Short-term rentals in Selby
Selby has 921 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 527 on Airbnb and 394 on Booking.com. That ranks it 117th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 57% of its listings on Airbnb. 42% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 41%, led by Host & Stay (170 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 921
- Market rank
- #117 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Selby
In Selby, Airbnb leads with 527 listings (57%), versus 394 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Selby
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 Selby
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 356 local listings between them, and the three largest — Host & Stay, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 79% of that. The other 28 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 42%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 19%
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 74% of Selby's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (8%).
Largest operators in Selby
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 | Host & Stay | 170 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 79 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 33 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 32 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 5 | York Boutique Lets | 14 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,856 |
| 6 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 7 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 9 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 77,518 |
| 8 | Wigwam Holidays | 3 | 4.83 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 9,685 |
| 9 | Birch Stays Ltd | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,310 |
| 10 | Eason Stays | 1 | 4.36 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 646 |
The other 4 professional operators in Selby
Local listings
- Perfect Booking 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
- Yorkshire Escapes 1 listing
- Your.Rentals 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Selby among their markets. See the full interactive Selby market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Selby compares
Selby ranks 117th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Worthing 923 listings
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Portrush 922 listings
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Camber 921 listings
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Cowes 911 listings
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Cromer 909 listings
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Salisbury 899 listings
Photo credits
- Worthing: Photo: Worthing sea front from the pier - geograph.org.uk - 413383 by Katharine Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portrush: Photo: On the beach - geograph.org.uk - 53193 by Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Camber: Photo: Camber, East Sussex, and Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm by My another account ( talk ) · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cowes: Photo: Buildings in Cowes as seen from esplanade by Garry Knight · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cromer: Photo: Hotel De Paris by Northmetpit · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Salisbury: Photo: Salisbury Cathedral by Andrew Dunn (Website: ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Selby market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Selby?
Selby has 921 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 527 on Airbnb and 394 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Selby?
The largest professional operator in Selby is Host & Stay, with 170 local listings.
How professionalised is the Selby short-term rental market?
42% of Selby's listings (384 of 921) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 45% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 356 local listings between them, and the three largest — Host & Stay, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 79% of that. The other 28 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Selby?
In Selby, Airbnb leads with 527 listings (57%), versus 394 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Selby?
14 named professional operators run listings in Selby. 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 921 public short-term rental listings in Selby, 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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