Airbnb Laundry Near Babington House
Airbnb linen hire and changeover laundry for hosts around Babington House, Redcross Way SE1. Collected and delivered 7 days a week, washed at LPLaundry's own Wembley plant.
Why hosts near Babington House choose LPLaundry
This is not a short-let cluster — 78 of them within 250 m of Babington House, mostly owner-let. A single property is quoted the same way a portfolio is.
The problem
50% of lets here are run by operators
Our fix
Run more than one flat near Babington House? They go on one account — one invoice, one collection round across Southwark, one person to call.
The problem
Borough is 156 m away — short stays, back to back
Our fix
Checkout at 10, check-in at 3, most days of the week. The clean set is in the flat before the guest has left.
The problem
One flat is not too small to matter
Our fix
No minimum order and no contract. We already pass Babington House on the SE1 round, so a single property is collected the same way fifty are.
The problem
September is the busy month here
Our fix
Reviews around Babington House peak in September and bottom out in January. We raise your spare sets before the run-up, so the week you are fullest is not the week you run out.
Four steps to a changeover near Babington House you stop managing
By the time the first van arrives the thinking is done — stock sized on the real turnover around Redcross Way.
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Count the beds, not the flats
We look at a month of real occupancy in Borough — how often each bed turns, not how many doors you hold keys to. That works out at roughly 65 changeovers a week within 250 m of Babington House.
An hour, on a call
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The par that works
Two sets leaves you exposed the moment two bookings meet. The third set is what makes the changeover independent of us. For the 78 short lets inside 250 m of Babington House, that is roughly 98 sets a week.
Adjusted, not renegotiated
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A fixed slot
Collections and drops land in a window before check-in, not 'sometime on the day'. Borough is 156 m away, and the round passes Redcross Way 7 days a week.
Timed around SE1 access
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Ready for the cleaner
Linen comes back pressed, folded and bagged by set, so a cleaner picks up one bag per bed rather than sorting a pile. Our plant is 9.1 miles from Babington House, and September is the month to be ready for.
One bag per bed
Managing several properties in Southwark? The same account manager covers all of them, on one invoice and one collection round.
Priced by the set for Borough short lets
No quote needed to see the rate around Babington House. There is no minimum order, so one flat near Babington House is quoted the same way fifty are.
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Studio / 1-bed
Studio / 1-bed
£15 per set
Bed linen
- 1×Duvet cover
- 1×Bed sheet
- 2×Pillowcases
Bathroom
- 2×Bath towels
- 2×Hand towels
- 1×Bath mat
Kitchen
- 2×Tea towels
One changeover. Bed linen is sized to your bed and delivered bagged as a set.
£15 per set
- Most chosen
2-bed property
2-bed property
£20 per set
Bed linen
- 2×Duvet covers
- 2×Bed sheets
- 4×Pillowcases
Bathroom
- 4×Bath towels
- 4×Hand towels
- 2×Bath mats
Kitchen
- 4×Tea towels
One changeover for two bedrooms. Bed linen is sized to each bed and bagged per bed.
£20 per set
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3-bed property
3-bed property
£25 per set
Bed linen
- 3×Duvet covers
- 3×Bed sheets
- 6×Pillowcases
Bathroom
- 6×Bath towels
- 6×Hand towels
- 3×Bath mats
Kitchen
- 6×Tea towels
One changeover for three bedrooms. Bed linen is sized to each bed and bagged per bed.
£25 per set
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Guest pack
Guest pack
£1.49 per pack
In each pack
- Guest toiletries
- Shampoo & body wash
- Lotion & soap
- Eco-friendly formulas
Added per stay alongside a linen set.
£1.49 per pack
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Portfolio
Portfolio
Bespoke contract
Included
- Managed multi-property service
- Custom inventory cycles
- Priority scheduling
- One invoice, one account manager
Linen and towel counts are set per property and priced on a bespoke contract.
Bespoke contract
Prices are indicative and per load, not per property. Your Borough quote is priced on beds and turnover — a two-bed turning twice a week is not the same account as one turning twice a month.
Airbnb linen near Babington House is not washed in a flat
There is one building between your linen and ours: a plant in Wembley, 9.1 miles from Babington House, that we own and run — not a domestic machine in a cupboard.
A single property near Babington House goes through the same plant and the same checks as a portfolio. There is no smaller version of the process.
Both plants are ours — Wembley for production and Harrow — so nothing about your linen is subcontracted, and the quality system behind it is ISO 9001:2015 certified.
