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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Metro Central HeightsElephant and Castle, Southwark

119 Newington Causeway · nearest station Elephant & Castle (161 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

105
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
41%
are entire homes43 homes, 62 private rooms
£95
median nightly pricefrom 92 listed prices
101
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£9,700
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
42%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 78%
  • 2 bed 15%
  • 3 bed 7%
  • 4+ bed 0%

Average 1.3 bedrooms — roughly 1.3 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 50 100 150 200 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 161 Nov Dec Jan 81 Feb Mar Apr May

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

What it means for linen

~71 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Metro Central Heights that adds up to an estimated 3,708 changeovers a year — about 91 sets of bed linen a week.

3,708
changeovers a year, est.
~91
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the SE1 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Metro Central HeightsNewington Causeway50 m97
West Combe ApartmentsNewington Causeway80 m93
Pioneer/Signal BuildingNewington Causeway140 m95
Two Fifty OneSouthwark Bridge Road150 m87
Raglan House—170 m101
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Metro Central Heights · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

38 of 1,509 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 9 of those point to a problem.

“Slept very well and was grateful for firm and soft pillows.”Airbnb guest near Metro Central Heights · March 2026
“The bathroom an toilet also clean nice touch he left us clean towels and tea and cofee on the room.”Airbnb guest near Metro Central Heights · November 2025
“Only complaint was the thin pillows.”Airbnb guest near Metro Central Heights · October 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Metro Central Heights

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 Metro Central Heights 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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