Short-term rentals in Penrith
Penrith is the 51st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,340 listings, 58% on Airbnb. 51% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (204 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,340
- Market rank
- #51 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Penrith
In Penrith, Airbnb leads with 775 listings (58%), versus 565 on Booking.com (42%).
Where the listings are in Penrith
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 Penrith
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 64% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 42% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 595 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 88 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 51%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 26%
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 72% of Penrith's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (10%).
Largest operators in Penrith
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 | 204 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 178 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 110 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 52 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 16 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 6 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | Birch Stays Ltd | 5 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,440 |
| 8 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Keswick Cottages | 4 | 4.77 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 1,005 |
The other 6 professional operators in Penrith
Local listings
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 3 listings
- Laik Ltd 2 listings
- Luxury Cottages 2 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 2 listings
- Ridgestone Collection 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Penrith among their markets. See the full interactive Penrith market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Penrith compares
Penrith ranks 51st 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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Hull 1,357 listings
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Falmouth 1,354 listings
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Swansea 1,347 listings
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Windermere 1,338 listings
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Northampton 1,335 listings
- St. Andrews 1,311 listings
Photo credits
- 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
- Windermere: Photo: Windermere - Main Road by Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Northampton: Photo: Cole-roper northampton 1810 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Penrith market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Penrith?
Penrith has 1,340 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 775 on Airbnb and 565 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Penrith?
The largest professional operator in Penrith is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 204 local listings.
How professionalised is the Penrith short-term rental market?
51% of Penrith's listings (683 of 1,340) 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: 64% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 42% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 595 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 83% of that. The other 88 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Penrith?
In Penrith, Airbnb leads with 775 listings (58%), versus 565 on Booking.com (42%).
How many professional operators run listings in Penrith?
16 named professional operators run listings in Penrith. 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 1,340 public short-term rental listings in Penrith, 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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