Short-term rentals in Grimsby
Grimsby has 443 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 259 on Airbnb and 184 on Booking.com. That ranks it 402nd of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 58% of its listings on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (31 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 443
- Market rank
- #402 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Grimsby
In Grimsby, Airbnb leads with 259 listings (58%), versus 184 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Grimsby
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 Grimsby
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 35% of Airbnb listings and 40% of Booking.com listings. The 12 named professional operators run 110 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and rfliving.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 53 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 41%
- 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 61% of Grimsby's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (20%).
Largest operators in Grimsby
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 | Cottages.com | 31 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 26 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 3 | rfliving.co.uk | 14 | — | 8.0 / 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Boutique Stays | 12 | 4.81 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 739 |
| 5 | PureStay Management | 7 | 4.66 / 5 | 7.5 / 10 | 1,325 |
| 6 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 5 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,036 |
| 7 | DC Properties | 4 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 754 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,199 |
| 9 | ALSENED LTD | 2 | 3.38 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 153,888 |
| 10 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
The other 2 professional operators in Grimsby
Local listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Grimsby among their markets. See the full interactive Grimsby market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Grimsby compares
Grimsby ranks 402nd 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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Stow on the Wold 445 listings
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Basildon 443 listings
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Beadnell 443 listings
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Kent 443 listings
- Hornsea 440 listings
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Threlkeld 438 listings
Photo credits
- Stow on the Wold: Photo: Stow-on-the-Wold by Charlesdrakew · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basildon: Photo: Basildonplaza by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Beadnell: Photo: St Ebba Church, Beadnell (geograph 2150059) by Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kent: Photo: Tonbridge Castle, from South East by Poliphilo · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Threlkeld: Photo: Towards Blease Gill - geograph.org.uk - 784017 by Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Grimsby market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Grimsby?
Grimsby has 443 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 259 on Airbnb and 184 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Grimsby?
The largest professional operator in Grimsby is Cottages.com, with 31 local listings.
How professionalised is the Grimsby short-term rental market?
37% of Grimsby's listings (163 of 443) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 35% of Airbnb listings and 40% of Booking.com listings. The 12 named professional operators run 110 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and rfliving.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 53 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Grimsby?
In Grimsby, Airbnb leads with 259 listings (58%), versus 184 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Grimsby?
12 named professional operators run listings in Grimsby. 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 443 public short-term rental listings in Grimsby, 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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