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Short-term rentals in Peterborough

Peterborough has 950 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 580 on Airbnb and 370 on Booking.com. That ranks it 103rd of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 61% of its listings on Airbnb. 13% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Next Move Stays (36 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
950
Market rank
#103 / 597
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
17

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Peterborough

In Peterborough, Airbnb leads with 580 listings (61%), versus 370 on Booking.com (39%).

Where the listings are in Peterborough

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 950 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Peterborough

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 16% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 126 local listings between them, and the three largest — Next Move Stays, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Urban Stay Ltd. — account for 65% of that.

Professional share
13%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
31%

Listings by operator portfolio size

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

  • Single listing 295
  • 2–5 listings 252
  • 6–25 listings 278
  • 26+ (professional) 125

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 35% of Peterborough's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (33%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 337
  • Apartments & flats 311
  • Private & shared rooms 186
  • B&Bs & guest houses 58
  • Hotels & hostels 47
  • Unique & outdoor 11

Largest operators in Peterborough

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 Peterborough, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Next Move Stays 36 3.75 / 5 5.1 / 10 250
2 Sykes Holiday Cottages 29 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 184,961
3 Urban Stay Ltd. 17 4.39 / 5 5.6 / 10 543
4 Travelnest Ltd 8 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
5 K Suites 7 4.25 / 5 7.4 / 10 638
6 Cottages.com 6 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 221,687
7 My Property Host 6 4.28 / 5 7.4 / 10 15,849
8 Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 4 4.87 / 5 9.1 / 10 77,518
9 Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 2 4.82 / 5 8.0 / 10 302,031
10 Finest Retreats 2 4.65 / 5 8.5 / 10 14,946

The other 7 professional operators in Peterborough

Local listings

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

How Peterborough compares

Peterborough ranks 103rd 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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Peterborough market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Peterborough?

Peterborough has 950 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 580 on Airbnb and 370 on Booking.com.

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

The largest professional operator in Peterborough is Next Move Stays, with 36 local listings.

How professionalised is the Peterborough short-term rental market?

13% of Peterborough's listings (125 of 950) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 16% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 11% on Airbnb. The 17 named professional operators run 126 local listings between them, and the three largest — Next Move Stays, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Urban Stay Ltd. — account for 65% of that.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Peterborough?

In Peterborough, Airbnb leads with 580 listings (61%), versus 370 on Booking.com (39%).

How many professional operators run listings in Peterborough?

17 named professional operators run listings in Peterborough. 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 950 public short-term rental listings in Peterborough, 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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