Short-term rentals in Kings Lynn
Kings Lynn is the 179th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 738 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 34% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (73 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 738
- Market rank
- #179 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kings Lynn
In Kings Lynn, Airbnb leads with 457 listings (62%), versus 281 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Kings Lynn
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 Kings Lynn
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 72% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 34%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 28%
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 66% of Kings Lynn's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (11%).
Largest operators in Kings Lynn
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 | 73 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 51 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 43 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Norfolk Hideaways | 34 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 5 | Hoseasons | 12 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 7 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 7 | 2cHolidays LTD | 4 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,325 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 9 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 10 | Norfolk Cottages | 1 | 4.68 / 5 | — | 165 |
The other 3 professional operators in Kings Lynn
Local listings
- Pass the Property 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 Kings Lynn among their markets. See the full interactive Kings Lynn market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kings Lynn compares
Kings Lynn ranks 179th 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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Perranporth 745 listings
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Chipping Campden 743 listings
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Newry 743 listings
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St Merryn 738 listings
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Ross on Wye 737 listings
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Carmarthen 736 listings
Photo credits
- Perranporth: Photo: Droskyn Point - geograph.org.uk - 23562 by Joe Pritchard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chipping Campden: Photo: Chipping CampdenHighSt by Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Newry: Photo: Newry Townhall - geograph.org.uk - 1476695 by Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- St Merryn: Photo: St Merryn shops - geograph.org.uk - 50594 by David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ross on Wye: Photo: Ross-on-Wye2 by Carlwev at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carmarthen: Photo: Caerfyrddin ac Afon Tywi (Ardal Cadwraeth Arbennig Ddynodedig (ACA)) - Carmarthen and the Afon Tywi river; Wales 12 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kings Lynn market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kings Lynn?
Kings Lynn has 738 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 457 on Airbnb and 281 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kings Lynn?
The largest professional operator in Kings Lynn is Cottages.com, with 73 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kings Lynn short-term rental market?
34% of Kings Lynn's listings (251 of 738) 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: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 231 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 72% of that. The other 20 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kings Lynn?
In Kings Lynn, Airbnb leads with 457 listings (62%), versus 281 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kings Lynn?
13 named professional operators run listings in Kings Lynn. 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 738 public short-term rental listings in Kings Lynn, 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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