Airbnb Laundry Near Raphael House
Changeover laundry and linen hire around Raphael House, Coldharbour Lane SW2 — collected and delivered 7 days a week, washed at our own plant in Wembley.
Why hosts near Raphael House choose LPLaundry
Few lets, mostly people letting their own place. No minimum order exists here for a reason.
The problem
One flat is not too small to matter
Our fix
No minimum order and no contract. We already pass Raphael House on the SW2 round, so a single property is collected the same way fifty are.
The problem
July is the busy month here
Our fix
Reviews around Raphael House peak in July and bottom out in March. We raise your spare sets before the run-up, so the week you are fullest is not the week you run out.
The problem
Grey linen in guest photos
Our fix
Washed at our own Wembley plant, 10.2 miles from Raphael House — the SW2 round collects from Coldharbour Lane and the 3 named buildings around it — not in a domestic machine, and bagged by set ready to use.
The problem
Brixton is 390 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.
Four steps to a changeover near Raphael House you stop managing
Most of the work happens before the first collection, and most of it is ours — sized on what actually turns around Coldharbour Lane.
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What actually turns
We look at a month of real occupancy in Brixton — how often each bed turns, not how many doors you hold keys to. On these streets it comes to about 13 bed changes a week.
Before anything changes
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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. Across 22 lets that is something like 18 sets moving every week.
No fee to change it
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Same day, same driver
Collections and drops land in a window before check-in, not 'sometime on the day'. The SW2 round is on Coldharbour Lane every day of the week, 390 m from Brixton.
Agreed, then kept
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Bagged by set
Linen comes back pressed, folded and bagged by set, so a cleaner picks up one bag per bed rather than sorting a pile. Everything goes 10.2 miles to our own plant, and July is the month that tests the par.
One bag per bed
Managing several properties in Lambeth? The same account manager covers all of them, on one invoice and one collection round.
Brixton pricing, per load rather than per property
Published so you can compare without a phone call. One property or twenty, the rate near Raphael House is the same. There is no minimum and no tie-in.
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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 Brixton 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 Raphael House is not washed in a flat
There is one building between your linen and ours: a plant in Wembley, 10.2 miles from Raphael House, that we own and run — not a domestic machine in a cupboard.
One flat gets the same process as fifty: same plant, same temperatures, same checks.
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.
- 10.2mi
- Plant to Raphael House
- ISO 9001:2015
- Certified quality management
- Every load
- Temperature logged
- 100%
- Insured in transit
Collections around Coldharbour Lane run on the SW2 round, to plants we own and run.
Near Raphael House — hire it, or we launder yours
Consistency is the practical argument for hire: every set is the same spec, so a replacement does not stand out — and around Raphael House there are 22 short lets a guest could be comparing yours 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 The items guests never mention until they are wrong. View the range -
Kitchen & tea towels The cloths a cleaner gets through on every turn. View the range
One flat near Raphael House is not too small
There are 22 short lets within 250 m of Raphael 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 SW2 round the same as fifty.
- No contractPay per changeover. Pause it out of season and pick it up again.
- The same plantWashed 10.2 miles away at a plant we own, not sent out to whoever is cheapest that week.
Airbnb laundry near Raphael House: questions hosts ask
Do I have to hire linen, or can LPLaundry wash my own near Raphael House?
Both. LPLaundry can hire you bed linen, towels, bathrobes, duvets, pillows and tea towels in a consistent spec (up to 600 thread count, 700 GSM towels), or launder the linen you already own. Either way it is collected and delivered around Coldharbour Lane on the SW2 round.
How much does Airbnb laundry cost near Raphael House?
LPLaundry's changeover sets near Raphael 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.
Can LPLaundry handle back-to-back bookings in Brixton?
Yes. LPLaundry does not wash your linen on the day of a changeover; the clean set is already in the property before the guest leaves. With three sets per bed in circulation, back-to-back bookings near Raphael House and Brixton never leave a bed stripped while a wash finishes.
How many Airbnbs are there near Raphael House?
Does LPLaundry offer Airbnb laundry near Raphael House, SW2?
Yes. LPLaundry collects and delivers Airbnb and short-let linen around Raphael House, 322b Coldharbour Lane, 7 days a week on its SW2 round in Brixton, Lambeth. Everything is washed at LPLaundry's own plant in Wembley, 10.2 miles away. The same round also covers Lambeth, Brixton Hill, Clapham Park and Herne Hill.
Is there a minimum order for one flat near Raphael House?
No. LPLaundry has no minimum order and no contract near Raphael House: a single property is collected on the same SW2 round as a portfolio, at the same price per set. You can stop whenever you like.
Does LPLaundry work with property managers and serviced apartments near Brixton?
