Short-term rentals in Grasmere
Grasmere is the 547th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 289 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 64% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (98 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 289
- Market rank
- #547 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Grasmere
In Grasmere, supply is split almost evenly: 155 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 134 on Booking.com (46%).
Where the listings are in Grasmere
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 Grasmere
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 82% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 170 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 84% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 64%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 12%
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 69% of Grasmere's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Grasmere
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 | 98 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 29 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 16 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 8 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Wheelwrights Cottages Limited | 7 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,275 |
| 6 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 7 | LetMe Stay | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,894 |
| 8 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 9 | Laik Ltd | 2 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Grasmere among their markets. See the full interactive Grasmere market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Grasmere compares
Grasmere ranks 547th 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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Amlwch 294 listings
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Kirkby Lonsdale 294 listings
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Snettisham 292 listings
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Barnsley 287 listings
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Brancaster 279 listings
- Orkney 274 listings
Photo credits
- Amlwch: Photo: Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555 by Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkby Lonsdale: Photo: The Old Cross, Kirkby Lonsdale. - geograph.org.uk - 131490 by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Snettisham: Photo: St Mary, Snettisham - geograph.org.uk - 1163230 by John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barnsley: Photo: Barnsley by David Johnston · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brancaster: Photo: Brancaster village sign - geograph.org.uk - 265542 by Martin Pearman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Grasmere market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Grasmere?
Grasmere has 289 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 155 on Airbnb and 134 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Grasmere?
The largest professional operator in Grasmere is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 98 local listings.
How professionalised is the Grasmere short-term rental market?
64% of Grasmere's listings (186 of 289) 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: 82% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 170 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 84% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Grasmere?
In Grasmere, supply is split almost evenly: 155 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 134 on Booking.com (46%).
How many professional operators run listings in Grasmere?
9 named professional operators run listings in Grasmere. 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 289 public short-term rental listings in Grasmere, 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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