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Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Polaris ApartmentsTower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets

43 Prestons Road, E14 9FU · nearest station Blackwall (372 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

17
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
88%
are entire homes15 homes, 2 private rooms
£287
median nightly pricefrom 15 listed prices
20
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£5,200
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
18%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 47%
  • 2 bed 53%
  • 3 bed 0%
  • 4+ bed 0%

Average 1.5 bedrooms — roughly 1.5 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 20 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 3 Feb Mar Apr May 15

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

What it means for linen

~5 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Polaris Apartments that adds up to an estimated 261 changeovers a year — about 8 sets of bed linen a week.

261
changeovers a year, est.
~8
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the E14 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Corona BuildingBlackwall Way140 m27
Maple HouseBlackwall Way160 m27
Albert Court SouthBlackwall Way190 m28
Albert Court NorthBlackwall Way210 m30
Streamlight TowerProvince Square230 m30
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Polaris Apartments · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

7 of 113 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 2 of those point to a problem.

“Some towels could use replacing, but it was good that there were plently of them to choose from.”Airbnb guest near Polaris Apartments · November 2025
“When we checked in we had booked for 5 people therefore someone was sleeping on the sofa bed but we had to look around for bedding and pillows.”Airbnb guest near Polaris Apartments · September 2025
“Was made to sleep with no sheets covering mattress and no duvet covers or pillow covers.”Airbnb guest near Polaris Apartments · August 2025

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Polaris Apartments

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the E14 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 Polaris Apartments 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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