Short-term rentals in Leek
Leek is the 311th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 546 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 38% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (107 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 546
- Market rank
- #311 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 11
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Leek
In Leek, Airbnb leads with 345 listings (63%), versus 201 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Leek
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 Leek
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 205 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 85% of that. The other 5 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 38%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 27%
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 68% of Leek's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (10%).
Largest operators in Leek
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 | 107 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 43 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 25 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | The Travel Fox | 15 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 5,221 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | 53 Degrees Property | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,237 |
| 7 | Hoseasons | 2 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 8 | Peak Venues | 2 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 2,875 |
| 9 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 10 | Finest Retreats | 1 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Leek among their markets. See the full interactive Leek market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Leek compares
Leek ranks 311th 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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Carnforth 548 listings
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Dolgellau 547 listings
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Dulverton 546 listings
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Llandysul 544 listings
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Knaresborough 541 listings
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Keighley 539 listings
Photo credits
- Carnforth: Photo: Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 463829 by Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dolgellau: Photo: Dolgellau o'r awyr; aerial image of Dolgellau, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri - Eryri National Park, Cymru (Wales) 18 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dulverton: Photo: Dulverton church by ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llandysul: Photo: Llandysul by Breckenheimer · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Knaresborough: Photo: Knaresborough view by The original uploader was Markdarb at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Keighley: Photo: A view over Keighley (31st July 2010) by Flickr user:Tim Green atouch · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Leek market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Leek?
Leek has 546 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 345 on Airbnb and 201 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Leek?
The largest professional operator in Leek is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 107 local listings.
How professionalised is the Leek short-term rental market?
38% of Leek's listings (210 of 546) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 55% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 29% on Airbnb. The 11 named professional operators run 205 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 85% of that. The other 5 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Leek?
In Leek, Airbnb leads with 345 listings (63%), versus 201 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Leek?
11 named professional operators run listings in Leek. 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 546 public short-term rental listings in Leek, 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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