Short-term rentals in Kendal
Kendal is the 142nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 844 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 43% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (148 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 844
- Market rank
- #142 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kendal
In Kendal, Airbnb leads with 527 listings (62%), versus 317 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Kendal
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 Kendal
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 325 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and HerdwickCottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 43%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 31%
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 67% of Kendal's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (14%).
Largest operators in Kendal
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 | 148 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 45 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 44 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Ridgestone Collection | 16 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 2,352 |
| 6 | Luxury Cottages | 14 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 2,454 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 2 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 9 | Laik Ltd | 2 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
| 10 | LetMe Stay | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,894 |
The other 3 professional operators in Kendal
Local listings
- Host & Stay 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Travelnest Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kendal among their markets. See the full interactive Kendal market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kendal compares
Kendal ranks 142nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Haverfordwest 855 listings
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Wigan 853 listings
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Aberystwyth 848 listings
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Emsworth 841 listings
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Chapel Saint Leonards 836 listings
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Balloch 829 listings
Photo credits
- Haverfordwest: Photo: HaverfordwestSalutation Square by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wigan: Photo: Wigan Pier and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal by Dave Green · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth: Photo: Arfordir Aberystwyth, Ceredigion - Aberystwyth SAC Special Areas of Conservation, West Wales Marine 01 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth: Photo: The slip at Emsworth - geograph.org.uk - 35660 by Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chapel Saint Leonards: Photo: St.Leonards, Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire by Brian · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Balloch: Photo: Balloch Castle. - geograph.org.uk - 207053 by Johnny Durnan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kendal market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kendal?
Kendal has 844 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 527 on Airbnb and 317 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kendal?
The largest professional operator in Kendal is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 148 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kendal short-term rental market?
43% of Kendal's listings (362 of 844) 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: 60% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 325 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and HerdwickCottages.co.uk — account for 73% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kendal?
In Kendal, Airbnb leads with 527 listings (62%), versus 317 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kendal?
13 named professional operators run listings in Kendal. 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 844 public short-term rental listings in Kendal, 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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