Short-term rentals in Wigan
Wigan has 856 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 506 on Airbnb and 350 on Booking.com. That ranks it 140th of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom, with 59% of its listings on Airbnb. 28% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 41%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (34 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 856
- Market rank
- #140 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 27
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Wigan
In Wigan, Airbnb leads with 506 listings (59%), versus 350 on Booking.com (41%).
Where the listings are in Wigan
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 Wigan
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 27 named professional operators run 175 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, MVS Property Group and TLC Stay — account for 43% of that. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 28%
- Median market
- 41%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
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 52% of Wigan's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (23%).
Largest operators in Wigan
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 | 34 | 4.69 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 184,961 |
| 2 | MVS Property Group | 21 | — | 6.6 / 10 | 2,228 |
| 3 | TLC Stay | 20 | 4.65 / 5 | 7.9 / 10 | 851 |
| 4 | Cottages.com | 15 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 221,687 |
| 5 | Eason Stays | 14 | 4.36 / 5 | 6.8 / 10 | 646 |
| 6 | ALSENED LTD | 9 | 3.38 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 153,888 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 8 | 4.52 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 99,168 |
| 8 | Harrison Holidays | 7 | 4.65 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 226 |
| 9 | My Property Host | 5 | 4.28 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,849 |
| 10 | Yoko Property | 4 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 954 |
The other 17 professional operators in Wigan
Local listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 3 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 3 listings
- Elevate Properties Inc 3 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 3 listings
- Rich & Ala - The Cosy Corner Nationwide Ltd. - Shorts stays Manchester 3 listings
- Staycay Management Ltd 3 listings
- Charles Alexander Short Stay 2 listings
- Evolve Stays 2 listings
- Furnished Accommodation 2 listings
- holidaycottages.co.uk 2 listings
- Our Home Short Stays 2 listings
- Prim Short Stays Ltd 2 listings
- Staybridge Suites 2 listings
- The Holiday Cottage Collection 2 listings
- The Travel Fox 2 listings
- Stanhill Court Hotel Gatwick 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Wigan among their markets. See the full interactive Wigan market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Wigan compares
Wigan ranks 140th 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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Wells next the Sea 859 listings
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Bury Saint Edmunds 858 listings
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Haverfordwest 856 listings
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Aberystwyth 848 listings
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Kendal 843 listings
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Emsworth 842 listings
Photo credits
- Wells next the Sea: Photo: Wells-next-the-Sea Quayside Aug 2013 by MOTORAL1987 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bury Saint Edmunds: Photo: Bury St Edmunds City Center by Mohammed Tawsif Salam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haverfordwest: Photo: HaverfordwestSalutation Square by Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Aberystwyth: Photo: Arfordir Aberystwyth, Ceredigion - Aberystwyth SAC Special Areas of Conservation, West Wales Marine 01 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal: Photo: Kendal roofscape by Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Emsworth: Photo: The slip at Emsworth - geograph.org.uk - 35660 by Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Wigan market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Wigan?
Wigan has 856 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 506 on Airbnb and 350 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Wigan?
The largest professional operator in Wigan is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 34 local listings.
How professionalised is the Wigan short-term rental market?
28% of Wigan's listings (236 of 856) 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: 36% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 22% on Airbnb. The 27 named professional operators run 175 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, MVS Property Group and TLC Stay — account for 43% of that. The other 61 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Wigan?
In Wigan, Airbnb leads with 506 listings (59%), versus 350 on Booking.com (41%).
How many professional operators run listings in Wigan?
27 named professional operators run listings in Wigan. 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 856 public short-term rental listings in Wigan, 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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