Short-term rentals in Skipton
Skipton is the 61st-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,234 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 56% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (240 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,234
- Market rank
- #61 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 14
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Skipton
In Skipton, Airbnb leads with 703 listings (57%), versus 531 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Skipton
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 Skipton
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 68% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 48% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 642 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 84% of that. The other 53 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 56%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 24%
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 75% of Skipton's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (9%).
Largest operators in Skipton
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 | 240 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 224 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 75 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 37 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 5 | Birch Stays Ltd | 33 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.2 / 10 | 1,440 |
| 6 | Norfolk Hideaways | 15 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,767 |
| 7 | Host & Stay | 3 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 8 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 3 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | HelloGuest Limited | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
The other 4 professional operators in Skipton
Local listings
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages 2 listings
- Oliver's Travels 2 listings
- Pass the Property 2 listings
- Yorkshire Escapes 2 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Skipton among their markets. See the full interactive Skipton market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Skipton compares
Skipton ranks 61st of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
- Canterbury 1,266 listings
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Matlock 1,259 listings
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Carlisle 1,257 listings
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Chichester 1,194 listings
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Royal Tunbridge Wells 1,173 listings
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Swanage 1,165 listings
Photo credits
- Matlock: Photo: Bank Road, Matlock - geograph.org.uk - 937427 by David Rogers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlisle: Photo: Carlisle Cathedral from the Air by Alex · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chichester: Photo: Chichester Cathedral, south-west aspect by The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Tunbridge Wells: Photo: The Pantiles, Royal Tunbridge Wells - geograph.org.uk - 530188 by Paul Collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Swanage: Photo: Swanage - geograph.org.uk - 6609 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Skipton market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Skipton?
Skipton has 1,234 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 703 on Airbnb and 531 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Skipton?
The largest professional operator in Skipton is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 240 local listings.
How professionalised is the Skipton short-term rental market?
56% of Skipton's listings (695 of 1,234) 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: 68% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 48% on Airbnb. The 14 named professional operators run 642 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 84% of that. The other 53 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Skipton?
In Skipton, Airbnb leads with 703 listings (57%), versus 531 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Skipton?
14 named professional operators run listings in Skipton. 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 1,234 public short-term rental listings in Skipton, 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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