Best Airbnb Markets Northern Europe in 2025

Based on our data, 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?

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
60,60872%$179$47,54512.3%34.5%
2Cornwall
Lenient
13,44660%$164$36,42012.3%34.5%
3Copenhagen
Lenient
10,07680%$175$51,44812.3%34.5%
4Stockholm
Lenient
6,85462%$126$29,01812.3%34.5%
5Oslo
Lenient
6,66269%$123$31,43812.3%34.5%
6Kent
Lenient
6,25857%$155$32,99212.3%34.5%
7Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,07174%$182$49,51012.3%34.5%
8West midlands
Lenient
5,64556%$120$25,16412.3%34.5%
9City of edinburgh
Lenient
5,13082%$198$59,82812.3%34.5%
10Dublin
Lenient
4,42773%$161$43,33012.3%34.5%
11Dorset
Lenient
4,14862%$167$38,34212.3%34.5%
12Suffolk
Lenient
3,97461%$175$39,72012.3%34.5%
13Gwynedd
Lenient
3,86263%$169$39,48912.3%34.5%
14Brighton and hove
Lenient
3,55463%$156$36,56512.3%34.5%
15Pembrokeshire
Lenient
3,55461%$162$36,58212.3%34.5%
16Liverpool
Lenient
3,25954%$123$24,79312.3%34.5%
17Birmingham
Lenient
3,25158%$123$26,65112.3%34.5%
18South lakeland
Lenient
3,18262%$203$46,63212.3%34.5%
19Helsinki
Lenient
3,09270%$95$24,63612.3%34.5%
20Northumberland
Lenient
2,96768%$173$43,44912.3%34.5%
21Manchester
Lenient
2,77259%$134$29,66312.3%34.5%
22Bergen
Lenient
2,69171%$128$33,58512.3%34.5%
23Bournemouth
Lenient
2,61261%$151$34,31312.3%34.5%
24Riga
Lenient
2,52167%$61$15,26912.3%34.5%
25Powys
Lenient
2,43060%$164$36,41012.3%34.5%
26Reykjavik
Lenient
2,40976%$200$55,90012.3%34.5%
27East suffolk
Lenient
2,37162%$197$45,47812.3%34.5%
28Surrey
Lenient
2,36363%$142$33,20312.3%34.5%
29Scarborough
Lenient
2,35862%$170$39,16412.3%34.5%
30Wiltshire
Lenient
2,30561%$153$34,63712.3%34.5%
31North norfolk
Lenient
2,29065%$197$47,36512.3%34.5%
32Tallinn
Lenient
2,26867%$75$18,74412.3%34.5%
33Bristol
Lenient
2,18569%$137$35,16612.3%34.5%
34North devon
Lenient
2,18259%$196$42,77612.3%34.5%
35Tromso
Lenient
2,17576%$176$49,14412.3%34.5%
36City of bristol
Lenient
2,17569%$137$35,16612.3%34.5%
37Cotswold
Lenient
2,00961%$256$57,64812.3%34.5%
38Cardiff
Lenient
1,99957%$138$29,41312.3%34.5%
39Isle of wight
Lenient
1,91457%$170$35,87212.3%34.5%
40Bath and north east somerset
Lenient
1,91368%$191$48,14712.3%34.5%
41South hams
Lenient
1,89355%$176$35,83612.3%34.5%
42York
Lenient
1,89066%$182$44,52812.3%34.5%
43Leeds
Lenient
1,84757%$126$26,85112.3%34.5%
44Shropshire
Lenient
1,79561%$151$34,15212.3%34.5%
45Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,78567%$182$45,05812.3%34.5%
46Glasgow
Lenient
1,74972%$145$38,64612.3%34.5%
47East riding of yorkshire
Lenient
1,72459%$153$33,59912.3%34.5%
48Belfast
Lenient
1,71665%$142$34,18412.3%34.5%
49Causeway coast and glens
Lenient
1,68754%$176$35,24012.3%34.5%
