Short-term rentals in Darlington
Darlington is the 202nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 688 listings, 56% on Airbnb. 42% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (36 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 688
- Market rank
- #202 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 20
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Darlington
In Darlington, Airbnb leads with 385 listings (56%), versus 303 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Darlington
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 Darlington
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 34% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 218 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Stay With Us MPB Ltd — account for 44% of that. The other 68 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 42%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 21%
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 61% of Darlington's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (25%).
Largest operators in Darlington
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 | 36 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 33 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 27 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,536 |
| 4 | Nest Acre Stays | 22 | 4.48 / 5 | 6.7 / 10 | 1,202 |
| 5 | Toast Lettings | 22 | 4.45 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 1,501 |
| 6 | Cottages.com | 16 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 7 | Blue Skies Stays | 10 | 4.40 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 1,154 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 10 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 9 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 10 | Our Home Short Stays | 9 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 585 |
The other 10 professional operators in Darlington
Local listings
- Holiday at Home 5 listings
- My Property Host 4 listings
- Pass the Keys 3 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 2 listings
- DC Properties 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- The Serviced Accommodation Company 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Horizon Stays 1 listing
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Darlington among their markets. See the full interactive Darlington market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Darlington compares
Darlington ranks 202nd 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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Woodbridge 694 listings
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Penzance 692 listings
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Porthcawl 691 listings
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Criccieth 685 listings
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Henley on Thames 685 listings
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Taunton 684 listings
Photo credits
- Woodbridge: Photo: Woodbridge Suffolk (3518509835) by Martin Pettitt from Bury St Edmunds, UK · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Penzance: Photo: PZHARBOURPANORAMA by The original uploader was Marktee1 at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Porthcawl: Photo: Porthcawl promenade (2) - geograph.org.uk - 1490500 by Ron Speed · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Criccieth: Photo: Criccieth beach by James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Henley on Thames: Photo: Town Hall, Henley - geograph.org.uk - 36320 by Colin Bates · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton: Photo: Taunton.somerset.750pix by Taken by Adrian Pingstone · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Darlington market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Darlington?
Darlington has 688 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 385 on Airbnb and 303 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Darlington?
The largest professional operator in Darlington is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 36 local listings.
How professionalised is the Darlington short-term rental market?
42% of Darlington's listings (286 of 688) 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: 52% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 34% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 218 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Stay With Us MPB Ltd — account for 44% of that. The other 68 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Darlington?
In Darlington, Airbnb leads with 385 listings (56%), versus 303 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Darlington?
20 named professional operators run listings in Darlington. 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 688 public short-term rental listings in Darlington, 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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