Short-term rentals in Kings Lynn
Kings Lynn has 737 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 456 on Airbnb and 281 on Booking.com. That ranks it 180th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 62% of its listings on Airbnb. 40% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (80 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 737
- Market rank
- #180 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kings Lynn
In Kings Lynn, Airbnb leads with 456 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 38% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 246 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 71% of that. The other 48 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 40%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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 | 80 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 51 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 44 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 4 | Norfolk Hideaways | 35 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,836 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 23 | 4.59 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 14,423 |
| 6 | 2cHolidays LTD | 4 | 4.43 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 12,723 |
| 7 | Oracle Property Ltd | 3 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 2,110 |
| 8 | Host & Stay | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
| 9 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 302,031 |
| 10 | Pass the Property | 1 | 4.59 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,643 |
The other 2 professional operators in Kings Lynn
Local listings
- 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 180th 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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Newry 744 listings
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Chipping Campden 743 listings
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Carmarthen 737 listings
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Ross on Wye 737 listings
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Saint Osyth 736 listings
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St Merryn 736 listings
Photo credits
- Newry: Photo: Newry Townhall - geograph.org.uk - 1476695 by Eric Jones · 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
- 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
- Ross on Wye: Photo: Ross-on-Wye2 by Carlwev at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Osyth: Photo: St osyth sign by Terryjoyce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
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Kings Lynn market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kings Lynn?
Kings Lynn has 737 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 456 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 80 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kings Lynn short-term rental market?
40% of Kings Lynn's listings (294 of 737) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 44% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 246 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 71% of that. The other 48 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 456 listings (62%), versus 281 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kings Lynn?
12 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 737 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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