50Chichester
Lenient
1,68556%$180$37,41912.3%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
12254%$122$24,67612.3%34.5%
2Burnley
Lenient
10244%$108$17,82512.3%34.5%
3Blaenau gwent
Lenient
8452%$135$26,07912.3%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
2,52167%$61$15,26912.3%34.5%
2Na h-eileanan siar
Lenient
55568%$156$39,01912.3%34.5%
3North ayrshire
Lenient
42068%$162$40,82812.3%34.5%
4Stockton-on-tees
Lenient
33355%$127$26,31412.3%34.5%
5Merthyr tydfil
Lenient
25552%$136$26,42912.3%34.5%
6Middlesbrough
Lenient
23052%$94$18,29712.3%34.5%
7Barnsley
Lenient
16559%$134$29,63712.3%34.5%
8East ayrshire
Lenient
14268%$198$49,79012.3%34.5%
9Blackburn with darwen
Lenient
7553%$80$16,03712.3%34.5%
10Hyndburn
Lenient
6553%$118$23,73912.3%34.5%
11Kingston upon hull
Lenient
44154%$110$22,50012.3%34.5%
12North east lincolnshire
Lenient
38554%$119$23,98312.3%34.5%
13Redcar and cleveland
Lenient
38358%$130$28,27712.3%34.5%
14North lanarkshire
Lenient
27566%$133$32,73312.3%34.5%
15Inverclyde
Lenient
9972%$122$32,50212.3%34.5%
16Causeway coast and glens
Lenient
1,68754%$176$35,24012.3%34.5%
17East lindsey
Lenient
1,49260%$130$28,95412.3%34.5%
18Carmarthenshire
Lenient
1,33054%$141$28,27512.3%34.5%
19Dumfries and galloway
Lenient
1,30661%$155$35,06112.3%34.5%
20County durham
Lenient
1,19758%$139$30,02612.3%34.5%
21Blackpool
Lenient
1,14144%$126$20,86312.3%34.5%
22Bradford
Lenient
86255%$122$25,06412.3%34.5%
23Moray
Lenient
66567%$163$40,43212.3%34.5%
24South ayrshire
Lenient
55967%$167$41,59612.3%34.5%
25Fermanagh and omagh
Lenient
52348%$161$28,73512.3%34.5%
26Derry city and strabane
Lenient
44357%$135$28,52112.3%34.5%
27Angus
Lenient
38363%$154$36,01212.3%34.5%
28Orkney islands
Lenient
35472%$155$40,92412.3%34.5%
29Flintshire
Lenient
33358%$151$32,37012.3%34.5%
30Stoke-on-trent
Lenient
32452%$120$23,57412.3%34.5%
31Sunderland
Lenient
31262%$111$25,68012.3%34.5%
32Rhondda cynon taff
Lenient
30955%$123$25,30812.3%34.5%
33Doncaster
Lenient
30755%$111$22,93312.3%34.5%
34Neath port talbot
Lenient
30455%$119$24,64512.3%34.5%
35Mid and east antrim
Lenient
30057%$139$29,37512.3%34.5%
36South lanarkshire
Lenient
29462%$134$30,92412.3%34.5%
37Mid ulster
Lenient
27654%$144$28,83812.3%34.5%
38West lindsey
Lenient
27455%$146$29,76612.3%34.5%
39Darlington
Lenient
21656%$108$23,14612.3%34.5%
40Wigan
Lenient
21157%$112$24,01612.3%34.5%
41Armagh city
Lenient
20851%$136$25,68812.3%34.5%
42North lincolnshire
Lenient
20854%$111$22,62812.3%34.5%
43Shetland islands
Lenient
20868%$150$37,48012.3%34.5%
44Renfrewshire
Lenient
19469%$144$36,77612.3%34.5%
45South tyneside
Lenient
17850%$120$22,47012.3%34.5%
46Boston
Lenient
17043%$127$20,50712.3%34.5%
47Bassetlaw
Lenient
