Short-term rentals in Thurso
Thurso is the 247th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 627 listings, 57% on Airbnb. 29% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Archibo Ltd (79 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 627
- Market rank
- #247 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 9
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Thurso
In Thurso, Airbnb leads with 356 listings (57%), versus 271 on Booking.com (43%).
Where the listings are in Thurso
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 Thurso
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 142 local listings between them, and the three largest — Archibo Ltd, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 81% of that. The other 40 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 29%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 30%
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 57% of Thurso's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).
Largest operators in Thurso
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 | Archibo Ltd | 79 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 22 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 14 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 4 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 9 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 7 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 4 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 7 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 4 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 8 | Blok Property Management | 2 | 4.74 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 584 |
| 9 | Together Travel | 1 | 4.62 / 5 | — | 91 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Thurso among their markets. See the full interactive Thurso market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Thurso compares
Thurso ranks 247th 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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Berwick-upon-Tweed 633 listings
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Great Yarmouth 631 listings
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Liskeard 628 listings
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Port Seton 626 listings
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Saltburn-by-the-Sea 624 listings
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Stockton-on-Tees 624 listings
Photo credits
- Berwick-upon-Tweed: Photo: Berwick-upon-Tweed by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Yarmouth: Photo: Great Yarmouth collage2 by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Liskeard: Photo: The Guildhall, Market Street, Liskeard - geograph.org.uk - 666030 by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Port Seton: Photo: Cockenzie High Street - geograph.org.uk - 830824 by Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea: Photo: Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland taken 1963 - geograph.org.uk - 803854 by William Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stockton-on-Tees: Photo: Town Hall and Shambles Market Hall, Stockton on Tees by Petegal-half · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Thurso market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Thurso?
Thurso has 627 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 356 on Airbnb and 271 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Thurso?
The largest professional operator in Thurso is Archibo Ltd, with 79 local listings.
How professionalised is the Thurso short-term rental market?
29% of Thurso's listings (182 of 627) 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: 37% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 23% on Airbnb. The 9 named professional operators run 142 local listings between them, and the three largest — Archibo Ltd, Cottages.com and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 81% of that. The other 40 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Thurso?
In Thurso, Airbnb leads with 356 listings (57%), versus 271 on Booking.com (43%).
How many professional operators run listings in Thurso?
9 named professional operators run listings in Thurso. 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 627 public short-term rental listings in Thurso, 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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