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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Babington HouseBorough, Southwark

Redcross Way · nearest station Borough (156 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

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
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 60%
  • 2 bed 31%
  • 3 bed 6%
  • 4+ bed 3%

Average 1.5 bedrooms — roughly 1.5 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 50 100 150 200 Jun Jul Aug Sep 167 Oct Nov Dec Jan 86 Feb Mar Apr May

Jun 2025 – May 2026. Busiest: September 2025; quietest: January 2026.

What it means for linen

~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.

Nearby buildings on the SE1 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Monarch Flats—60 m76
Ilfracombe FlatsMarshalsea Road90 m76
Red Cross Cottages—100 m63
White Cross Cottages—110 m58
CitySpace BoroughBorough High Street140 m73
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Babington House · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

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 Babington House · December 2025
“On request she even made linen available for my daughter to sleep over.”Airbnb guest near Babington House · 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 Babington House · October 2025

Reviews of local short-lets, not of LPLaundry. Names removed.

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Babington House

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the SE1 round. No minimum order.

Sources and method. Short-let figures: ,[object Object],, London snapshot 19 Jun 2026, licensed ,[object Object],. Active means at least one review in the previous 12 months. Building name, address and nearest station: © ,[object Object],, licensed ,[object Object],. 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 ,[object Object],, 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? ,[object Object], and we will check it against the source and correct it.

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