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1777779 by Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Robin Hood's Bay: Photo: Robin Hoods Bay from the Cleveland Way by James F. Carter · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Felixstowe: Photo: Felixstowe beach -Suffolk -England -14Aug2008 by Martin Pettitt · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Callington: Photo: Callington 1 by Necrothesp at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Scratby: Photo: Beach Road - Scratby - geograph.org.uk - 467867 by Richard Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Church Stretton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Church Stretton?
Church Stretton has 476 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 279 on Airbnb and 197 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Church Stretton?
The largest professional operator in Church Stretton is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 115 local listings.
How professionalised is the Church Stretton short-term rental market?
46% of Church Stretton's listings (219 of 476) 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: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 35% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 208 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 87% of that. The other 11 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Church Stretton?
In Church Stretton, Airbnb leads with 279 listings (59%), versus 197 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Church Stretton?
7 named professional operators run listings in Church Stretton. 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 476 public short-term rental listings in Church Stretton, 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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