Most Profitable Airbnb Rental Arbitrage Markets in The United Kingdom in 2025
Based on our data, this page shows the top markets to do Airbnb Rental Arbitrage in The United Kingdom
with key
statistics and information, like average long-term rental revenue for 2-bedroom, short-term rental
revenue, and average rent gap. This allows you to discover the most profitable cities to start
Airbnb Arbitrage in The United Kingdom.
Best Cities to start Rental Arbitrage in The United Kingdom
Rent Gap: It indicates the average revenue differences between long-term and short-term rental revenues. The bigger the gap, the easier it is for you to make profits by doing rental arbitrage. The table is sorted by the rent gap. All data presented in this report is based on 2-bedroom properties.
STR (Short-Term Rental): Refers to short-term rental data, which is tracked and verified by Airbtics.
STR Revenue: Represents the average annual revenue generated by short-term rentals, as captured by Airbtics' dataset.
LTR (Long-Term Rental): Refers to traditional rental markets.
LTR Revenue: Represents the average annual rental income collected by landlords. For comparability, we assume a 90% occupancy rate for long-term rentals. The data is currently sourced through ChatGPT. However, Airbtics is in the process of collecting and standardizing this data internally. By November 2025, these external sources will be fully replaced with Airbtics' proprietary datasets.
Sorting Basis: The tables are ranked by the Rent Gap between short-term and long-term rental revenues for an average 2-bedroom property.
Last updated: September, 2025
| Position | Market Name | LTR revenue | STR revenue | Rent Gap | Number of Airbnb Listings | Regulation |
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| 1 | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire | $9.72K | $52.24K | 437% | 97 |
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| 2 | City of edinburgh, Scotland | $17.28K | $91.64K | 430% | 5,130 |
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| 3 | East ayrshire, Scotland | $10.26K | $52.74K | 414% | 142 |
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| 4 | Clackmannanshire, Scotland | $10.26K | $50.24K | 389% | 93 |
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| 5 | Midlothian, Scotland | $12.96K | $61.25K | 372% | 197 |
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| 6 | North ayrshire, Scotland | $10.26K | $46.75K | 355% | 419 |
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| 7 | Scottish highlands, Scotland | $12.96K | $58.20K | 349% | 6,056 |
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| 8 | East renfrewshire, Scotland | $12.96K | $57.66K | 344% | 56 |
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| 9 | Staffordshire moorlands, Staffordshire | $9.72K | $43.18K | 344% | 635 |
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| 10 | East lindsey, Lincolnshire | $8.10K | $35.93K | 343% | 1,482 |
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| 11 | Powys, Wales | $10.26K | $45.45K | 343% | 2,420 |
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| 12 | Allerdale, Cumbria | $10.26K | $45.42K | 342% | 1,159 |
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| 13 | Kings lynn and west norfolk, Norfolk | $10.26K | $45.37K | 342% | 1,292 |
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| 14 | Perth and kinross, Scotland | $12.96K | $57.28K | 341% | 1,411 |
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| 15 | Orkney islands, Scotland | $9.72K | $42.09K | 333% | 347 |
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| 16 | Flintshire, Wales | $10.26K | $44.28K | 331% | 334 |
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| 17 | Na h-eileanan siar, Scotland | $10.26K | $43.63K | 325% | 560 |
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| 18 | Derbyshire dales, Derbyshire | $11.88K | $50.56K | 325% | 1,777 |
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| 19 | Wychavon, Worcestershire | $11.88K | $50.57K | 325% | 518 |
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| 20 | South ayrshire, Scotland | $11.88K | $49.90K | 320% | 556 |
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| 21 | North east derbyshire, Derbyshire | $10.26K | $43.06K | 319% | 219 |
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| 22 | Moray, Scotland | $10.26K | $42.93K | 318% | 660 |
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| 23 | Stirling, Scotland | $12.96K | $53.85K | 315% | 808 |
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| 24 | Angus, Scotland | $10.26K | $42.30K | 312% | 382 |
