Short-term rentals in Derby
Derby is the 75th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,060 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 22% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (16 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,060
- Market rank
- #75 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 20
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Derby
In Derby, Airbnb leads with 655 listings (62%), versus 405 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Derby
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 Derby
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 112 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and My Property Host — account for 41% of that. The other 121 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 22%
- 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
Apartments & flats make up 34% of Derby's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (32%).
Largest operators in Derby
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 | 16 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 15 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | My Property Host | 15 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 14 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 12 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 7 | Renzo Property | 5 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 522 |
| 8 | The Cricketers Inn | 4 | 5.00 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 98,700 |
| 9 | Yoko Property | 3 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 975 |
| 10 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
The other 10 professional operators in Derby
Local listings
- Eason Stays 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- UnderTheDoormat Ltd 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- CoHost Partners 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Derby among their markets. See the full interactive Derby market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Derby compares
Derby ranks 75th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Chatham 1,097 listings
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Sutton 1,080 listings
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Hayle 1,075 listings
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Bradford 1,052 listings
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Ipswich 1,051 listings
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Southport 1,051 listings
Photo credits
- Chatham: Photo: Old Town Hall, The Brook, Chatham, Kent - geograph.org.uk - 891430 by Oast House Archive · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sutton: Photo: Sutton, Surrey London Sutton High Street - by A P Monblat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hayle: Photo: 1646 - Hayle Estuary from the electric works by John Bennett · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bradford: Photo: Bradford City Town Hall by BradfordPal1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ipswich: Photo: Clear sky afternoon on the Ipswich Waterfront by LakeKnowledge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southport: Photo: Lord Street, Southport by Small-town hero · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Derby market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Derby?
Derby has 1,060 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 655 on Airbnb and 405 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Derby?
The largest professional operator in Derby is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 16 local listings.
How professionalised is the Derby short-term rental market?
22% of Derby's listings (233 of 1,060) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 32% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 20 named professional operators run 112 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and My Property Host — account for 41% of that. The other 121 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Derby?
In Derby, Airbnb leads with 655 listings (62%), versus 405 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Derby?
20 named professional operators run listings in Derby. 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 1,060 public short-term rental listings in Derby, 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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