Short-term rentals in Richmond
Richmond is the 510th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 342 listings, 61% on Airbnb. 45% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (44 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 342
- Market rank
- #510 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Richmond
In Richmond, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (61%), versus 133 on Booking.com (39%).
Where the listings are in Richmond
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 Richmond
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 146 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 75% of that. The other 8 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 45%
- 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 Richmond's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (10%).
Largest operators in Richmond
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 | 44 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 39 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 26 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | Host & Stay | 9 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 5 | Yorkshire Escapes | 7 | 4.91 / 5 | — | 1,418 |
| 6 | ALSENED LTD | 6 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 7 | Finest Retreats | 4 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 8 | Norfolk Hideaways | 4 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 9 | Crabtree & Crabtree | 3 | 4.94 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 858 |
| 10 | KIST Accommodates | 2 | 4.76 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 831 |
The other 2 professional operators in Richmond
Local listings
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Richmond among their markets. See the full interactive Richmond market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Richmond compares
Richmond ranks 510th 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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Auchterarder 343 listings
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Docking 343 listings
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Lowestoft 342 listings
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Sedbergh 342 listings
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Wareham 341 listings
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Blyth 340 listings
Photo credits
- Auchterarder: Photo: Auchterarder High Street by Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Docking: Photo: St Mary's Church Docking - geograph.org.uk - 767185 by James Cocker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lowestoft: Photo: Harbour Inn, Lowestoft 13th June 2009 by Stavros1 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sedbergh: Photo: Sedbergh by Zaian at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wareham: Photo: Wareham Saturday Market by River Frome - geograph.org.uk - 316307 by Simon Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blyth: Photo: Blyth Church - geograph.org.uk - 53326 by Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Richmond market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Richmond?
Richmond has 342 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 209 on Airbnb and 133 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Richmond?
The largest professional operator in Richmond is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 44 local listings.
How professionalised is the Richmond short-term rental market?
45% of Richmond's listings (154 of 342) 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: 57% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 37% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 146 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Cottages.com — account for 75% 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 Richmond?
In Richmond, Airbnb leads with 209 listings (61%), versus 133 on Booking.com (39%).
How many professional operators run listings in Richmond?
12 named professional operators run listings in Richmond. 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 342 public short-term rental listings in Richmond, 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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