What size storage container do I need?

We get asked this more than any other question. The short answer is below, and our calculator will give you a more precise figure in about a minute. If you would rather just talk it through, call us on 01722 698000 and we will size it with you.

Quick answer

Small, 56 sq. ft. (about 5.2 m²). Roughly the size of a garden shed. Right for a small flat or the contents of a few rooms. From £115 a month including VAT.

Medium, 160 sq. ft. (about 14.9 m²). Think of a single garage. Right for a typical two to three bedroom house. From £180 a month including VAT.

Large, 320 sq. ft. (about 29.7 m²). A double garage. Right for a large four bedroom house, and our most popular choice for business storage. From £250 a month including VAT.

Prices vary a little by site. No admin fees, no surprise insurance charges, no long contracts.

Calculator

Small container, 56 sq. ft.

Typically right for:

• • A one bedroom flat or studio

• • The contents of two or three rooms

• • Decluttering before a house sale

• • Seasonal kit, garden furniture, sports gear, Christmas stock

• • A small business storing documents or a few pallets

If you are moving out of a one bed and you own a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe and boxes, this is usually enough with room to walk in.

Medium container, 160 sq. ft.

Typically right for:

• • A two or three bedroom house, furniture included

• • A family move where the chain has slipped and everything needs to go somewhere for a few weeks

• • Trade storage, tools, materials and a modest amount of stock

• • A car or motorbike, with space left over

This is our most common domestic size. If you are between houses with a whole family’s worth of belongings, start here.

Large container, 320 sq. ft.

Typically right for:

• • A four or five bedroom house

• • Business stock, e-commerce inventory, trade materials at volume

• • Long term archive storage

• • A vehicle plus household goods

Most of our business customers end up here, because the cost per square foot is the lowest of the three and you can get a van alongside it. Drive-up access and 24 hour entry make it workable as a genuine operating space rather than just a store.

Not sure between two sizes?

Three things push people up a size more often than they expect.

Awkward shapes. Sofas, mattresses, bikes and garden equipment do not stack. A flat full of boxes fits into far less space than a flat full of furniture.

Access. If you need to get to things regularly, leave a walkway. That costs you roughly a fifth of the floor space, so factor it in.

How long you are storing. For a few weeks, pack tight. For a year, you want air around things and a bit of order.

If you are genuinely between two sizes and you need regular access, go up. If it is short term and going in solid, go down. Either way, we can move you between containers if you get it wrong, so it is not a decision you are stuck with.