- 9.1mi
- Plant to Babington House
- ISO 9001:2015
- Certified quality management
- Every load
- Temperature logged
- 100%
- Insured in transit
Collections around Redcross Way run on the SE1 round, to plants we own and run.
Near Babington House — hire it, or we launder yours
Hire is bought for consistency: one spec, so a replacement set does not announce itself. With 78 short lets within 250 m of Babington House, a guest has plenty to compare it with.
- 600
- Max thread count
- 700
- GSM towels
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Bed linen Sheets, covers and pillowcases sized per bed, bagged as sets. View the range -
Towels & bathrobes Towels and mats in the weights guests notice, replaced as they thin. View the range -
Duvets & pillows Duvets, pillows and protectors — cleaned or replaced as they age. View the range -
Kitchen & tea towels Tea towels, oven cloths and cleaning cloths for the turnover. View the range
One flat near Babington House is not too small
There are 78 short lets within 250 m of Babington House — a street of individual hosts rather than operators. The service does not change at that size:
- No minimum orderOne property, one set, collected on the SE1 round the same as fifty.
- No contractPay per changeover. Pause it out of season and pick it up again.
- The same plantWashed 9.1 miles away at a plant we own, not sent out to whoever is cheapest that week.
What guests say about linen near Babington House
Real comments from guests who stayed at Airbnbs within 250 m of Babington House. These are reviews of local short-lets, not of LPLaundry. Names removed.
31 of 1,546 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 4 of those point to a problem.
“Fantastic location, well furnished, very pristine and clean but the beds were quite small and the bedding and pillows definitely need an upgrade, very poor quality.”
Airbnb guest near the building · December 2025
“On request she even made linen available for my daughter to sleep over.”
Airbnb guest near the building · October 2025
“Great curtains in the bedroom, comfortable mattresses and plenty of pillows and bedding, wider beds would be the only thing that could make for a better sleep.”
Airbnb guest near the building · October 2025
“I think hooks in the room would have been helpful, for towels etc, + more eco friendly cleaning products pls.”
Airbnb guest near the building · August 2025
“Great location, bedding was clean and towels provided, easy access to property.”
Airbnb guest near the building · July 2025
“There were stains on the duvet and bedding - i assume quite old just not ideal.”
Airbnb guest near the building · September 2025
“Beautiful, spacious, modern apartment, in a great location with full kitchen and very comfy bed (feather blanket and pillows!”
Airbnb guest near the building · February 2026
“Quite dusty around the mattresses, they clearly only change the sheets and a big buildup of debris underneath but otherwise comfy.”
Airbnb guest near the building · April 2026
One property or fifty, the linen is the part the review mentions.
Guest review excerpts: Inside Airbnb, London snapshot 19 Jun 2026, CC BY 4.0.
Airbnb laundry near Babington House: questions hosts ask
Does LPLaundry offer Airbnb laundry near Babington House, SE1?
Yes. LPLaundry collects and delivers Airbnb and short-let linen around Babington House, Redcross Way, 7 days a week on its SE1 round in Borough, Southwark. Everything is washed at LPLaundry's own plant in Wembley, 9.1 miles away. The same round also covers London Bridge, Bankside, Southwark and Elephant and Castle.
Can I put several properties near Babington House on one account?
Yes, and most accounts here are. 50% of the short lets within 250 m of Babington House are run by someone with more than one. One account manager, one collection round across Southwark and one invoice, with the par sized per property.
Is there a minimum order for one flat near Babington House?
No. LPLaundry has no minimum order and no contract near Babington House: a single property is collected on the same SE1 round as a portfolio, at the same price per set. You can stop whenever you like.
How many Airbnbs are there near Babington House?
How much does Airbnb laundry cost near Babington House?
LPLaundry's changeover sets near Babington House start at £15 per set for a studio or one-bed, £20 for a two-bed and £25 for a three-bed, with guest packs at £1.49. Prices are indicative; your quote is built on your beds and turnover, and portfolios are priced on a bespoke contract.
How quickly can I get a spare linen set near Babington House?
Order by 11am and a spare set is delivered before a 3pm check-in around Redcross Way. That is what the third set per bed is for as well — the changeover that goes wrong should not wait on a van.
Do you collect at weekends around Redcross Way?
Yes, 7 days a week on the SE1 round. Saturday and Sunday are the heaviest changeover days for most hosts near Babington House, so they are not the days to be without a collection.
