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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

The ArcFinsbury, Islington

225 City Road · nearest station Old Street (492 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

74
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
62%
are entire homes46 homes, 28 private rooms
£217
median nightly pricefrom 63 listed prices
83
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£12,500
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
39%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 69%
  • 2 bed 26%
  • 3 bed 3%
  • 4+ bed 3%

Average 1.4 bedrooms — roughly 1.4 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 50 100 150 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 52 Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 130

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

What it means for linen

~43 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around The Arc that adds up to an estimated 2,234 changeovers a year — about 60 sets of bed linen a week.

2,234
changeovers a year, est.
~60
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the EC1V round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Micawber CourtWindsor Terrace100 m69
Hampton by Hilton London Old StreetWestland Place130 m79
Thoresby HouseThoresby Street140 m74
Maldon ApartmentsMicawber Street180 m72
Valencia TowerBollinder Place190 m74
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The Arc · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

11 of 915 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 1 of those point to a problem.

“Cosy room with a desk, comfortable bed and pillows too.”Airbnb guest near The Arc · December 2025
“I appreciated that lots of towels were available for use.”Airbnb guest near The Arc · June 2025
“The only slight drawback was that the bed covers/linens were not set up, but everything else was perfect.”Airbnb guest near The Arc · October 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near The Arc

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the EC1V 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 The Arc 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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