Best Airbnb Markets Northern Europe in 2025

Based on Airbtics data from September 2024 to August 2025, this page shows the top Airbnb locations to invest in Northern Europe with key statistics and information, like short-term rental regulations, number of listings, occupancy rate, average daily rate, and annual revenue. This allows you to discover the most profitable cities to invest in, buy, and own Airbnb rental properties in Northern Europe.

Why Invest in Airbnb Northern Europe in 2025?

** Last updated: 2025-10-04

In recent years, Northern Europe has emerged as one of the best locations for investing in short-term rentals thanks to its popular tourist attractions, thriving business activities, growing digital nomad presence, and vibrant cities like City of edinburgh, Cotswold and Reykjavik. With millions of international visitors coming each year, the demand for vacation rental accommodations is growing, making Airbnb Northern Europe a lucrative option for both local and foreign investors.

Due to strong demand from travelers, Northern Europe offers competitive average daily rates (ADR), healthy occupancy rates, and attractive revenue potential in the best Airbnb markets. Whether you’re looking to start your first Airbnb business with a modest budget or to add a luxury short-term rental property to your portfolio, Northern Europe has a profitable location to meet your budget and aspirations as an investor.

Note on Methodology: The Airbtics Market Score indicates how attractive a location is for investing in an Airbnb rental property. We determine this score based on the following criteria:

  1. Short-term rental yield: The ratio between annual revenue and property price, as a percentage. Locations with higher Airbnb rental yield score better.
  2. Short-term rental regulations: How STR-friendly the local Airbnb rules and laws are. Markets with more lenient regulations get a higher score.
  3. Market size: The number of Airbnb listings. Larger vacation rental markets get a higher score as it is easier for investors to buy and sell properties.
  4. Growth: How fast the market is becoming saturated. Priority is given to markets that are already developed but are not approaching saturation yet.
  5. Seasonality: To what degree Airbnb performance is affected by seasonality. Less seasonal impact is preferred as investors can enjoy a more stable short-term rental performance throughout the year.

Based on this methodology, the best places to buy Airbnb in Northern Europe are:



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Top 50 Northern Europe Cities for Airbnb in 2025

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1London
Lenient
51,63873%$190$51,19212.3%34.5%
2Cornwall
Lenient
12,99262%$179$41,01212.3%34.5%
3Copenhagen
Lenient
9,16581%$192$57,11312.3%34.5%
4Oslo
Lenient
6,22272%$134$35,62912.3%34.5%
5Stockholm
Lenient
6,14764%$140$33,31412.3%34.5%
6Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,00175%$195$53,77712.3%34.5%
7Kent
Lenient
5,80259%$167$36,71912.3%34.5%
8City of edinburgh
Lenient
4,82784%$226$69,91312.3%34.5%
9West midlands
Lenient
4,82158%$126$27,32412.3%34.5%
10Dublin
Lenient
4,03875%$174$48,06412.3%34.5%
11Dorset
Lenient
4,00064%$180$42,59812.3%34.5%
12Suffolk
Lenient
3,83563%$186$43,52712.3%34.5%
13Gwynedd
Lenient
3,75164%$180$42,67512.3%34.5%
14Pembrokeshire
Lenient
3,41862%$176$40,39912.3%34.5%
15Brighton and hove
Lenient
3,19964%$168$40,00112.3%34.5%
16South lakeland
Lenient
3,13863%$219$51,05212.3%34.5%
17Northumberland
Lenient
2,90070%$183$47,31812.3%34.5%
18Helsinki
Lenient
2,83072%$102$27,20212.3%34.5%
19Liverpool
Lenient
2,76255%$133$27,30012.3%34.5%
20Birmingham
Lenient
2,66659%$132$29,06312.3%34.5%
21Manchester
Lenient
2,54960%$147$32,96012.3%34.5%
22Bergen
Lenient
2,53773%$146$39,31612.3%34.5%
23Riga
Lenient
2,43170%$70$18,23612.3%34.5%
24Bournemouth
Lenient
2,39462%$166$38,25912.3%34.5%
25Powys
Lenient
2,33862%$174$39,90812.3%34.5%
26East suffolk
Lenient
2,32264%$210$49,88412.3%34.5%
27Scarborough
Lenient
2,29563%$184$43,00412.3%34.5%
28Wiltshire
Lenient
2,21363%$163$38,05412.3%34.5%
29North norfolk
Lenient
2,21267%$210$51,98312.3%34.5%
30Tallinn
Lenient
2,20768%$85$21,50012.3%34.5%
31Reykjavik
Lenient
2,17778%$216$61,94312.3%34.5%
32Surrey
Lenient
2,17064%$150$35,64012.3%34.5%
33North devon
Lenient
2,08661%$217$48,88212.3%34.5%
34Tromso
Lenient
1,99375%$186$51,24012.3%34.5%
35Bristol
Lenient
1,94870%$147$38,25812.3%34.5%
36City of bristol
Lenient
1,94170%$147$38,25812.3%34.5%
37Cotswold
Lenient
1,92764%$274$64,63612.3%34.5%
38Vilnius, vilnius city municipality, lithuania
Lenient
1,86167%$71$17,76812.3%34.5%
39South hams
Lenient
1,85457%$192$40,45012.3%34.5%
40Isle of wight
Lenient
1,83959%$186$40,55912.3%34.5%
41York
Lenient
1,78967%$194$48,18412.3%34.5%
42Shropshire
Lenient
1,77963%$159$37,09412.3%34.5%
43Bath and north east somerset
Lenient
1,77369%$199$50,85912.3%34.5%
44Leeds
Lenient
1,75859%$132$28,92012.3%34.5%
45Cardiff
Lenient
1,75759%$152$33,39612.3%34.5%
46Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,73368%$190$47,70812.3%34.5%
47Belfast
Lenient
1,70264%$152$36,02712.3%34.5%
48Conwy
Lenient
1,65565%$168$40,40812.3%34.5%
49Causeway coast and glens
Lenient
1,65055%$195$39,69612.3%34.5%
50East riding of yorkshire
Lenient
1,64260%$163$36,34712.3%34.5%

