Short-term rentals in Stevenage
Stevenage is the 189th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 725 listings, 70% on Airbnb. 11% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Port Isaac Bay Holidays (10 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 725
- Market rank
- #189 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Stevenage
In Stevenage, Airbnb leads with 509 listings (70%), 2.4× the 216 on Booking.com (30%).
Where the listings are in Stevenage
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 Stevenage
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 17% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 41 local listings between them, and the three largest — Port Isaac Bay Holidays, Cottages.com and Travelnest Ltd — account for 54% of that. The other 42 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 11%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 41%
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 34% of Stevenage's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (28%).
Largest operators in Stevenage
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 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 10 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 6 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 6 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | Smarter Rent | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 1,653 |
| 5 | Houst | 3 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 17,804 |
| 6 | Perfect Booking | 3 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
| 7 | Staybridge Suites | 3 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 8 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 9 | HelloGuest Limited | 1 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 7,597 |
| 10 | Oliver's Travels | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
The other 2 professional operators in Stevenage
Local listings
- Pass the Keys 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Stevenage among their markets. See the full interactive Stevenage market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Stevenage compares
Stevenage ranks 189th 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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Portstewart 733 listings
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Chipping Norton 729 listings
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Sidmouth 728 listings
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Kettering 724 listings
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Basingstoke 723 listings
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Mablethorpe 721 listings
Photo credits
- Portstewart: Photo: The Promenade at Portstewart - geograph.org.uk - 1322701 by Des Colhoun · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chipping Norton: Photo: Market Hall and the Co-op - geograph.org.uk - 236399 by David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sidmouth: Photo: SidmouthBeach by Touriste · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kettering: Photo: Watch 033 by Zygologyboy at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Basingstoke: Photo: Basingstoke station by Peter Jordan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mablethorpe: Photo: The post office, Mablethorpe - geograph.org.uk - 1186901 by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stevenage market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Stevenage?
Stevenage has 725 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 509 on Airbnb and 216 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Stevenage?
The largest professional operator in Stevenage is Port Isaac Bay Holidays, with 10 local listings.
How professionalised is the Stevenage short-term rental market?
11% of Stevenage's listings (83 of 725) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 17% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 9% on Airbnb. The 12 named professional operators run 41 local listings between them, and the three largest — Port Isaac Bay Holidays, Cottages.com and Travelnest Ltd — account for 54% of that. The other 42 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Stevenage?
In Stevenage, Airbnb leads with 509 listings (70%), 2.4× the 216 on Booking.com (30%).
How many professional operators run listings in Stevenage?
12 named professional operators run listings in Stevenage. 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 725 public short-term rental listings in Stevenage, 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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