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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Water Gardens (1-47)Paddington, Westminster

· nearest station Edgware Road (485 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

251
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
88%
are entire homes222 homes, 29 private rooms
£274
median nightly pricefrom 228 listed prices
74
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£18,500
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
62%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 57%
  • 2 bed 22%
  • 3 bed 14%
  • 4+ bed 8%

Average 1.8 bedrooms — roughly 1.8 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 100 200 300 400 Jun Jul Aug 159 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 370

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

What it means for linen

~146 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Water Gardens (1-47) that adds up to an estimated 7,599 changeovers a year — about 259 sets of bed linen a week.

7,599
changeovers a year, est.
~259
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the W2 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Water Gardens (102-156)—60 m248
Landward CourtHarrowby Street100 m232
Forset CourtEdgware Road100 m210
Crawford Suites Serviced ApartmentsCrawford Place120 m277
Water Gardens (201-254)—120 m250
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Water Gardens (1-47) · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

87 of 2,834 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 18 of those point to a problem.

“Beds and towels were especially comfortable.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (1-47) · January 2026
“Beds, linens and amenities are all spot on and well maintained.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (1-47) · November 2025
“Apartment was generally clean, but the floors were sticky and some of the sheets had yellow stains.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (1-47) · May 2026

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Water Gardens (1-47)

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the W2 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 Water Gardens (1-47) 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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