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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Derwent HouseSouth Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea

57a Cromwell Road, SW7 5BJ · nearest station Gloucester Road (270 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

112
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
87%
are entire homes97 homes, 15 private rooms
£456
median nightly pricefrom 96 listed prices
55
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£24,300
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
48%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 39%
  • 2 bed 34%
  • 3 bed 21%
  • 4+ bed 5%

Average 1.9 bedrooms — roughly 1.9 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 50 100 150 200 250 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 202 Nov Dec Jan 120 Feb Mar Apr May

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

What it means for linen

~58 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Derwent House that adds up to an estimated 2,996 changeovers a year — about 112 sets of bed linen a week.

2,996
changeovers a year, est.
~112
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the SW7 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Eden Plaza KensingtonQueen's Gate40 m101
Meininger HotelQueen's Gate50 m90
Fraser Suites Queens GateQueen's Gate Gardens60 m89
Fraser Suites KensingtonCromwell Road70 m105
More HouseCromwell Road110 m96
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Derwent House · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

89 of 1,812 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 12 of those point to a problem.

“Love the heated floor and towel rack and cute outdoor space.”Airbnb guest near Derwent House · January 2026
“Wonderful location, friendly and welcoming staff, comfortable room, great linens and very nice toiletries.”Airbnb guest near Derwent House · December 2025
“Only things which I did not like was that it took 10-15 minute longer than agreed for the host to arrive and give me the keys + the sheet was dirty.”Airbnb guest near Derwent House · September 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Derwent House

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the SW7 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 Derwent House 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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