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Best Cities for Airbnb in Northern Europe by Budget

Affordable Airbnb Markets: Under $150,000

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Hartlepool
Lenient
12658%$136$29,42112.3%34.5%
2Burnley
Lenient
8152%$120$23,34612.3%34.5%
3Blaenau gwent
Lenient
7356%$144$29,99412.3%34.5%

Mid-Range Airbnb Markets: $150,000-$300,000

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Riga
Lenient
2,43170%$70$18,23612.3%34.5%
2Na h-eileanan siar
Lenient
55569%$163$41,35212.3%34.5%
3North ayrshire
Lenient
40270%$178$46,17212.3%34.5%
4Stockton-on-tees
Lenient
30755%$134$27,78212.3%34.5%
5Merthyr tydfil
Lenient
23852%$144$27,99112.3%34.5%
6Middlesbrough
Lenient
22553%$95$18,83412.3%34.5%
7Barnsley
Lenient
16460%$141$31,58112.3%34.5%
8East ayrshire
Lenient
13568%$210$52,84412.3%34.5%
9Blackburn with darwen
Lenient
7156%$83$17,56512.3%34.5%
10Hyndburn
Lenient
6258%$122$26,85312.3%34.5%
11Kingston upon hull
Lenient
39556%$119$25,20612.3%34.5%
12North east lincolnshire
Lenient
38256%$128$26,64712.3%34.5%
13Redcar and cleveland
Lenient
36660%$140$31,47912.3%34.5%
14North lanarkshire
Lenient
25666%$146$35,77112.3%34.5%
15Inverclyde
Lenient
9771%$130$34,07012.3%34.5%
16Vilnius, vilnius city municipality, lithuania
Lenient
1,86167%$71$17,76812.3%34.5%
17Causeway coast and glens
Lenient
1,65055%$195$39,69612.3%34.5%
18East lindsey
Lenient
1,48163%$139$32,44712.3%34.5%
19Dumfries and galloway
Lenient
1,25862%$164$37,71312.3%34.5%
20Carmarthenshire
Lenient
1,21956%$154$32,00612.3%34.5%
21County durham
Lenient
1,14460%$147$32,76512.3%34.5%
22Blackpool
Lenient
1,02846%$133$22,99112.3%34.5%
23Bradford
Lenient
77957%$132$28,07912.3%34.5%
24Moray
Lenient
65767%$172$42,63312.3%34.5%
25South ayrshire
Lenient
52568%$182$45,99112.3%34.5%
26Fermanagh and omagh
Lenient
49850%$168$31,20012.3%34.5%
27Derry city and strabane
Lenient
41259%$146$31,90612.3%34.5%
28Angus
Lenient
38366%$167$40,83012.3%34.5%
29Orkney islands
Lenient
35972%$165$43,55212.3%34.5%
30Flintshire
Lenient
31261%$161$36,26712.3%34.5%
31Mid and east antrim
Lenient
29958%$154$33,02012.3%34.5%
32Rhondda cynon taff
Lenient
29855%$128$26,31212.3%34.5%
33Stoke-on-trent
Lenient
29555%$130$26,95212.3%34.5%
34Neath port talbot
Lenient
28856%$126$26,57312.3%34.5%
35Mid ulster
Lenient
27954%$152$30,41512.3%34.5%
36Sunderland
Lenient
27764%$117$27,94312.3%34.5%
37Doncaster
Lenient
27357%$119$25,45812.3%34.5%
38South lanarkshire
Lenient
26965%$150$36,18812.3%34.5%
39West lindsey
Lenient
26256%$156$32,34212.3%34.5%
40Darlington
Lenient
21060%$115$26,25612.3%34.5%
41Shetland islands
Lenient
20468%$156$38,96912.3%34.5%
42Wigan
Lenient
20258%$119$26,06012.3%34.5%
43Armagh city
Lenient
19851%$150$28,32612.3%34.5%
44North lincolnshire
Lenient
19557%$116$24,98412.3%34.5%
45Renfrewshire
Lenient
18769%$157$40,11012.3%34.5%
46Boston
Lenient
16146%$140$24,16212.3%34.5%
47Bassetlaw
Lenient
15959%$144$31,54212.3%34.5%
48South tyneside
Lenient
15054%$132$26,56712.3%34.5%
49Falkirk
Lenient
14875%$166$46,04212.3%34.5%
50Pendle
Lenient
14262%$138$31,80512.3%34.5%

