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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Red Cross CottagesBorough, Southwark

· nearest station Borough (255 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

66
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
67%
are entire homes44 homes, 20 private rooms
£270
median nightly pricefrom 64 listed prices
134
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£24,700
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
55%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 62%
  • 2 bed 27%
  • 3 bed 6%
  • 4+ bed 5%

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 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 85 Mar Apr May 155

Jun 2025 – May 2026. Busiest: May 2026; quietest: February 2026.

What it means for linen

~55 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Red Cross Cottages that adds up to an estimated 2,855 changeovers a year — about 84 sets of bed linen a week.

2,855
changeovers a year, est.
~84
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the SE1 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
The Rose & CrownUnion Street70 m47
Babington HouseRedcross Way100 m77
Lupins—100 m46
CIBA ApartmentsUnion Street110 m57
Monarch Flats—120 m76
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Red Cross Cottages · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

26 of 1,482 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 3 of those point to a problem.

“On request she even made linen available for my daughter to sleep over.”Airbnb guest near Red Cross Cottages · October 2025
“I think hooks in the room would have been helpful, for towels etc, + more eco friendly cleaning products pls.”Airbnb guest near Red Cross Cottages · August 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 Red Cross Cottages · October 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Red Cross Cottages

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 Red Cross Cottages 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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