LPLAUNDRY

Short-Let Market Report

Within 250 m of

Steam MillsWhitechapel, Tower Hamlets

12 Fairclough Street, E1 1PT · nearest station Aldgate East (434 m) · data as of 19 Jun 2026

125
active short-letsreviewed in the last 12 months
70%
are entire homes87 homes, 38 private rooms
£183
median nightly pricefrom 101 listed prices
83
nights booked a yearmedian, estimated
£11,800
yearly revenue per listingmedian, estimated
55%
run by large operatorshosts with 10+ London listings
Bedroom mix
  • 1 bed 70%
  • 2 bed 13%
  • 3 bed 14%
  • 4+ bed 3%

Average 1.5 bedrooms — roughly 1.5 linen sets per changeover.

Guest reviews per month (proxy for stays)
0 50 100 150 200 250 Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan 114 Feb Mar Apr May 237

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

What it means for linen

~84 changeovers a week within 250 m

Every checkout is a bed to strip and a set to replace. Around Steam Mills that adds up to an estimated 4,383 changeovers a year — about 126 sets of bed linen a week.

4,383
changeovers a year, est.
~126
linen sets a week, est.

Nearby buildings on the E1 round

BuildingStreetDistanceShort-lets within 250 m
Basil HouseHenriques Street100 m139
Chandlery HouseGower's Walk110 m113
Marden HouseBatty Street130 m142
The Skyline Plaza BuildingCommercial Road150 m160
Aldgate - iQ Student AccommodationCommercial Road160 m156
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Steam Mills · 19 Jun 2026

What guests say about linen nearby

38 of 1,859 guest reviews here in the last 12 months mention sheets, towels or linen; about 7 of those point to a problem.

“The building also had a washer and dryer which were utilised by the cleaner for linen but did not appear to have restrictions on use by occupiers.”Airbnb guest near Steam Mills · July 2025
“Towels were a little too small for my 6-foot boyfriend to use but it was overall 5 stars for us!!”Airbnb guest near Steam Mills · July 2025
“Pillows were very thin and bedding was poor quality.”Airbnb guest near Steam Mills · January 2026

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

How LPLaundry keeps short-let linen moving

Airbnb laundry near Steam Mills

Linen hire and changeover laundry, collected and delivered 7 days on the E1 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 Steam Mills 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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