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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

One The ElephantElephant and Castle, Southwark

1 St Gabriel Walk, SE1 6FA · nearest station Elephant & Castle (169 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

76
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
76%
are entire homes58 homes, 17 private rooms
£220
median nightly pricefrom 59 listed prices
88
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£20,300
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
18%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 66%
  • 2 bed 26%
  • 3 bed 3%
  • 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 Jun Jul 148 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 69 Mar Apr May

Jun 2025 – May 2026. Busiest: July 2025; 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 One The Elephant that adds up to an estimated 2,861 changeovers a year — about 81 sets of bed linen a week.

2,861
changeovers a year, est.
~81
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the SE1 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
UNCLE Elephant & CastleChurchyard Row130 m66
Castle Hotel—210 m84
Hampton Court Palace HotelHampton Street220 m71
West Combe ApartmentsNewington Causeway250 m93
Raglan House—270 m101
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One The Elephant · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

23 of 1,208 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 5 of those point to a problem.

“Common areas were kept clean, other guests were respectful, and all the necessities were provided, including towels and toiletries.”Airbnb guest near One The Elephant · July 2025
“The big front room and dining island are open to the living room where there was a comfy couch with lots of pillows to rest from busy days.”Airbnb guest near One The Elephant · August 2025
“The heating is okay, but the living room is quite cold, but also with not enough bedding I was very cold throughout the night.”Airbnb guest near One The Elephant · January 2026

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near One The Elephant

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 One The Elephant 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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