Short-term rentals in Rhayader
Rhayader is the 305th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 553 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 61% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (165 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 553
- Market rank
- #305 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 6
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Rhayader
In Rhayader, Airbnb leads with 314 listings (57%), versus 239 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Rhayader
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 Rhayader
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 76% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 349 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Holidays Wales and Cottages.com — account for 89% of that.
- Professional share
- 61%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 11%
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 73% of Rhayader's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (12%).
Largest operators in Rhayader
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. The table covers 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 | 165 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Holidays Wales | 85 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,233 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 60 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 36 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 1 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Rhayader among their markets. See the full interactive Rhayader market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Rhayader compares
Rhayader ranks 305th 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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Ringwood 555 listings
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Hawes 554 listings
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Killin 553 listings
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Shanklin 553 listings
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Boston 550 listings
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Carnforth 548 listings
Photo credits
- Ringwood: Photo: Fridays Cross, Ringwood - geograph.org.uk - 174248 by Peter Facey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hawes: Photo: Hawes by Cyberdemon007 at en.wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killin: Photo: Killin-wv by Tine.wv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shanklin: Photo: Shanklin Old Village - geograph.org.uk - 13237 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Boston: Photo: BostonStump by BardofL · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnforth: Photo: Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 463829 by Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rhayader market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Rhayader?
Rhayader has 553 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 314 on Airbnb and 239 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Rhayader?
The largest professional operator in Rhayader is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 165 local listings.
How professionalised is the Rhayader short-term rental market?
61% of Rhayader's listings (336 of 553) 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: 76% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 49% on Airbnb. The 6 named professional operators run 349 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Holidays Wales and Cottages.com — account for 89% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Rhayader?
In Rhayader, Airbnb leads with 314 listings (57%), versus 239 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Rhayader?
6 named professional operators run listings in Rhayader. 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 553 public short-term rental listings in Rhayader, 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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