16355%$138$28,23612.3%34.5%
48Pendle
Lenient
15058%$132$28,55212.3%34.5%
49Falkirk
Lenient
14674%$148$40,57512.3%34.5%
50Rotherham
Lenient
13852%$109$21,42912.3%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
2,77259%$134$29,66312.3%34.5%
2North norfolk
Lenient
2,29065%$197$47,36512.3%34.5%
3Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,78567%$182$45,05812.3%34.5%
4Cheshire west and chester
Lenient
1,08967%$151$37,62712.3%34.5%
5Teignbridge
Lenient
1,01559%$154$33,61412.3%34.5%
6Trafford
Lenient
77262%$121$28,13812.3%34.5%
7Plymouth
Lenient
69359%$123$27,13812.3%34.5%
8Hastings
Lenient
62959%$122$26,87312.3%34.5%
9Wychavon
Lenient
52462%$168$38,59012.3%34.5%
10Vale of glamorgan
Lenient
49656%$150$31,23212.3%34.5%
11Huntingdonshire
Lenient
30260%$132$29,40212.3%34.5%
12Rushcliffe
Lenient
25157%$126$26,78812.3%34.5%
13Gloucester
Lenient
21868%$148$37,39412.3%34.5%
14Rugby
Lenient
17160%$124$27,85612.3%34.5%
15Lichfield
Lenient
13659%$128$28,21112.3%34.5%
16Havant
Lenient
18458%$138$29,82712.3%34.5%
17Stevenage
Lenient
11660%$160$35,92212.3%34.5%
18Harlow
Lenient
7564%$94$22,92412.3%34.5%
19Cornwall
Lenient
13,44660%$164$36,42012.3%34.5%
20Suffolk
Lenient
3,97461%$175$39,72012.3%34.5%
21South lakeland
Lenient
3,18262%$203$46,63212.3%34.5%
22East suffolk
Lenient
2,37162%$197$45,47812.3%34.5%
23Wiltshire
Lenient
2,30561%$153$34,63712.3%34.5%
24North devon
Lenient
2,18259%$196$42,77612.3%34.5%
25Isle of wight
Lenient
1,91457%$170$35,87212.3%34.5%
26York
Lenient
1,89066%$182$44,52812.3%34.5%
27Torbay
Lenient
1,32355%$143$29,27412.3%34.5%
28Mendip
Lenient
1,26563%$150$35,02012.3%34.5%
29Rother
Lenient
1,12059%$179$39,05812.3%34.5%
30Somerset west and taunton
Lenient
1,00462%$150$34,40112.3%34.5%
31Milton keynes
Lenient
85956%$137$28,66312.3%34.5%
32Cheshire east
Lenient
83063%$138$32,30512.3%34.5%
33Dover
Lenient
74656%$164$34,21512.3%34.5%
34South gloucestershire
Lenient
71361%$136$30,85212.3%34.5%
35Arun
Lenient
71159%$164$35,90012.3%34.5%
36West devon
Lenient
68856%$144$29,91812.3%34.5%
37North somerset
Lenient
59165%$132$31,88712.3%34.5%
38South norfolk
Lenient
56160%$137$30,49712.3%34.5%
39Malvern hills
Lenient
52962%$146$33,49612.3%34.5%
40East lothian
Lenient
50869%$182$46,53012.3%34.5%
41Eastbourne
Lenient
40762%$137$31,48312.3%34.5%
42Southend-on-sea
Lenient
40157%$134$28,56812.3%34.5%
43Stockport
Lenient
34666%$116$28,56812.3%34.5%
44Bedford
Lenient
33156%$141$29,63912.3%34.5%
45Rutland
Lenient
22659%$165$36,08312.3%34.5%
46Basildon
Lenient
17746%$141$24,36712.3%34.5%
47Fareham
Lenient
13464%$119$28,44812.3%34.5%
48Rochford
Lenient
6848%$135$24,18412.3%34.5%
49Kent
Lenient
6,25857%$155$32,99212.3%34.5%
50City of bristol
Lenient
