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Short-term rentals in Sunderland

Sunderland has 941 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 510 on Airbnb and 431 on Booking.com. That ranks it 106th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with listings split almost evenly between Airbnb (54%) and Booking.com (46%). 36% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Explaura Property Ltd (45 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.

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Tracked listings
941
Market rank
#106 / 597
National share
0.2%
Named professional operators
28

Airbnb vs Booking.com in Sunderland

In Sunderland, supply is split almost evenly: 510 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 431 on Booking.com (46%).

Where the listings are in Sunderland

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.

Airbnb Booking.com 250 sampled locations from 941 tracked listings — open the full interactive report

Market structure in Sunderland

Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 39% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 28 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Explaura Property Ltd, Nest Acre Stays and Travelnest Ltd — account for 40% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Professional share
36%
Median market
41%
Single-listing hosts
18%

Listings by operator portfolio size

Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.

  • Single listing 170
  • 2–5 listings 214
  • 6–25 listings 220
  • 26+ (professional) 337

Listings by property type

Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 44% of Sunderland's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (38%).

  • Houses, cottages & holiday homes 411
  • Apartments & flats 359
  • Private & shared rooms 107
  • Hotels & hostels 36
  • B&Bs & guest houses 27
  • Unique & outdoor 1

Largest operators in Sunderland

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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Largest operators in Sunderland, ranked by local tracked listings.
# Operator Listings Airbnb score Booking.com score Portfolio reviews
1 Explaura Property Ltd 45 4.80 / 5 9.0 / 10 302
2 Nest Acre Stays 42 4.45 / 5 6.7 / 10 1,238
3 Travelnest Ltd 34 4.52 / 5 8.0 / 10 99,168
4 Sykes Holiday Cottages 27 4.69 / 5 8.9 / 10 184,961
5 Stay With Us MPB Ltd 18 4.51 / 5 7.2 / 10 2,581
6 Cottages.com 17 4.77 / 5 9.0 / 10 221,687
7 Executive Stays North East 14 — 4.2 / 10 894
8 Toast Lettings 14 4.45 / 5 8.4 / 10 1,514
9 Vacant Nests 14 4.62 / 5 7.9 / 10 2,198
10 Dwell Living 10 4.40 / 5 8.0 / 10 948

The other 18 professional operators in Sunderland

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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Sunderland among their markets. See the full interactive Sunderland market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.

How Sunderland compares

Sunderland ranks 106th 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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Sunderland market FAQ

How many short-term rentals are in Sunderland?

Sunderland has 941 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 510 on Airbnb and 431 on Booking.com.

Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Sunderland?

The largest professional operator in Sunderland is Explaura Property Ltd, with 45 local listings.

How professionalised is the Sunderland short-term rental market?

36% of Sunderland's listings (337 of 941) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (41%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 39% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 33% on Airbnb. The 28 named professional operators run 300 local listings between them, and the three largest — Explaura Property Ltd, Nest Acre Stays and Travelnest Ltd — account for 40% of that. The other 37 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.

Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Sunderland?

In Sunderland, supply is split almost evenly: 510 listings on Airbnb (54%) and 431 on Booking.com (46%).

How many professional operators run listings in Sunderland?

28 named professional operators run listings in Sunderland. 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 941 public short-term rental listings in Sunderland, 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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