Short-term rentals in Lincoln
Lincoln is the 47th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,362 listings, 59% on Airbnb. 33% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (116 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,362
- Market rank
- #47 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 19
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Lincoln
In Lincoln, Airbnb leads with 803 listings (59%), versus 559 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Lincoln
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 Lincoln
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 19 named professional operators run 338 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 67% of that. The other 117 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 33%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 30%
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 60% of Lincoln's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).
Largest operators in Lincoln
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 | 116 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 78 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 33 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Pass the Keys | 29 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 5 | Renzo Property | 19 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 522 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 19 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 15 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | Hoseasons | 6 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 9 | Your.Rentals | 4 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 10 | Rose Platinum Properties | 3 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 487 |
The other 9 professional operators in Lincoln
Local listings
- Staybridge Suites 3 listings
- Archibo Ltd 2 listings
- Host & Stay 2 listings
- My Property Host 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- K Suites 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Lincoln among their markets. See the full interactive Lincoln market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Lincoln compares
Lincoln ranks 47th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Newcastle upon Tyne 1,374 listings
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Exeter 1,373 listings
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Dartmouth 1,367 listings
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Hull 1,357 listings
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Falmouth 1,354 listings
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Swansea 1,347 listings
Photo credits
- Newcastle upon Tyne: Photo: Tyne Bridge - Newcastle Upon Tyne - England - 2004-08-14 by Tagishsimon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Exeter: Photo: Exeter from Haldon by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dartmouth: Photo: Dartmouth.town.750pix by Arpingstone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hull: Photo: Hull skyline from Princess Quay shopping centre car park 2 by User:Imagaril · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Falmouth: Photo: Falmouth Cornwall by EvaK · CC BY-SA 2.5 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swansea: Photo: P.3. Swansea City Centre 2012 by Numero007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lincoln market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Lincoln?
Lincoln has 1,362 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 803 on Airbnb and 559 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Lincoln?
The largest professional operator in Lincoln is Cottages.com, with 116 local listings.
How professionalised is the Lincoln short-term rental market?
33% of Lincoln's listings (455 of 1,362) 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: 41% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 28% on Airbnb. The 19 named professional operators run 338 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 67% of that. The other 117 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Lincoln?
In Lincoln, Airbnb leads with 803 listings (59%), versus 559 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Lincoln?
19 named professional operators run listings in Lincoln. 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 1,362 public short-term rental listings in Lincoln, 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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