What self storage really costs
4,234 stores across 380 UK towns, mapped and distance-checked, with the all-in cost of a unit against our own collect-and-store service. No teaser rates, no paid rankings.
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The index, not the brochure
Every store, mapped
4,234 UK stores from open map data, refreshed quarterly, each with distance from your town centre. No store pays to be listed and none can pay to move up.
Prices, checked monthly
The UK average is £2.74 per sq ft a month including VAT. Our store-by-store price sweep starts publishing in October 2026, standard rates only, every price dated.
The true cost, both ways
Rent plus insurance plus a van both ways plus your weekend. We price your load as a unit and as a collection service, and say which wins.
Biggest towns
All 380 towns- LondonWed collections
- BirminghamMon collections
- GlasgowThu collections
- ManchesterTue collections
- NottinghamThu collections
- BristolFri collections
- LiverpoolTue collections
- LeedsThu collections
- SheffieldThu collections
- LeicesterMon collections
- EdinburghThu collections
- SouthamptonFri collections
- Newcastle upon TyneThu collections
- CoventryMon collections
- Stoke-On-TrentTue collections
- NorwichTue collections
- BradfordThu collections
- CardiffFri collections
- BelfastWaitlist
- DerbyThu collections
By region
The price indexLondon
507 stores · 29 towns
South East
612 stores · 62 towns
South West
490 stores · 33 towns
East of England
402 stores · 51 towns
East Midlands
363 stores · 30 towns
West Midlands
361 stores · 31 towns
North West
444 stores · 45 towns
North East
151 stores · 15 towns
Yorkshire and The Humber
331 stores · 31 towns
Scotland
271 stores · 27 towns
Wales
234 stores · 21 towns
Northern Ireland
68 stores · 5 towns
Guides built on the numbers
All guidesHow much does self storage cost?
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What size storage unit do I need?
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Is self storage worth it?
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Storing just a few boxes
The smallest unit most stores offer is 10 sq ft, which holds about 25 boxes. If you have 8, you are paying for…
Student storage over summer
A student room is 8 to 15 boxes and a suitcase. The unit market was never built for that, and June queues prov…
Self storage insurance
Not required by law, required by almost every store. The gap between those two facts is where the money goes.…
How we check data
Store locations come from Overture Maps and are refreshed quarterly. Standard prices for each unit size get checked monthly against each store's own website, including VAT, and every price carries its checked date. Full methodology
Who runs Storage Index
Storage Index is run by the team behind BoxSpeed, a collect-and-store service. We list every store we can find and never take money for ranking. How we make money