Manchester short-term rentals, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
These are market numbers, not ours: the average across the PriceLabs comp sets of the Manchester listings we price (up to 62 in a month), each month set against the same month a year earlier. A comp set is the group of competing listings a property is priced against, so this is what operators across the market saw.
| Month | Market occupancy (last year → this) | Market nightly rate, GBP (last year → this) | Market RevPAR vs last year | Booking window | Average stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 58% → 62% | £140 → £137 | +5% | 36 days | 2.8 nights |
| Nov 2025 | 61% → 59% | £141 → £133 | −9% | 36 days | 2.6 nights |
| Dec 2025 | 56% → 58% | £139 → £135 | −0% | 32 days | 3.0 nights |
| Jan 2026 | 45% → 46% | £116 → £117 | +1% | 24 days | 3.0 nights |
| Feb 2026 | 50% → 52% | £117 → £124 | +10% | 31 days | 2.7 nights |
| Mar 2026 | 44% → 52% | £114 → £123 | +23% | 28 days | 3.0 nights |
| Apr 2026 | 54% → 54% | £127 → £136 | +5% | 39 days | 2.6 nights |
| May 2026 | 56% → 54% | £133 → £137 | −2% | 31 days | 2.8 nights |
| Jun 2026 | 54% → 54% | £135 → £143 | +7% | 38 days | 3.0 nights |
| Jul 2026 | 65% → 60% | £164 → £137 | −24% | 33 days | 3.6 nights |
| Aug 2026 | 59% → 59% | £137 → £134 | −2% | 29 days | 3.3 nights |
| Sep 2026 | 57% → 59% | £130 → £129 | +3% | 23 days | 3.1 nights |
Source: PriceLabs comp-set data for RevOpt-managed Manchester listings, Oct 2025–Sep 2026. Booking window and average stay are this year's market averages. Months still being booked are not shown.
Areas in this data: Greater Manchester, Manchester.
What moves revenue in Manchester.
1. Event nights decide the month
Home fixtures at two Premier League clubs, arena concerts and conferences create two- and three-night spikes all year. They're published weeks or months ahead, so the premium should be set early and protected, not discovered when the calendar fills.
2. Demand is steadier than in leisure markets
Market occupancy ran about 46% in Jan, the quietest month, and 62% at the busiest. That flatter curve means the gains come from getting every week right, not from one peak season.
3. Watch pace a month out
Guests booked 23–39 days ahead on average, so the price a date carries three to five weeks out decides most of its revenue. Pace has to be checked weekly and slow weeks fixed while there is still time to sell them.
4. Mid-week and weekend are different businesses
Contractors and corporate guests fill Monday to Thursday; leisure and event guests fill weekends. Day-of-week pricing and minimum stays should reflect who actually books each night.
What the wider Manchester market says.
PriceLabs comp sets show the listings ours compete with directly. Airbtics tracks every active short-term rental in each market, so it's a useful cross-check on the whole picture: median occupancy and nightly rate for Sep 2025–Aug 2026 against the twelve months before, and the change in the number of active listings.
| Market | Median occupancy (prior 12 mo → last 12 mo) | Median nightly rate, USD | Active listings, year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 62% → 55% | $137 → $156 (+14%) | +4% |
Source: Airbtics market data (Sep 2025–Aug 2026; averages of monthly medians; nightly rates in USD as Airbtics reports them). More supply (red) means more competition.
+11% on the same listings, against a market at −2%.
Every Manchester listing we manage that was live in both periods, April–September 2026 against 2025, set against each listing's own market. Percentages only; client names are withheld. How we measure results →
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