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Short-term rentals in Macclesfield

Macclesfield is the 352nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 493 listings, 67% on Airbnb. 21% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (29 listings).

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Tracked listings
493
Market rank
#352 / 597
National share
under 0.1%
Named professional operators
14

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Macclesfield

In Macclesfield, Airbnb leads with 332 listings (67%), 2.1× the 161 on Booking.com (33%).

Where the listings are in Macclesfield

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 493 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Macclesfield

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 34% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 97 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 8 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
21%
Median market
39%
Single-listing hosts
40%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 197
  • 2–5 listings 124
  • 6–25 listings 67
  • 26+ (professional) 105

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 55% of Macclesfield's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 273
  • Apartments & flats 88
  • B&Bs & guest houses 46
  • Private & shared rooms 32
  • Hotels & hostels 31
  • Unique & outdoor 23

Largest operators in Macclesfield

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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Largest operators in Macclesfield, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Sykes Holiday Cottages 29 4.70 / 5 8.9 / 10 179,990
2 Cottages.com 23 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 217,587
3 holidaycottages.co.uk 11 4.73 / 5 8.9 / 10 73,474
4 Archibo Ltd 8 4.78 / 5 9.1 / 10 3,947
5 Birch Stays Ltd 4 4.90 / 5 9.2 / 10 1,440
6 Finest Retreats 4 4.64 / 5 8.5 / 10 13,960
7 Rupa Lettings Ltd 4 4.64 / 5 7.8 / 10 867
8 HelloGuest Limited 3 4.71 / 5 8.1 / 10 7,597
9 Port Isaac Bay Holidays 3 4.85 / 5 9.1 / 10 138,189
10 Travelnest Ltd 3 4.56 / 5 8.0 / 10 95,073

The other 4 professional operators in Macclesfield

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Macclesfield among their markets. See the full interactive Macclesfield market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Macclesfield compares

Macclesfield ranks 352nd 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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Macclesfield market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Macclesfield?

Macclesfield has 493 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 332 on Airbnb and 161 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Macclesfield?

The largest professional operator in Macclesfield is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 29 local listings.

How professionalised is the Macclesfield short-term rental market?

21% of Macclesfield's listings (105 of 493) 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: 34% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 97 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 65% of that. The other 8 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Macclesfield?

In Macclesfield, Airbnb leads with 332 listings (67%), 2.1× the 161 on Booking.com (33%).

How many professional operators run listings in Macclesfield?

14 named professional operators run listings in Macclesfield. 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 493 public short-term rental listings in Macclesfield, 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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