Short-term rentals in Leicester
Leicester is the 23rd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 2,179 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 24% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (44 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 2,179
- Market rank
- #23 / 597
- National share
- 0.4%
- Named professional operators
- 23
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Leicester
In Leicester, Airbnb leads with 1,305 listings (60%), versus 874 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Leicester
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 Leicester
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 31% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 23 named professional operators run 201 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Cadbury Homes SA and Travelnest Ltd — account for 50% of that. The other 329 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 24%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 24%
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
Apartments & flats make up 44% of Leicester's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (29%).
Largest operators in Leicester
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 | 44 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Cadbury Homes SA | 29 | 4.58 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 1,753 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 28 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | ALSENED LTD | 21 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 10 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Your.Rentals | 10 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 7 | Yoko Property | 9 | 4.49 / 5 | 8.2 / 10 | 975 |
| 8 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 9 | Staybridge Suites | 7 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 10 | The Travel Fox | 6 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 5,221 |
The other 13 professional operators in Leicester
Local listings
- We Stay Ltd 6 listings
- My Property Host 4 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 3 listings
- DC Properties 3 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Host & Stay 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Rose Platinum Properties 2 listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Hoseasons 1 listing
- Our Home Short Stays 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Leicester among their markets. See the full interactive Leicester market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Leicester compares
Leicester ranks 23rd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.4% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Southampton 2,493 listings
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Cambridge 2,420 listings
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Bournemouth 2,391 listings
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Sheffield 2,175 listings
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Norwich 2,170 listings
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Scarborough 2,145 listings
Photo credits
- Southampton: Photo: Southampton2 by Garlicbatten · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cambridge: Photo: KingsCollegeChapelWest by Andrew Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bournemouth: Photo: Bournemouth, The Square - geograph.org.uk - 509151 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield: Photo: Sheffield City by Neil Theasby · CC BY 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich: Photo: Norwich Town Hall from the Castle by Ashley Dace · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Scarborough: Photo: Town Hall Scarborough - geograph.org.uk - 878003 by Jeff Pearson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Leicester market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Leicester?
Leicester has 2,179 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 1,305 on Airbnb and 874 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Leicester?
The largest professional operator in Leicester is Cottages.com, with 44 local listings.
How professionalised is the Leicester short-term rental market?
24% of Leicester's listings (530 of 2,179) 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: 31% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 23 named professional operators run 201 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Cadbury Homes SA and Travelnest Ltd — account for 50% of that. The other 329 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Leicester?
In Leicester, Airbnb leads with 1,305 listings (60%), versus 874 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Leicester?
23 named professional operators run listings in Leicester. 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 2,179 public short-term rental listings in Leicester, 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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