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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

VicarageSouth Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea

Onslow Square, SW7 3NX · nearest station South Kensington (297 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

41
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
90%
are entire homes37 homes, 4 private rooms
£430
median nightly pricefrom 36 listed prices
55
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£25,900
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
44%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 32%
  • 2 bed 41%
  • 3 bed 20%
  • 4+ bed 7%

Average 2.1 bedrooms — roughly 2.1 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 20 40 60 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 24 Feb Mar Apr May 53

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

What it means for linen

~20 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Vicarage that adds up to an estimated 1,020 changeovers a year — about 41 sets of bed linen a week.

1,020
changeovers a year, est.
~41
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the SW7 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Avenue StudiosSydney Close100 m42
Aster HouseSumner Place140 m72
Sydney House ChelseaSydney Street160 m38
Number SixteenSumner Place190 m74
Sussex MansionsOld Brompton Road200 m85
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Vicarage · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

10 of 449 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 3 of those point to a problem.

“Our daughter is allergic to down and all the pillows were feather-filled.”Airbnb guest near Vicarage · March 2026
“The living rug needs to be replaced and the pillows and throws were showing wear.”Airbnb guest near Vicarage · September 2025
“The beds were also horribly uncomfortable and we were missing extra towels (but they did bring us some!).”Airbnb guest near Vicarage · May 2026

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Vicarage

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 Vicarage 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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