Short-term rentals in Wakefield
Wakefield is the 342nd-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 506 listings, 62% on Airbnb. 23% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Pass the Property (26 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 506
- Market rank
- #342 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 13
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wakefield
In Wakefield, Airbnb leads with 312 listings (62%), versus 194 on Booking.com (38%).
Where the listings are in Wakefield
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 Wakefield
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 27% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 62 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Property, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 60% of that. The other 53 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
- 28%
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 39% of Wakefield's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (29%).
Largest operators in Wakefield
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 | Pass the Property | 26 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.7 / 10 | 4,652 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 7 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 3 | Cottages.com | 4 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | Host & Stay | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 59,134 |
| 6 | My Property Host | 4 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 7 | Staybridge Suites | 3 | 4.58 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 1,020,187 |
| 8 | Eason Stays | 2 | 4.34 / 5 | 7.1 / 10 | 687 |
| 9 | Perfect Booking | 2 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 273 |
| 10 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 2 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
The other 3 professional operators in Wakefield
Local listings
- Travelnest Ltd 2 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 1 listing
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Wakefield among their markets. See the full interactive Wakefield market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wakefield compares
Wakefield ranks 342nd of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Rothbury 510 listings
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Bushmills 509 listings
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Rothesay 508 listings
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Bolton 504 listings
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Bridgend 503 listings
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Blakeney 501 listings
Photo credits
- Rothbury: Photo: Rothburycentre2 by Glennsmart at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bushmills: Photo: Bushmills2 by Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rothesay: Photo: Rothesay Pier - geograph.org.uk - 31029 by william craig · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bolton: Photo: Bolton Town Hall by Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridgend: Photo: The old bridge, two towers and walkway, Bridgend 1915596 6bc31f25 by Mick Lobb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Blakeney: Photo: Blakeney High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1767948 by Phillip Perry · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wakefield market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wakefield?
Wakefield has 506 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 312 on Airbnb and 194 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wakefield?
The largest professional operator in Wakefield is Pass the Property, with 26 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wakefield short-term rental market?
23% of Wakefield's listings (115 of 506) 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: 27% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 20% on Airbnb. The 13 named professional operators run 62 local listings between them, and the three largest — Pass the Property, Sykes Holiday Cottages and Cottages.com — account for 60% of that. The other 53 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wakefield?
In Wakefield, Airbnb leads with 312 listings (62%), versus 194 on Booking.com (38%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wakefield?
13 named professional operators run listings in Wakefield. 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 506 public short-term rental listings in Wakefield, 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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