Short-term rentals in Halifax
Halifax is the 327th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 523 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 20% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (28 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 523
- Market rank
- #327 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Halifax
In Halifax, Airbnb leads with 328 listings (63%), versus 195 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Halifax
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 Halifax
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 67 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 94% of that. The other 35 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 20%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 36%
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 45% of Halifax's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (30%).
Largest operators in Halifax
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 | 28 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 26 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Luxury Cottages | 2 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Halifax among their markets. See the full interactive Halifax market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Halifax compares
Halifax ranks 327th 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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Wrexham 525 listings
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Llangollen 524 listings
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Sherborne 524 listings
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Newtown 523 listings
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Ramsgate 519 listings
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Stafford 519 listings
Photo credits
- Wrexham: Photo: Skyline of Wrexham town centre by SMC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llangollen: Photo: Afon Ddyfrdwy yn Llangollen - River Dee flowing through Llangollen; June 2023; AONB 08 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne: Photo: Western End of Long Street, Sherborne, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 4200213 by Derek Voller · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newtown: Photo: Newtown, Wales by artq55 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ramsgate: Photo: Ramsgate aerial image (45950507215) by John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford: Photo: Stafford Castle05 by User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Halifax market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Halifax?
Halifax has 523 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 328 on Airbnb and 195 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Halifax?
The largest professional operator in Halifax is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 28 local listings.
How professionalised is the Halifax short-term rental market?
20% of Halifax's listings (102 of 523) 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: 25% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 16% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 67 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 94% of that. The other 35 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Halifax?
In Halifax, Airbnb leads with 328 listings (63%), versus 195 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Halifax?
5 named professional operators run listings in Halifax. 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 523 public short-term rental listings in Halifax, 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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