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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Water Gardens (301-396)Paddington, Westminster

301-396 · nearest station Edgware Road (387 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

261
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
85%
are entire homes222 homes, 39 private rooms
£270
median nightly pricefrom 241 listed prices
74
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£17,100
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
57%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 59%
  • 2 bed 21%
  • 3 bed 13%
  • 4+ bed 7%

Average 1.7 bedrooms — roughly 1.7 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 100 200 300 400 Jun Jul Aug 198 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 372

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

What it means for linen

~148 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Water Gardens (301-396) that adds up to an estimated 7,681 changeovers a year — about 253 sets of bed linen a week.

7,681
changeovers a year, est.
~253
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the W2 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Water Gardens (201-254)—60 m250
The London HotelSussex Gardens70 m250
OYO London 24 SussexSussex Gardens70 m247
OYO Townhouse 30 Sussex HotelSussex Gardens70 m246
Four Stars HotelSussex Gardens70 m245
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Water Gardens (301-396) · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

85 of 2,969 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 18 of those point to a problem.

“We also really appreciated the thoughtful details - lots of extra towels, bedding, tissues.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (301-396) · June 2025
“The linens were clean and so was the sofa and curtains.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (301-396) · May 2026
“More worrying was that the washing machine that was apparently being used for the guest bedding and towels had extensive black mold around the gasket seal.”Airbnb guest near Water Gardens (301-396) · October 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Water Gardens (301-396)

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 (301-396) 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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