Storage guides

15 guides, every number computed from the live index

Costs, sizes and honest trade-offs. Each guide runs on the same engines as the calculator, so when prices change, the guides change with them.

UK self storage costs about £2.74 per sq ft a month including VAT, so a 25 sq ft unit is about £68.50. What drives the price and w

A 10 sq ft unit takes about 25 medium boxes, 25 sq ft about 60, 50 sq ft a one-bed flat. How to size a unit without paying for emp

For 12 boxes over 3 months a unit costs about £235.20 all in; a collection service £358.20. When a unit earns its keep and when it

The smallest units start near £27.40 a month plus a van both ways. Per-box collection from £7.95 a box usually beats it for small

Store a student room over summer without a van or a unit. What it costs by the box against a shared unit, and why collection timin

Store cover runs 7 to 18 GBP per 1,000 GBP of goods a month. When your home policy already covers storage, and when it quietly sto

Unit storage wins on instant access and big loads. Collection storage wins on small loads, time and no van. The break-even sits ne

Completion dates rarely line up. What bridging storage costs for a week, a month or a season, and how to avoid paying removers twi

Furniture needs floor area, not stacking height, so it sizes differently from boxes. What a sofa, bed or table really needs and ho

Dust ruins more furniture than removal vans do. What to store, what to seal on site, and the real cost of a 3 month renovation sta

When a house must be emptied before the estate is settled. Costs by the month, one-invoice options for executors, and what not to

50% off for 8 weeks is the industry's favourite number. What the offer really costs over a full stay, and how in-term price rises

Fuel, food, animals, cash and the surprising items in between. The standard prohibited list, why it exists, and what to do with ea

Heavy low, labels outward, corridor down the middle. The packing order that saves a size of unit and an hour of every visit.

Units as stockrooms, archives and tool stores. What businesses pay, what to look for in access hours, and when collection storage