2,17569%$137$35,16612.3%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
3,55463%$156$36,56512.3%34.5%
2South oxfordshire
Lenient
68262%$156$36,08712.3%34.5%
3Dublin
Lenient
4,42773%$161$43,33012.3%34.5%
4Oxford
Lenient
1,32974%$148$40,54512.3%34.5%
5Cambridge
Lenient
1,08172%$137$36,76012.3%34.5%
6Windsor and maidenhead
Lenient
87364%$175$41,86412.3%34.5%
7St albans
Lenient
32667%$164$40,73612.3%34.5%
8Copenhagen
Lenient
10,07680%$175$51,44812.3%34.5%
9Stockholm
Lenient
6,85462%$126$29,01812.3%34.5%
10Oslo
Lenient
6,66269%$123$31,43812.3%34.5%
11London
Lenient
60,60872%$179$47,54512.3%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
7553%$80$16,03712.3%34.5%
2Rochdale
Lenient
13551%$116$22,01112.3%34.5%
3Stavanger
Lenient
1,15160%$127$28,27512.3%34.5%
4Tameside
Lenient
19354%$94$18,96112.3%34.5%
5Rovaniemi
Lenient
1,57973%$205$54,95812.3%34.5%
6Bergen
Lenient
2,69171%$128$33,58512.3%34.5%
7Copenhagen
Lenient
10,07680%$175$51,44812.3%34.5%
8Limerick
Lenient
6675%$100$27,85112.3%34.5%
9Tromso
Lenient
2,17576%$176$49,14412.3%34.5%
10Knowsley
Lenient
6849%$128$23,64912.3%34.5%
11Hartlepool
Lenient
12254%$122$24,67612.3%34.5%
12West lothian
Lenient
19866%$142$34,69212.3%34.5%
13Trondheim
Lenient
97160%$131$29,15112.3%34.5%
14Odense
Lenient
74559%$112$24,51512.3%34.5%
15Oslo
Lenient
6,66269%$123$31,43812.3%34.5%
16Rotherham
Lenient
13852%$109$21,42912.3%34.5%
17Darlington
Lenient
21656%$108$23,14612.3%34.5%
18Malmo
Lenient
1,07360%$95$21,14112.3%34.5%
19Erewash
Lenient
7354%$101$20,31012.3%34.5%
20Rhondda cynon taff
Lenient
30955%$123$25,30812.3%34.5%

Top 19 Established Short-Term Rental Markets in Northern Europe

PositionMarket NameRegulation No of ListingsAvg. Occupancy RateAvg. Daily RateRevenueShort-term Rental Yield Rent Gap
1Copenhagen
Lenient
10,07680%$175$51,44812.3%34.5%
2Oslo
Lenient
6,66269%$123$31,43812.3%34.5%
3Stockholm
Lenient
6,85462%$126$29,01812.3%34.5%
4Dublin
Lenient
4,42773%$161$43,33012.3%34.5%
5Helsinki
Lenient
3,09270%$95$24,63612.3%34.5%
6South lakeland
Lenient
3,18262%$203$46,63212.3%34.5%
7Pembrokeshire
Lenient
3,55461%$162$36,58212.3%34.5%
8Cornwall
Lenient
13,44660%$164$36,42012.3%34.5%
9Dorset
Lenient
4,14862%$167$38,34212.3%34.5%
10London
Lenient
60,60872%$179$47,54512.3%34.5%
11Gwynedd
Lenient
3,86263%$169$39,48912.3%34.5%
12Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,07174%$182$49,51012.3%34.5%
13Suffolk
Lenient
3,97461%$175$39,72012.3%34.5%
14Kent
Lenient
6,25857%$155$32,99212.3%34.5%
15City of edinburgh
Lenient
5,13082%$198$59,82812.3%34.5%
16Brighton and hove
Lenient
3,55463%$156$36,56512.3%34.5%
17West midlands
Lenient
5,64556%$120$25,16412.3%34.5%
18Birmingham
Lenient
3,25158%$123$26,65112.3%34.5%
19Liverpool
Lenient
