Short-term rentals in Stroud
Stroud is the 82nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 1,042 listings, 72% on Airbnb. 25% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (48 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 1,042
- Market rank
- #82 / 597
- National share
- 0.2%
- Named professional operators
- 21
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Stroud
In Stroud, Airbnb leads with 752 listings (72%), 2.6× the 290 on Booking.com (28%).
Where the listings are in Stroud
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 Stroud
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 21 named professional operators run 226 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 53% of that. The other 36 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 25%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 42%
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 56% of Stroud's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (14%).
Largest operators in Stroud
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 | 48 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 46 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 25 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Bolthole Retreats | 24 | 4.82 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,344 |
| 5 | StayCotswold | 15 | 4.79 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 7,872 |
| 6 | Red Kite Stays | 14 | 4.79 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 6,953 |
| 7 | Jason and Philip Serviced Accommodation | 9 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 3,632 |
| 8 | Guesthoo | 8 | 4.82 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 16,142 |
| 9 | Finest Retreats | 6 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 10 | Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd | 5 | 4.88 / 5 | 9.3 / 10 | 1,962 |
The other 11 professional operators in Stroud
Local listings
- Travelnest Ltd 5 listings
- Dorset Hideaways 4 listings
- My Favourite Cottages 4 listings
- Pass the Keys 4 listings
- Oliver's Travels 2 listings
- STAE-Homes 2 listings
- Hostsmart 1 listing
- Interhome 1 listing
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 1 listing
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 1 listing
- Tempstay Ltd 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Stroud among their markets. See the full interactive Stroud market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Stroud compares
Stroud ranks 82nd 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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Shrewsbury 1,045 listings
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Winchester 1,043 listings
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Pickering 1,042 listings
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Brixham 1,032 listings
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Southend-on-Sea 1,027 listings
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Llandudno 1,026 listings
Photo credits
- Shrewsbury: Photo: The Square, Shrewsbury by Gnesener1900 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Winchester: Photo: View of Winchester, Hampshire, England by ITookSomePhotos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pickering: Photo: Centre of Pickering by Charles Rispin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brixham: Photo: Brixham from the sea by Kicior99 · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southend-on-Sea: Photo: Southend aerial 220608 by Terryjoyce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Llandudno: Photo: Llandudno in Wales by Nigel Swales · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Stroud market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Stroud?
Stroud has 1,042 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 752 on Airbnb and 290 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Stroud?
The largest professional operator in Stroud is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 48 local listings.
How professionalised is the Stroud short-term rental market?
25% of Stroud's listings (262 of 1,042) 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: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 17% on Airbnb. The 21 named professional operators run 226 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 53% of that. The other 36 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Stroud?
In Stroud, Airbnb leads with 752 listings (72%), 2.6× the 290 on Booking.com (28%).
How many professional operators run listings in Stroud?
21 named professional operators run listings in Stroud. 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 1,042 public short-term rental listings in Stroud, 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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