Short-term rentals in Staithes
Staithes has 568 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 322 on Airbnb and 246 on Booking.com. That ranks it 292nd of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 57% of its listings on Airbnb. 65% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 41%, led by Cottages.com (129 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 568
- Market rank
- #292 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Staithes
In Staithes, Airbnb leads with 322 listings (57%), versus 246 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Staithes
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 Staithes
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 79% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 351 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 87% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 65%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 20%
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 89% of Staithes' classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (4%).
Largest operators in Staithes
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 | Cottages.com | 129 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 126 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 52 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 82,888 |
| 4 | Host & Stay | 29 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,959 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 10 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 6 | NORTH YORKSHIRE COTTAGE HOLIDAYS LTD | 2 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 492 |
| 7 | Reserve and Relax Holiday Cottages Ltd | 2 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 1,647 |
| 8 | Norfolk Hideaways | 1 | 4.75 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,836 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Staithes among their markets. See the full interactive Staithes market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Staithes compares
Staithes ranks 292nd 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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Lancaster 571 listings
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Stoney Middleton 571 listings
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Burford 569 listings
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Nantwich 567 listings
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Bridgwater 565 listings
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Rhosneigr 564 listings
Photo credits
- Lancaster: Photo: City of Lancaster (2) by David P · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stoney Middleton: Photo: MiddletonDale by Dave.Dunford · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Burford: Photo: Main Street in BurfordOxfordshire, UK by Ettlz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nantwich: Photo: Nantwich - view down Welsh Row by Jonathanawhite · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgwater: Photo: Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church by Ken Grainger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rhosneigr: Photo: Rhosneigr by Porius1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Staithes market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Staithes?
Staithes has 568 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 322 on Airbnb and 246 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Staithes?
The largest professional operator in Staithes is Cottages.com, with 129 local listings.
How professionalised is the Staithes short-term rental market?
65% of Staithes' listings (368 of 568) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 79% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 54% on Airbnb. The 8 named professional operators run 351 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 87% of that. The other 17 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Staithes?
In Staithes, Airbnb leads with 322 listings (57%), versus 246 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Staithes?
8 named professional operators run listings in Staithes. 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 568 public short-term rental listings in Staithes, 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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