Short-term rentals in York
York is the 9th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 4,300 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 37% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 39%, led by Stays York (393 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 4,300
- Market rank
- #9 / 597
- National share
- 0.7%
- Named professional operators
- 33
Airbnb vs Booking.com in York
In York, Airbnb leads with 2,581 listings (60%), versus 1,719 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in York
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 York
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 47% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 30% on Airbnb. The 33 named professional operators run 1,407 local listings between them, and the three largest — Stays York, Cottages.com and WelcomeLets Yorkshire — account for 56% of that. The other 165 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 37%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 23%
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
Apartments & flats make up 42% of York's classified listings, followed by Houses, cottages & holiday homes (41%).
Largest operators in York
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 | Stays York | 393 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 12,568 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 259 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | WelcomeLets Yorkshire | 134 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 4,719 |
| 4 | York Boutique Lets | 126 | 4.72 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 7,090 |
| 5 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 107 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 6 | Pass the Keys | 99 | 4.75 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 62,567 |
| 7 | My Property Host | 45 | 4.29 / 5 | 7.4 / 10 | 15,689 |
| 8 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 41 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 9 | Wheelwrights Cottages Limited | 40 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 3,275 |
| 10 | Archibo Ltd | 30 | 4.78 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 3,947 |
The other 23 professional operators in York
Local listings
- Pass the Property 25 listings
- Host & Stay 20 listings
- 53 Degrees Property 15 listings
- Travelnest Ltd 14 listings
- Hoseasons 10 listings
- Port Isaac Bay Holidays 7 listings
- Yorkshire Escapes 6 listings
- Norfolk Hideaways 4 listings
- Staybridge Suites 4 listings
- Adagio Aparthotel 3 listings
- Cumbrian Cottage Holidays 3 listings
- Rose Platinum Properties 3 listings
- Finest Retreats 2 listings
- HelloGuest Limited 2 listings
- Ingrid Flute'S Yorks Hol Cottages 2 listings
- Red Kite Stays 2 listings
- Studio Apartment 2 listings
- Together Travel 2 listings
- Valore Property Services 2 listings
- Your.Rentals 2 listings
- Best Western The Dartmouth Golf, Hotel and Spa 1 listing
- Rural Retreats Holidays Ltd 1 listing
- The Cricketers Inn 1 listing
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count York among their markets. See the full interactive York market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How York compares
York ranks 9th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.7% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Brighton & Hove 5,640 listings
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Bristol 4,430 listings
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Belfast 4,331 listings
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Glasgow 4,172 listings
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Cardiff 3,939 listings
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Leeds 3,800 listings
Photo credits
- Brighton & Hove: Photo: Buildings of Brighton and Hove Seafront (Norfolk Hotel to Adelaide Crescent) (April 2013) by Hassocks5489 · CC0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bristol: Photo: Bristol landmarks collage by Bleff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Belfast: Photo: Wikibelfast1 by Conor2k10 · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow: Photo: Glasgow - aerial - 2025-04-17 12 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cardiff: Photo: Cardiffmontage3 by MichiganCharms · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leeds: Photo: Leeds Montage by Lad 2011 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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York market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in York?
York has 4,300 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 2,581 on Airbnb and 1,719 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in York?
The largest professional operator in York is Stays York, with 393 local listings.
How professionalised is the York short-term rental market?
37% of York's listings (1,572 of 4,300) 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 30% on Airbnb. The 33 named professional operators run 1,407 local listings between them, and the three largest — Stays York, Cottages.com and WelcomeLets Yorkshire — account for 56% of that. The other 165 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in York?
In York, Airbnb leads with 2,581 listings (60%), versus 1,719 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in York?
33 named professional operators run listings in York. 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 4,300 public short-term rental listings in York, 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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