Upper-Mid Airbnb Markets: $300,000-$500,000

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Manchester
Lenient
2,54960%$147$32,96012.3%34.5%
2North norfolk
Lenient
2,21267%$210$51,98312.3%34.5%
3Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,73368%$190$47,70812.3%34.5%
4Cheshire west and chester
Lenient
1,01668%$162$40,90812.3%34.5%
5Teignbridge
Lenient
95560%$167$37,02312.3%34.5%
6Trafford
Lenient
70963%$134$31,63212.3%34.5%
7Plymouth
Lenient
63759%$132$29,12612.3%34.5%
8Hastings
Lenient
59261%$129$29,37212.3%34.5%
9Wychavon
Lenient
51164%$183$43,29512.3%34.5%
10Vale of glamorgan
Lenient
45258%$164$35,33512.3%34.5%
11Huntingdonshire
Lenient
28160%$143$31,81112.3%34.5%
12Rushcliffe
Lenient
22459%$136$29,79812.3%34.5%
13Gloucester
Lenient
20768%$163$41,11312.3%34.5%
14Rugby
Lenient
14860%$132$29,70812.3%34.5%
15Lichfield
Lenient
12961%$130$29,64212.3%34.5%
16Havant
Lenient
17663%$149$34,94712.3%34.5%
17Stevenage
Lenient
10660%$164$36,79812.3%34.5%
18Harlow
Lenient
6867%$126$31,93812.3%34.5%
19Cornwall
Lenient
12,99262%$179$41,01212.3%34.5%
20Suffolk
Lenient
3,83563%$186$43,52712.3%34.5%
21South lakeland
Lenient
3,13863%$219$51,05212.3%34.5%
22East suffolk
Lenient
2,32264%$210$49,88412.3%34.5%
23Wiltshire
Lenient
2,21363%$163$38,05412.3%34.5%
24North devon
Lenient
2,08661%$217$48,88212.3%34.5%
25Isle of wight
Lenient
1,83959%$186$40,55912.3%34.5%
26York
Lenient
1,78967%$194$48,18412.3%34.5%
27Torbay
Lenient
1,26756%$160$33,27112.3%34.5%
28Mendip
Lenient
1,23065%$158$38,01412.3%34.5%
29Rother
Lenient
1,08061%$190$42,86412.3%34.5%
30Somerset west and taunton
Lenient
96364%$160$37,83212.3%34.5%
31Cheshire east
Lenient
78465%$144$34,73612.3%34.5%
32Milton keynes
Lenient
77258%$138$29,81512.3%34.5%
33Dover
Lenient
69558%$175$37,80412.3%34.5%
34Arun
Lenient
69158%$171$36,76212.3%34.5%
35South gloucestershire
Lenient
66163%$142$33,22512.3%34.5%
36West devon
Lenient
64658%$152$32,66212.3%34.5%
37North somerset
Lenient
55766%$142$34,81612.3%34.5%
38South norfolk
Lenient
52863%$148$34,52712.3%34.5%
39Malvern hills
Lenient
51363%$158$36,78812.3%34.5%
40East lothian
Lenient
49769%$194$49,55212.3%34.5%
41Eastbourne
Lenient
38762%$153$35,12412.3%34.5%
42Southend-on-sea
Lenient
36058%$140$30,30112.3%34.5%
43Stockport
Lenient
32467%$126$31,34112.3%34.5%
44Bedford
Lenient
31559%$146$32,09112.3%34.5%
45Rutland
Lenient
20659%$172$37,59012.3%34.5%
46Basildon
Lenient
14651%$164$31,34812.3%34.5%
47Fareham
Lenient
13365%$123$29,88212.3%34.5%
48Rochford
Lenient
7549%$158$28,79112.3%34.5%
49Kent
Lenient
5,80259%$167$36,71912.3%34.5%
50City of bristol
Lenient
1,94170%$147$38,25812.3%34.5%

