Short-term rentals in Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale is the 545th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 294 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 47% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (56 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 294
- Market rank
- #545 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kirkby Lonsdale
In Kirkby Lonsdale, Airbnb leads with 176 listings (60%), versus 118 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Kirkby Lonsdale
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 Kirkby Lonsdale
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 59% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 125 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 13 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
- 26%
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 73% of Kirkby Lonsdale's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (11%).
Largest operators in Kirkby Lonsdale
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 | 56 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 37 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 9 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 5 | LetMe Stay | 6 | 4.84 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,894 |
| 6 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 5 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | 53 Degrees Property | 1 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,237 |
| 9 | Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa | 1 | 4.73 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 285,489 |
| 10 | Laik Ltd | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kirkby Lonsdale among their markets. See the full interactive Kirkby Lonsdale market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kirkby Lonsdale compares
Kirkby Lonsdale ranks 545th 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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Holywell 298 listings
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Lynton 295 listings
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Amlwch 294 listings
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Snettisham 292 listings
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Grasmere 289 listings
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Barnsley 287 listings
Photo credits
- Holywell: Photo: Geograph-1238066-St-Wilfreds-Holywell-by-Wendy-Parkinson by Wendy Parkinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lynton: Photo: Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Amlwch: Photo: Amlwch Port From The Headland - geograph.org.uk - 1436555 by Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Snettisham: Photo: St Mary, Snettisham - geograph.org.uk - 1163230 by John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grasmere: Photo: Grasmere 2, Cumbria - June 2009 by User:Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barnsley: Photo: Barnsley by David Johnston · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kirkby Lonsdale market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kirkby Lonsdale?
Kirkby Lonsdale has 294 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 176 on Airbnb and 118 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kirkby Lonsdale?
The largest professional operator in Kirkby Lonsdale is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 56 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kirkby Lonsdale short-term rental market?
47% of Kirkby Lonsdale's listings (138 of 294) 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: 59% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 125 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 82% of that. The other 13 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kirkby Lonsdale?
In Kirkby Lonsdale, Airbnb leads with 176 listings (60%), versus 118 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kirkby Lonsdale?
10 named professional operators run listings in Kirkby Lonsdale. 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 294 public short-term rental listings in Kirkby Lonsdale, 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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