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| 25 | Dumfries and galloway, Scotland | $9.18K | $37.82K | 311% | 1,294 |
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| 26 | South lakeland, Cumbria | $12.96K | $52.83K | 307% | 3,176 |
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| 27 | East lothian, Scotland | $12.96K | $52.78K | 307% | 505 |
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| 28 | South derbyshire, Derbyshire | $11.88K | $48.23K | 305% | 177 |
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| 29 | Torfaen, Wales | $10.26K | $41.50K | 304% | 67 |
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| 30 | Eden, Cumbria | $9.72K | $39.23K | 303% | 1,109 |
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| 31 | West lindsey, Lincolnshire | $9.72K | $39.06K | 301% | 274 |
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| 32 | Fife, Scotland | $12.96K | $51.80K | 299% | 1,544 |
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| 33 | Northumberland, Northumberland | $11.88K | $47.41K | 299% | 2,949 |
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| 34 | Cotswold, Gloucestershire | $16.20K | $64.72K | 299% | 2,002 |
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| 35 | High peak, Derbyshire | $11.88K | $47.34K | 298% | 751 |
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| 36 | Newark and sherwood, Nottinghamshire | $9.72K | $38.61K | 297% | 359 |
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| 37 | Rossendale, Lancashire | $9.72K | $38.21K | 293% | 85 |
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| 38 | Antrim and newtownabbey, Northern ireland | $9.72K | $38.14K | 292% | 164 |
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| 39 | North devon, Devon | $12.96K | $50.67K | 291% | 2,185 |
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| 40 | Blaenau gwent, Wales | $9.18K | $35.75K | 289% | 82 |
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| 41 | Scarborough, North yorkshire | $11.88K | $46.22K | 289% | 2,344 |
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| 42 | East riding of yorkshire, East riding of yorkshire | $10.26K | $39.91K | 288% | 1,714 |
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| 43 | Harlow, Essex | $16.20K | $62.52K | 285% | 74 |
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| 44 | Ryedale, North yorkshire | $11.88K | $45.68K | 284% | 805 |
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| 45 | North norfolk, Norfolk | $12.96K | $49.63K | 282% | 2,276 |
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| 46 | Amber valley, Derbyshire | $10.26K | $39.04K | 280% | 249 |
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| 47 | East suffolk, Suffolk | $12.96K | $49.18K | 279% | 2,370 |
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| 48 | Falkirk, Scotland | $11.88K | $44.97K | 278% | 142 |
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| 49 | Bridgend, Wales | $11.88K | $44.90K | 277% | 298 |
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| 50 | Bath and north east somerset, Somerset | $17.28K | $65.02K | 276% | 1,914 |
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| 51 | Hartlepool, Durham | $8.10K | $30.43K | 275% | 120 |
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| 52 | West oxfordshire, Oxfordshire | $16.20K | $60.86K | 275% | 913 |
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| 53 | Craven, North yorkshire | $12.96K | $48.56K | 274% | 843 |
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| 54 | Stroud, Gloucestershire | $12.96K | $48.26K | 272% | 761 |
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| 55 | Vale of glamorgan, Wales | $12.96K | $47.96K | 270% | 491 |
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| 56 | Barnsley, South yorkshire | $9.72K | $35.95K | 269% | 166 |
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| 57 | Mendip, Somerset | $12.96K | $47.84K | 269% | 1,258 |
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| 58 | Wrexham, Wales | $11.88K | $43.64K | 267% | 231 |
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| 59 | South kesteven, Lincolnshire | $11.88K | $43.62K | 267% | 420 |
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| 60 | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire | $12.96K | $47.35K | 265% | 447 |
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| 61 | Causeway coast and glens, Northern ireland | $10.26K | $37.42K | 264% | 1,685 |
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| 62 | Newcastle-under-lyme, Staffordshire | $10.26K | $37.40K | 264% | 112 |
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| 63 | Forest of dean, Gloucestershire | $11.88K | $43.32K | 264% | 675 |
