Short-term rentals in Preston
Preston is the 475th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 368 listings, 63% on Airbnb. 26% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Eason Stays (5 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 368
- Market rank
- #475 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 15
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Preston
In Preston, Airbnb leads with 233 listings (63%), versus 135 on Booking.com (37%).
Where the listings are in Preston
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 Preston
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 36 local listings between them, and the three largest — Eason Stays, holidaycottages.co.uk and Prim Short Stays Ltd — account for 36% of that. The other 60 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 26%
- Median market
- 39%
- 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.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 46% of Preston's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (26%).
Largest operators in Preston
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 | Eason Stays | 5 | 4.34 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 687 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Prim Short Stays Ltd | 4 | 4.39 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 2,787 |
| 4 | Rose Platinum Properties | 4 | 4.48 / 5 | 7.0 / 10 | 487 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 4 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 6 | 53 Degrees Property | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,237 |
| 7 | Adagio Aparthotel | 2 | 4.78 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 790,934 |
| 8 | My Property Host | 2 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 9 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 10 | Travelnest Ltd | 2 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
The other 5 professional operators in Preston
Local listings
- K Suites 1 listing
- mystayinn LIMITED 1 listing
- Stay With Us MPB Ltd 1 listing
- Staybridge Suites 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Preston among their markets. See the full interactive Preston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Preston compares
Preston ranks 475th 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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Luton 371 listings
- Cupar 370 listings
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Ironbridge 369 listings
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Hawkshead 367 listings
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Sandwich 364 listings
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Gravesend 362 listings
Photo credits
- Luton: Photo: Luton Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 944904 by Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ironbridge: Photo: Ironbridge002 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hawkshead: Photo: Ann Tyson's Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 510301 by Donnylad · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sandwich: Photo: St Thomas' Hospital Sandwich, Kent by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gravesend: Photo: Clocktower gravesend by Pireotis · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Preston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Preston?
Preston has 368 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 233 on Airbnb and 135 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Preston?
The largest professional operator in Preston is Eason Stays, with 5 local listings.
How professionalised is the Preston short-term rental market?
26% of Preston's listings (96 of 368) 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: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 15 named professional operators run 36 local listings between them, and the three largest — Eason Stays, holidaycottages.co.uk and Prim Short Stays Ltd — account for 36% of that. The other 60 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Preston?
In Preston, Airbnb leads with 233 listings (63%), versus 135 on Booking.com (37%).
How many professional operators run listings in Preston?
15 named professional operators run listings in Preston. 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 368 public short-term rental listings in Preston, 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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