Premium Airbnb Markets: $500,000-$1,000,000

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Brighton and hove
Lenient
3,19964%$168$40,00112.3%34.5%
2South oxfordshire
Lenient
64663%$163$38,18212.3%34.5%
3Dublin
Lenient
4,03875%$174$48,06412.3%34.5%
4Oxford
Lenient
1,23074%$158$43,35812.3%34.5%
5Cambridge
Lenient
99473%$148$40,25412.3%34.5%
6Windsor and maidenhead
Lenient
80165%$185$44,87512.3%34.5%
7St albans
Lenient
27367%$170$42,33012.3%34.5%
8Copenhagen
Lenient
9,16581%$192$57,11312.3%34.5%
9Oslo
Lenient
6,22272%$134$35,62912.3%34.5%
10Stockholm
Lenient
6,14764%$140$33,31412.3%34.5%
11London
Lenient
51,63873%$190$51,19212.3%34.5%

Emerging vs Established Airbnb Markets in Northern Europe

Top 20 Emerging Short-Term Rental Markets in Northern Europe

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Blackburn with darwen
Lenient
7156%$83$17,56512.3%34.5%
2Limerick
Lenient
6577%$109$31,01812.3%34.5%
3Trondheim
Lenient
90660%$142$31,53812.3%34.5%
4Bergen
Lenient
2,53773%$146$39,31612.3%34.5%
5Rochdale
Lenient
12350%$116$21,92612.3%34.5%
6Hartlepool
Lenient
12658%$136$29,42112.3%34.5%
7Tromso
Lenient
1,99375%$186$51,24012.3%34.5%
8Wigan
Lenient
20258%$119$26,06012.3%34.5%
9Stavanger
Lenient
1,04960%$140$31,16612.3%34.5%
10Harlow
Lenient
6867%$126$31,93812.3%34.5%
11Ashfield
Lenient
6155%$110$22,72912.3%34.5%
12Wokingham
Lenient
22158%$126$27,21412.3%34.5%
13Tameside
Lenient
18759%$107$23,43412.3%34.5%
14Copenhagen
Lenient
9,16581%$192$57,11312.3%34.5%
15Oslo
Lenient
6,22272%$134$35,62912.3%34.5%
16Trafford
Lenient
70963%$134$31,63212.3%34.5%
17Knowsley
Lenient
6953%$136$27,10212.3%34.5%
18Leicester
Lenient
57056%$124$26,04612.3%34.5%
19Rovaniemi
Lenient
1,47174%$204$55,49212.3%34.5%
20Middlesbrough
Lenient
22553%$95$18,83412.3%34.5%

Top 16 Established Short-Term Rental Markets in Northern Europe

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Copenhagen
Lenient
9,16581%$192$57,11312.3%34.5%
2Oslo
Lenient
6,22272%$134$35,62912.3%34.5%
3West midlands
Lenient
4,82158%$126$27,32412.3%34.5%
4London
Lenient
51,63873%$190$51,19212.3%34.5%
5Dublin
Lenient
4,03875%$174$48,06412.3%34.5%
6Stockholm
Lenient
6,14764%$140$33,31412.3%34.5%
7Brighton and hove
Lenient
3,19964%$168$40,00112.3%34.5%
8City of edinburgh
Lenient
4,82784%$226$69,91312.3%34.5%
9South lakeland
Lenient
3,13863%$219$51,05212.3%34.5%
10Kent
Lenient
5,80259%$167$36,71912.3%34.5%
11Suffolk
Lenient
3,83563%$186$43,52712.3%34.5%
12Dorset
Lenient
4,00064%$180$42,59812.3%34.5%
13Pembrokeshire
Lenient
3,41862%$176$40,39912.3%34.5%
14Gwynedd
Lenient
3,75164%$180$42,67512.3%34.5%
15Cornwall
Lenient
12,99262%$179$41,01212.3%34.5%
16Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,00175%$195$53,77712.3%34.5%