3,25954%$123$24,79312.3%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
1,57973%$205$54,95812.3%34.5%
2Mansfield
Lenient
9762%$115$26,81612.3%34.5%
3East ayrshire
Lenient
14268%$198$49,79012.3%34.5%
4City of edinburgh
Lenient
5,13082%$198$59,82812.3%34.5%
5Clackmannanshire
Lenient
9573%$152$41,02812.3%34.5%
6Midlothian
Lenient
19669%$166$42,26312.3%34.5%
7Staffordshire moorlands
Lenient
63261%$174$39,39112.3%34.5%
8Orkney islands
Lenient
35472%$155$40,92412.3%34.5%
9Perth and kinross
Lenient
1,41869%$205$52,13912.3%34.5%
10North ayrshire
Lenient
42068%$162$40,82812.3%34.5%
11Allerdale
Lenient
1,17670%$172$44,49612.3%34.5%
12Powys
Lenient
2,43060%$164$36,41012.3%34.5%
13Scottish highlands
Lenient
6,07174%$182$49,51012.3%34.5%
14Moray
Lenient
66567%$163$40,43212.3%34.5%
15North east derbyshire
Lenient
21860%$160$35,54012.3%34.5%
16Kings lynn and west norfolk
Lenient
1,29464%$186$44,20612.3%34.5%
17Wychavon
Lenient
52462%$168$38,59012.3%34.5%
18Na h-eileanan siar
Lenient
55568%$156$39,01912.3%34.5%
19Derbyshire dales
Lenient
1,78567%$182$45,05812.3%34.5%
20Galway city
Lenient
57176%$153$42,79412.3%34.5%
21East lothian
Lenient
50869%$182$46,53012.3%34.5%
22East lindsey
Lenient
1,49260%$130$28,95412.3%34.5%
23Eden
Lenient
1,11361%$166$37,56012.3%34.5%
24Cork
Lenient
38581%$114$34,10012.3%34.5%
25Dumfries and galloway
Lenient
1,30661%$155$35,06112.3%34.5%
26East renfrewshire
Lenient
5772%$170$45,21612.3%34.5%
27Fife
Lenient
1,54064%$204$48,30212.3%34.5%
28Reykjavik
Lenient
2,40976%$200$55,90012.3%34.5%
29South derbyshire
Lenient
17466%$154$37,84912.3%34.5%
30Stirling
Lenient
81067%$182$45,00812.3%34.5%
31Northumberland
Lenient
2,96768%$173$43,44912.3%34.5%
32Angus
Lenient
38363%$154$36,01212.3%34.5%
33South ayrshire
Lenient
55967%$167$41,59612.3%34.5%
34West lindsey
Lenient
27455%$146$29,76612.3%34.5%
35Tromso
Lenient
2,17576%$176$49,14412.3%34.5%
36Newark and sherwood
Lenient
36360%$145$32,39512.3%34.5%
37East riding of yorkshire
Lenient
1,72459%$153$33,59912.3%34.5%
38Ryedale
Lenient
80858%$184$39,45312.3%34.5%
39Barnsley
Lenient
16559%$134$29,63712.3%34.5%
40South lakeland
Lenient
3,18262%$203$46,63212.3%34.5%
41Stroud
Lenient
75763%$155$36,09812.3%34.5%
42Flintshire
Lenient
33358%$151$32,37012.3%34.5%
43Cotswold
Lenient
2,00961%$256$57,64812.3%34.5%
44East suffolk
Lenient
2,37162%$197$45,47812.3%34.5%
45Inverclyde
Lenient
9972%$122$32,50212.3%34.5%
46High peak
Lenient
75168%$156$39,24712.3%34.5%
47Hartlepool
Lenient
12254%$122$24,67612.3%34.5%
48Amber valley
Lenient
24865%$153$36,83112.3%34.5%
49Scarborough
Lenient
2,35862%$170$39,16412.3%34.5%
50North norfolk
Lenient
2,29065%$197$47,36512.3%34.5%


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