When is the busiest season for Airbnb hosts around Borough?
Around Babington House, guest reviews peaked in September 2025 (167) and were lowest in January 2026 (86) over the 12 months to May 2026. LPLaundry estimates about 65 changeovers a week within 250 m, so hosts should add spare sets in the weeks before September.
Any more questions?
Talk to the team that runs Airbnb laundry around Redcross Way.
Call us 020 4621 9097The short-let market around Babington House
Every figure below describes the listings in the 250 m around the building on Redcross Way — not the building itself. Airbnb blurs each location by up to 150 m, so no page can say which flats are where.
- 78
- active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
- 67%
- are entire homes52 homes, 24 private rooms
- £270
- median nightly pricefrom 75 listed prices
- 115
- nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
- £24,500
- yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
- 50%
- run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
- AddressBabington House, Redcross Way
- Nearest stationBorough, 156 m
- Our plantWembley, 9.1 miles
- Data as of19 Jun 2026
One-beds lead, and demand peaks in Sep
Average 1.5 bedrooms — roughly 1.5 linen sets per changeover.
| Month | Reviews |
|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 132 |
| Jul 25 | 152 |
| Aug 25 | 129 |
| Sep 25 | 167 |
| Oct 25 | 120 |
| Nov 25 | 108 |
| Dec 25 | 135 |
| Jan 26 | 86 |
| Feb 26 | 95 |
| Mar 26 | 111 |
| Apr 26 | 148 |
| May 26 | 163 |
Reviews left each month by guests at these 78 listings, a proxy for stays. Busiest: September 2025 (167); quietest: January 2026 (86). June 2026 is left out because the snapshot stops on the 19th.
Here, Southwark and London — a 1-bed flat compared
The same property in three places: the streets around Babington House, the whole of Southwark, and London. Median figures for active 1-bed flats, so half do better and half do worse.
| Measure | Within 500 m59 flats | Southwark690 flats | London14,986 flats |
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| Typical price a night | £222 | £169 | £179 |
| Nights booked a year | 92 | 60 | 56 |
| Typical income a year | £18,860 | £11,990 | £11,074 |
| Top 25% earn | £40,866+ | £24,970+ | £25,530+ |
| Changeovers a year, est. | 31 | 20 | 19 |
Inside Airbnb, London snapshot 19 Jun 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Active listings only — at least one review in the last 12 months. Income is Inside Airbnb's estimate, not reported takings. Changeovers = nights ÷ a stay of at least 3 nights.
Run the numbers for a short-let near Babington House
Pre-filled with what similar Airbnbs within 500 m of Babington House charge and book. Change anything — profit, the 90-night rule and your LPLaundry linen plan update as you type.
- Booking income£200 × 90 nights£18,000
- Airbnb fee3% split fee−£540
- Cleaning£30 × 30 changeovers−£900
- Linen with LPLaundry£15 × 30 changeovers−£450
Price typical for this areaBookings typical for this areaTypical figures adjusted for sleeping 2
90-night rule: 90 of the 90 nights a year allowed for a whole home in London without planning permission.
Change any number above to see how you compare with the area, ways to earn more and your best minimum stay.
You vs the area
| You | Typical here | Top 25% here | |
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| Price a night | £200 | £200 | £261 |
| Nights a year | 90 | 90 | 235 |
| Income | £18,000 | £18,000 | £61,335 |
| Profit | £16,110 | £16,110 | £55,970 |
Same costs in all three columns. Typical = middle of similar active listings; top 25% = the price and nights the busiest quarter reach.
Boost your income
- Superhost status — similar London 1-bed flats with it earn about £11,215 more a year (£19,610 vs £8,395).
- Self check-in — similar London 1-bed flats with it earn about £4,718 more a year (£13,040 vs £8,322).
- Air conditioning — similar London 1-bed flats with it earn about £3,951 more a year (£14,720 vs £10,769).
- Dishwasher — similar London 1-bed flats with it earn about £2,421 more a year (£12,523 vs £10,102).
Medians from 14,986 active London listings of this type and size. A pattern in the data, not a promise — busier hosts also tend to add these.
Best minimum stay
Best for your numbers: 1-night minimum — about £18,616 profit a year.
| Minimum stay | Nights a year | Changeovers | LPLaundry linen | Profit |
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| 1 night | 104 | 35 | £520 | £18,616 |
| 2 nights now | 90 | 30 | £450 | £16,110 |
| 3 nights | 65 | 22 | £325 | £11,635 |
| 5 nights | 52 | 10 | £156 | £9,620 |
| 7 nights | 79 | 11 | £169 | £14,818 |
Nights scaled from how similar London listings with each minimum stay book. Shorter minimums bring more bookings but more changeovers — cleaning and linen are counted.
