Short-term rentals in Stoke on Trent
Stoke on Trent is the 56th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,295 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (50 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,295
- Market rank
- #56 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 16
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Stoke on Trent
In Stoke on Trent, Airbnb leads with 732 listings (57%), versus 563 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Stoke on Trent
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 Stoke on Trent
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 190 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest Ltd — account for 61% of that. The other 103 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 23%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 25%
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 48% of Stoke on Trent's classified listings, followed by Private & shared rooms (18%).
Largest operators in Stoke on Trent
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 | Cottages.com | 50 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 37 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Travelnest Ltd | 28 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 4 | Rupa Lettings Ltd | 16 | 4.64 / 5 | 7.8 / 10 | 867 |
| 5 | The Travel Fox | 16 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 5,221 |
| 6 | Houst | 11 | 4.63 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 17,804 |
| 7 | Your.Rentals | 8 | 4.62 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 11,822 |
| 8 | Pass the Keys | 7 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 9 | 53 Degrees Property | 4 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 4,237 |
| 10 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 3 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
The other 6 professional operators in Stoke on Trent
Local listings
- Hoseasons 3 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Luxury Cottages 1 listing
- Studio Apartment 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Stoke on Trent among their markets. See the full interactive Stoke on Trent market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Stoke on Trent compares
Stoke on Trent ranks 56th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.2% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Northampton 1,335 listings
- St. Andrews 1,311 listings
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Bowness-on-Windermere 1,306 listings
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Ambleside 1,270 listings
- Canterbury 1,266 listings
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Matlock 1,259 listings
Photo credits
- Northampton: Photo: Cole-roper northampton 1810 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bowness-on-Windermere: Photo: Bowness on Windermere by Karl1587 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ambleside: Photo: Shops in Ambleside (6789) by Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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Stoke on Trent market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Stoke on Trent?
Stoke on Trent has 1,295 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 732 on Airbnb and 563 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Stoke on Trent?
The largest professional operator in Stoke on Trent is Cottages.com, with 50 local listings.
How professionalised is the Stoke on Trent short-term rental market?
23% of Stoke on Trent's listings (293 of 1,295) 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: 33% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 15% on Airbnb. The 16 named professional operators run 190 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Travelnest Ltd — account for 61% of that. The other 103 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Stoke on Trent?
In Stoke on Trent, Airbnb leads with 732 listings (57%), versus 563 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Stoke on Trent?
16 named professional operators run listings in Stoke on Trent. 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 1,295 public short-term rental listings in Stoke on Trent, 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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