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Short-term rentals in Kelso

Kelso is the 499th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 348 listings, split almost evenly between Airbnb (53%) and Booking.com (47%). 47% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (48 listings).

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Tracked listings
348
Market rank
#499 / 597
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
10

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kelso

In Kelso, supply is split almost evenly: 185 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 163 on Booking.com (47%).

Where the listings are in Kelso

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 348 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Kelso

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 146 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 70% of that. The other 16 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
47%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
29%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 101
  • 2–5 listings 62
  • 6–25 listings 23
  • 26+ (professional) 162

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 71% of Kelso's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (14%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 248
  • Apartments & flats 48
  • B&Bs & guest houses 23
  • Hotels & hostels 11
  • Unique & outdoor 10
  • Private & shared rooms 8

Largest operators in Kelso

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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Largest operators in Kelso, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Cottages.com 48 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
2 holidaycottages.co.uk 32 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
3 Sykes Holiday Cottages 22 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
4 Crabtree & Crabtree 21 4.94 / 5 9.5 / 10 858
5 Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 11 4.87 / 5 9.1 / 10 78,520
6 Travelnest Ltd 4 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073
7 Host & Stay 3 4.57 / 5 8.3 / 10 59,134
8 Clark Anderson Properties 2 4.82 / 5 9.0 / 10 4,290
9 Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 4.88 / 5 9.3 / 10 1,962
10 Hoseasons 1 4.66 / 5 8.6 / 10 11,713

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kelso among their markets. See the full interactive Kelso market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Kelso compares

Kelso ranks 499th 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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Kelso market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Kelso?

Kelso has 348 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 185 on Airbnb and 163 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kelso?

The largest professional operator in Kelso is Cottages.com, with 48 local listings.

How professionalised is the Kelso short-term rental market?

47% of Kelso's listings (162 of 348) 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: 53% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 41% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 146 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 70% 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 Kelso?

In Kelso, supply is split almost evenly: 185 listings on Airbnb (53%) and 163 on Booking.com (47%).

How many professional operators run listings in Kelso?

10 named professional operators run listings in Kelso. 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 348 public short-term rental listings in Kelso, 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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