50 Best Places for Airbnb Arbitrage in Northern Europe

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Rovaniemi
Lenient
1,47174%$204$55,49212.3%34.5%
2Mansfield
Lenient
8058%$116$25,52512.3%34.5%
3City of edinburgh
Lenient
4,82784%$226$69,91312.3%34.5%
4East ayrshire
Lenient
13568%$210$52,84412.3%34.5%
5Clackmannanshire
Lenient
8776%$169$47,50512.3%34.5%
6Midlothian
Lenient
18969%$190$48,30812.3%34.5%
7North ayrshire
Lenient
40270%$178$46,17212.3%34.5%
8Galway city
Lenient
58279%$194$56,27012.3%34.5%
9Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,00175%$195$53,77712.3%34.5%
10East renfrewshire
Lenient
5478%$167$48,13912.3%34.5%
11Staffordshire moorlands
Lenient
61262%$182$41,80312.3%34.5%
12East lindsey
Lenient
1,48163%$139$32,44712.3%34.5%
13Powys
Lenient
2,33862%$174$39,90812.3%34.5%
14Allerdale
Lenient
1,17072%$186$49,43112.3%34.5%
15Kings lynn and west norfolk
Lenient
1,26866%$198$48,45412.3%34.5%
16Perth and kinross
Lenient
1,35870%$214$55,21712.3%34.5%
17Orkney islands
Lenient
35972%$165$43,55212.3%34.5%
18Flintshire
Lenient
31261%$161$36,26712.3%34.5%
19Wychavon
Lenient
51164%$183$43,29512.3%34.5%
20Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,73368%$190$47,70812.3%34.5%
21Na h-eileanan siar
Lenient
55569%$163$41,35212.3%34.5%
22Cork
Lenient
36381%$130$38,83112.3%34.5%
23South ayrshire
Lenient
52568%$182$45,99112.3%34.5%
24North east derbyshire
Lenient
21859%$164$35,81712.3%34.5%
25Moray
Lenient
65767%$172$42,63312.3%34.5%
26Stirling
Lenient
80869%$198$50,36612.3%34.5%
27Angus
Lenient
38366%$167$40,83012.3%34.5%
28Dumfries and galloway
Lenient
1,25862%$164$37,71312.3%34.5%
29Reykjavik
Lenient
2,17778%$216$61,94312.3%34.5%
30South lakeland
Lenient
3,13863%$219$51,05212.3%34.5%
31East lothian
Lenient
49769%$194$49,55212.3%34.5%
32South derbyshire
Lenient
16564%$160$38,08012.3%34.5%
33Torfaen
Lenient
6367%$139$34,56212.3%34.5%
34Eden
Lenient
1,09462%$175$40,20212.3%34.5%
35West lindsey
Lenient
26256%$156$32,34212.3%34.5%
36Fife
Lenient
1,55865%$214$51,40212.3%34.5%
37Cotswold
Lenient
1,92764%$274$64,63612.3%34.5%
38Northumberland
Lenient
2,90070%$183$47,31812.3%34.5%
39High peak
Lenient
73769%$166$42,33512.3%34.5%
40Newark and sherwood
Lenient
37259%$162$35,48712.3%34.5%
41Rossendale
Lenient
7957%$152$32,28412.3%34.5%
42Antrim and newtownabbey
Lenient
14861%$130$29,47612.3%34.5%
43North devon
Lenient
2,08661%$217$48,88212.3%34.5%
44Blaenau gwent
Lenient
7356%$144$29,99412.3%34.5%
45Scarborough
Lenient
2,29563%$184$43,00412.3%34.5%
46East riding of yorkshire
Lenient
1,64260%$163$36,34712.3%34.5%
47Tromso
Lenient
1,99375%$186$51,24012.3%34.5%
48Harlow
Lenient
6867%$126$31,93812.3%34.5%
49Ryedale
Lenient
80658%$196$41,99312.3%34.5%
50North norfolk
Lenient
2,21267%$210$51,98312.3%34.5%


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