Yes. Property managers, co-hosts and serviced apartment operators near Raphael House can put every Lambeth property on one account, with one account manager, one invoice and one collection round. The account is sized on beds and turnover, not on the number of listings.
When is the busiest season for Airbnb hosts around Brixton?
Around Raphael House, guest reviews peaked in July 2025 (28) and were lowest in March 2026 (15) over the 12 months to May 2026. LPLaundry estimates about 13 changeovers a week within 250 m, so hosts should add spare sets in the weeks before July.
Any more questions?
Talk to the team that runs Airbnb laundry around Coldharbour Lane.
Call us 020 4621 9097The short-let market around Raphael House
Every figure below describes the listings in the 250 m around the building on Coldharbour Lane — not the building itself. Airbnb blurs each location by up to 150 m, so no page can say which flats are where.
- 22
- active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
- 73%
- are entire homes16 homes, 6 private rooms
- £186
- median nightly pricefrom 17 listed prices
- 42
- nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
- £10,100
- yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
- 18%
- run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
- AddressRaphael House, 322b Coldharbour Lane
- Nearest stationBrixton, 390 m
- Our plantWembley, 10.2 miles
- Data as of19 Jun 2026
One-beds lead, and demand peaks in Jul
Average 1.4 bedrooms — roughly 1.4 linen sets per changeover.
| Month | Reviews |
|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 23 |
| Jul 25 | 28 |
| Aug 25 | 25 |
| Sep 25 | 20 |
| Oct 25 | 23 |
| Nov 25 | 21 |
| Dec 25 | 22 |
| Jan 26 | 16 |
| Feb 26 | 18 |
| Mar 26 | 15 |
| Apr 26 | 20 |
| May 26 | 25 |
Reviews left each month by guests at these 22 listings, a proxy for stays. Busiest: July 2025 (28); quietest: March 2026 (15). June 2026 is left out because the snapshot stops on the 19th.
Here, Lambeth and London — a 1-bed flat compared
The same property in three places: the streets around Raphael House, the whole of Lambeth, and London. Median figures for active 1-bed flats, so half do better and half do worse.
| Measure | Within 500 m25 flats | Lambeth668 flats | London14,986 flats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical price a night | £130 | £171 | £179 |
| Nights booked a year | 55 | 55 | 56 |
| Typical income a year | £6,882 | £10,703 | £11,074 |
| Top 25% earn | £24,735+ | £24,840+ | £25,530+ |
| Changeovers a year, est. | 18 | 18 | 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 Raphael House
Pre-filled with what similar Airbnbs within 500 m of Raphael House charge and book. Change anything — profit, the 90-night rule and your LPLaundry linen plan update as you type.
- Booking income£117 × 54 nights£6,318
- Airbnb fee3% split fee−£190
- Cleaning£30 × 18 changeovers−£540
- Linen with LPLaundry£15 × 18 changeovers−£270
Price typical for this areaBookings typical for this areaTypical figures adjusted for sleeping 2
90-night rule: 54 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price a night | £117 | £117 | £153 |
| Nights a year | 54 | 54 | 153 |
| Income | £6,318 | £6,318 | £23,409 |
| Profit | £5,318 | £5,318 | £20,412 |
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 £5,318 profit a year.
| Minimum stay | Nights a year | Changeovers | LPLaundry linen | Profit |
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| 1 night now | 54 | 18 | £270 | £5,318 |
| 2 nights | 47 | 16 | £235 | £4,629 |
| 3 nights | 34 | 11 | £170 | £3,349 |
| 5 nights | 27 | 5 | £81 | £2,821 |
| 7 nights | 41 | 6 | £88 | £4,390 |
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 2 changeovers a month, up to 2 in July. 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 Raphael House sleeping 2, at £117 a night and booked 54 nights a year, brings in about £6,318 and leaves about £5,318 after the costs entered, before rent or mortgage (84% margin). That is about 18 changeovers a year; linen with LPLaundry costs £15 per changeover, £270 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 Raphael House sits, and the buildings on the same SW2 round
The circle is the 250 m these figures describe — the streets around Raphael 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 10.2 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 3 nearest named buildings
- Connaught Mansions33short-lets within 250 m
- London Hotel33short-lets within 250 m
- Premier Inn38short-lets within 250 m
~13 changeovers a week within 250 m
Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Raphael House that adds up to an estimated 687 changeovers a year — about 18 sets of bed linen a week.
- 687
- changeovers a year, est.
- ~18
- linen sets a week, est.
- 10.2 mi
- to our Wembley plant
- 7 days
- collections on the SW2 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
Raphael 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.
A single property near Raphael House, no minimum order
Tell us how many beds you turn around Coldharbour Lane 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 Lambeth
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 Raphael 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.