Short-term rentals in Craven Arms
Craven Arms is the 395th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 448 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 51% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (129 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 448
- Market rank
- #395 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Craven Arms
In Craven Arms, Airbnb leads with 265 listings (59%), versus 183 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Craven Arms
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 Craven Arms
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 70% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 214 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 89% of that. The other 15 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
- 26%
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 74% of Craven Arms' classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (10%).
Largest operators in Craven Arms
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 | 129 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 42 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 19 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 14 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 4 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
| 6 | Pass the Keys | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 7 | Birch Stays Ltd | 1 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,440 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 9 | Yorkshire Escapes | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | — | 1,418 |
| 10 | Your.Rentals | 1 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Craven Arms among their markets. See the full interactive Craven Arms market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Craven Arms compares
Craven Arms ranks 395th 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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Gatehouse of Fleet 452 listings
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St. Agnes 449 listings
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Brockenhurst 448 listings
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Broughton 447 listings
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Charlestown 446 listings
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Eyemouth 445 listings
Photo credits
- Gatehouse of Fleet: Photo: Ann Street, Gatehouse of Fleet - geograph.org.uk - 973006 by Chris Newman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Agnes: Photo: Churchtown, St Agnes - geograph.org.uk - 367669 by Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brockenhurst: Photo: Brockenhurst village centre at Brookley Road, New Forest - geograph.org.uk - 43422 by Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Broughton: Photo: St Mary the Virgin, Broughton - geograph.org.uk - 1505762 by Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Charlestown: Photo: A Charlestown scene - geograph.org.uk - 1184479 by james denham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Eyemouth: Photo: Eyemouth, Gunsgreen House - 20120604160115 by LornaMCampbell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Craven Arms market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Craven Arms?
Craven Arms has 448 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 265 on Airbnb and 183 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Craven Arms?
The largest professional operator in Craven Arms is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 129 local listings.
How professionalised is the Craven Arms short-term rental market?
51% of Craven Arms' listings (229 of 448) 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: 70% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 214 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 89% of that. The other 15 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Craven Arms?
In Craven Arms, Airbnb leads with 265 listings (59%), versus 183 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Craven Arms?
10 named professional operators run listings in Craven Arms. 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 448 public short-term rental listings in Craven Arms, 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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