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| 64 | Cheshire west and chester, Cheshire | $12.96K | $47.20K | 264% | 1,088 |
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| 65 | Breckland, Norfolk | $11.88K | $43.18K | 263% | 482 |
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| 66 | Shropshire, Shropshire | $11.88K | $43.17K | 263% | 1,783 |
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| 67 | West lothian, Scotland | $12.96K | $47.02K | 262% | 190 |
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| 68 | North kesteven, Lincolnshire | $10.26K | $37.22K | 262% | 197 |
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| 69 | Inverclyde, Scotland | $10.26K | $37.05K | 261% | 99 |
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| 70 | Armagh city, Northern ireland | $9.72K | $35.15K | 261% | 210 |
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| 71 | Carmarthenshire, Wales | $9.72K | $35.13K | 261% | 1,340 |
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| 72 | Telford and wrekin, Shropshire | $10.80K | $39.01K | 261% | 283 |
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| 73 | West lancashire, Lancashire | $11.88K | $42.86K | 260% | 121 |
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| 74 | Sedgemoor, Somerset | $11.88K | $42.73K | 259% | 640 |
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| 75 | Rutland, Rutland | $12.96K | $46.34K | 257% | 224 |
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| 76 | South holland, Lincolnshire | $10.26K | $36.54K | 256% | 100 |
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| 77 | Broadland, Norfolk | $12.96K | $45.99K | 254% | 529 |
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| 78 | South staffordshire, Staffordshire | $11.88K | $41.98K | 253% | 80 |
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| 79 | South somerset, Somerset | $12.96K | $45.84K | 253% | 875 |
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| 80 | Fenland, Cambridgeshire | $10.80K | $37.93K | 251% | 114 |
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| 81 | Charnwood, Leicestershire | $11.88K | $41.77K | 251% | 245 |
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| 82 | Newry, Northern ireland | $9.72K | $34.12K | 251% | 784 |
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| 83 | South cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire | $16.20K | $57.00K | 251% | 1,608 |
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| 84 | Derry city and strabane, Northern ireland | $10.26K | $35.91K | 250% | 439 |
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| 85 | Pembrokeshire, Wales | $11.88K | $41.67K | 250% | 3,533 |
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| 86 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | $14.04K | $49.07K | 249% | 215 |
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| 87 | Mid and east antrim, Northern ireland | $9.72K | $33.83K | 248% | 299 |
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| 88 | North east lincolnshire, Lincolnshire | $8.64K | $30.09K | 248% | 376 |
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| 89 | Herefordshire, Herefordshire | $11.88K | $41.45K | 248% | 1,534 |
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| 90 | Boston, Lincolnshire | $9.72K | $33.80K | 247% | 171 |
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| 91 | Mid ulster, Northern ireland | $9.18K | $31.93K | 247% | 271 |
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| 92 | Wyre forest, Worcestershire | $11.88K | $41.33K | 247% | 156 |
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| 93 | Wiltshire, Wiltshire | $14.04K | $48.85K | 247% | 2,297 |
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| 94 | Mid sussex, West sussex | $16.20K | $56.24K | 247% | 391 |
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| 95 | Somerset west and taunton, Somerset | $12.96K | $44.90K | 246% | 1,001 |
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| 96 | Shetland islands, Scotland | $11.88K | $41.03K | 245% | 205 |
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| 97 | Fermanagh and omagh, Northern ireland | $9.72K | $33.56K | 245% | 527 |
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| 98 | Scottish borders, Scotland | $11.88K | $41.01K | 245% | 953 |
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| 99 | Hinckley and bosworth, Leicestershire | $11.88K | $41.04K | 245% | 132 |
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| 100 | Stafford, Staffordshire | $10.80K | $37.15K | 244% | 225 |
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