Your LPLaundry linen plan
About 3 changeovers a month, up to 3 in September. Keep three sets per bed:
- 3 Duvet covers
- 3 Bed sheets
- 6 Pillowcases
- 6 Bath towels
- 6 Hand towels
- 3 Bath mats
- 6 Tea towels
A 1-bed flat short-let near Babington House sleeping 2, at £200 a night and booked 90 nights a year, brings in about £18,000 and leaves about £16,110 after the costs entered, before rent or mortgage (90% margin). That is about 30 changeovers a year; linen with LPLaundry costs £15 per changeover, £450 a year.
Keep your linen plan: Add to your calendar One-page plan (PDF)
Estimates only, not financial advice. Typical prices, nights, monthly pattern, feature patterns and minimum-stay patterns: Inside Airbnb, London snapshot 19 Jun 2026 (CC BY 4.0), active listings of the same type and size. Costs are your own figures. Airbnb fee levels are approximate. Linen: LPLaundry changeover set prices; 4+ bedrooms are quoted, shown as "from".
Where Babington House sits, and the buildings on the same SE1 round
The circle is the 250 m these figures describe — the streets around Babington House, not the building itself. The numbered points are the buildings listed underneath; LPLaundry collects at all of them on the same round.
Our Wembley plant is 9.1 miles north-west of here — collections run from it every day.
Building positions © OpenStreetMap contributors. Short-let counts: Inside Airbnb. Markers are spread slightly apart where two buildings almost touch.
The 8 nearest named buildings
- Monarch Flats76short-lets within 250 m
- Ilfracombe Flats76short-lets within 250 m
- Red Cross Cottages63short-lets within 250 m
- White Cross Cottages58short-lets within 250 m
- CitySpace Borough73short-lets within 250 m
- The Rose & Crown47short-lets within 250 m
- St Christophers Village59short-lets within 250 m
- CIBA Apartments57short-lets within 250 m
~65 changeovers a week within 250 m
Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Babington House that adds up to an estimated 3,372 changeovers a year — about 98 sets of bed linen a week.
- 3,372
- changeovers a year, est.
- ~98
- linen sets a week, est.
- 9.1 mi
- to our Wembley plant
- 7 days
- collections on the SE1 round
Changeovers = estimated nights booked ÷ a stay of at least 3 nights (or the listing minimum, if longer). A planning estimate, not a count.
Take the data with you
Babington House Short-Let Report
2 pages · A4 · save as PDF · free
- Six key market numbers
- Bedroom mix and busiest months
- Linen demand estimate
- What guests say about linen
- Nearby buildings on the round
Free to share and reuse under the Open Database License (ODbL). Please credit lplaundry.com, Inside Airbnb and OpenStreetMap contributors.
One flat near Babington House, collected on the SE1 round
Tell us how many beds you turn around Redcross Way and we will come back with a price, not a brochure.
- Priced on beds and turns, not a tariff
- Free linen count, no obligation
- Dedicated account manager for Southwark
Or call 020 4621 9097
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Sources and method
Research and data: Hassam Rafkey, Short-Let Research & Data Consultant15 years in Airbnb and short-let researchData: Inside Airbnb, 19 Jun 2026Updated
- Short-let figures: Inside Airbnb, London snapshot 19 Jun 2026, licensed CC BY 4.0. Active means at least one review in the previous 12 months.
- Building name, address and nearest station: © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL.
- All figures describe listings within 250 m of the building. They say nothing about any flat in Babington House itself.
- Medians are shown only when at least 10 listings report the value. Prices above £2000 a night are excluded as outliers.
- The 90-night limit on short lets in Greater London is the government guidance for London, not our interpretation of it.
- Rebuilt each time Inside Airbnb publishes a new London snapshot, about every three months.
- Short-let research, figures and method: Hassam Rafkey, Short-Let Research & Data Consultant and independent consultant to LPLaundry (15 years in Airbnb and short-let research).
- LPLaundry is a trading name of HHFA Group Services Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 16234834. Registered office: 1B Chantry Place, Harrow HA3 6NY.
- Spotted a figure that looks wrong? Tell us and we will check it against the source and correct it.