Short-term rentals in Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright is the 574th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 218 listings, 55% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (41 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 218
- Market rank
- #574 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kirkcudbright
In Kirkcudbright, Airbnb leads with 120 listings (55%), versus 98 on Booking.com (45%).
Where the listings are in Kirkcudbright
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 Kirkcudbright
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 86% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 23%
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 75% of Kirkcudbright's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (13%).
Largest operators in Kirkcudbright
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 | Cottages.com | 41 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 29 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 12 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 6 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Discover Scotland | 2 | 4.67 / 5 | — | 195 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 1 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Kirkcudbright among their markets. See the full interactive Kirkcudbright market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kirkcudbright compares
Kirkcudbright ranks 574th 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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Dyffryn 222 listings
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Wellington 220 listings
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Lincolnshire 219 listings
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Moelfre 218 listings
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Buckinghamshire 215 listings
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Trawsfynydd 215 listings
Photo credits
- Dyffryn: Photo: Dyffryn Ardudwy chambered cairn by Paul Allison · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington: Photo: Wellington Somerset by Nick Chipchase · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lincolnshire: Photo: Lincoln Cathedral viewed from Lincoln Castle by DrMoschi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Moelfre: Photo: Harbour at Moelfre . - geograph.org.uk - 487663 by Janet Huige · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buckinghamshire: Photo: Marlow, Buckinghamshire by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trawsfynydd: Photo: Trawsfynydd, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri National Park, Gwynedd, Cymru (Wales) 13 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kirkcudbright market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kirkcudbright?
Kirkcudbright has 218 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 120 on Airbnb and 98 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kirkcudbright?
The largest professional operator in Kirkcudbright is Cottages.com, with 41 local listings.
How professionalised is the Kirkcudbright short-term rental market?
45% of Kirkcudbright's listings (99 of 218) 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: 54% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 38% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 95 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 86% of that. The other 4 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kirkcudbright?
In Kirkcudbright, Airbnb leads with 120 listings (55%), versus 98 on Booking.com (45%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kirkcudbright?
8 named professional operators run listings in Kirkcudbright. 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 218 public short-term rental listings in Kirkcudbright, 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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