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North London Self Storage Services

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Storage to your door

Containers at your property

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Figure out the best size for your items

Storage Container

The 35 sq ft

1 Container

Perfect for Students, mini removals, overflowing house belongings.

£19.99Buy
Storage Container

The 70 sq ft

2 Containers

Perfect for 1 bedroom flat, low amount of furniture

£39.98Buy
Storage Container

The 105 sq ft

3 Containers

Perfect for 2-bedroom flat, medium amount of furniture and belongings

£59.97Buy
Storage Container

The 140 sq ft

4 Containers

Perfect for 2-3 -bedroom property, high amount of furniture and belongings

£79.96Buy
Storage Container

The 175 sq ft

5 Containers

Perfect for 3–4-bedroom property, high amount of furniture and belongings

£99.95Buy
Storage Container

The 210 sq ft

6 Containers

Perfect for 4–5-bedroom property, high amount of furniture and belongings

£119.94Buy

Not sure? Use our free storage calculator

Providing storage to your door & removals in North London for over 15 years, we understand how difficult it is sometimes to calculate the volume of your property. 😉

Rates for loading/unloading of your goods

ContainersPriceMinimum chargeMen
1£140 (Vat incl.)1.5 hoursTeam of 2 men
2£190 (Vat incl.)2 hoursTeam of 2 men
3£290 (Vat incl.)3 hoursTeam of 3 men
4£390 (Vat incl.)3 hoursTeam of 3 men
5£490 (Vat incl.)3 hoursTeam of 4 men
6£590 (Vat incl.)3 hoursTeam of 4 men

When booking container storage with delivery to your door, payment is required in advance for the minimum loading time. If loading takes longer, additional time will be charged in30-minute increments.

Our rates cover container delivery and loading only. Packing, furniture dismantling, and wrapping are charged separately. Please request a full assessment before booking if these services are required.

Customer self-drop-off:

FREE (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm and Saturday by appointment only).

Customers can deliver or pick up items themselves with their own vehicle free of charge. When booking online you will have an option for self-drop-off.

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  • Where is your storage site located?

    35a Marsh Way, Rainham RM13 8UH

  • What is the size of each container?

    Each container is 155cm (5 feet) wide x 215cm (7 feet) deep x 245cm (8 feet) tall. This is 3.3 sq metres (35 square feet) and 8 cubic metres (280 cubic feet).

  • Is it possible to fit large pieces of furniture inside?

    Yes, it is very unlikely that an item of furniture will not fit.

  • Do I need to come to the storage premises if I’ve booked a removal and storage combined?

    No. We can take your items and place them in storage without you being there. You can sign all the relevant documents online.

  • Can I deliver or pick up my items myself, with my own vehicle?

    Yes, you can pick up or drop off belongings free of charge.

  • Is the storage site safe and secure?

    Yes, they are fully alarmed with CCTV. The premises are protected by security fencing and gates as well as the required safety measures.

  • Is it possible to access my belongings once they are in storage?

    Yes, as long as we are notified 5 working days before. There is an additional fee of £30 (VAT incl.)

  • Are there any restrictions on what I can store?

    Yes, there are a few exceptions, please refer to our terms and conditions

  • When I want to remove my belongings from storage permanently do I need to give you advance notice?

    Yes, please give us at least 5 working days notice.

  • Are my items insured?

    Yes. Each container has insurance for a total value of £2000. You can also purchase extra insurance if your items are worth more.

  • Do I need a padlock?

    No. Each container has is own self-locking system.

  • Extra info:

    Customers must fill out a detailed inventory list (provided by us at the time of the booking) and give it to our team when they come to collect their items.

  • Things to consider:

    At Rmv we pride ourselves in providing a competitive price to everyone. Please consider before booking storage with us that our facilities are designed for long term storage or with minimal to no access. A fee is always applied for handling of containers, and we require 5 working days notice for retrieval.

RMV team - Handyman and Removals
Self-Storage North London
Self-Storage North London, Secure Containers Collected from Any N or NW Postcode

North London has more branded walk-in storage facilities than any other part of the capital. Safestore alone operates branches at Alexandra Palace, Holloway Road, Bounds Green, Mayes Road in Wood Green, Staples Corner, and Camden. Access Self Storage runs depots at Hornsey, Edmonton, and Neasden.

Big Yellow has sites at Staples Corner and Finchley. Metro Storage, N1 Tiny Storage, and Urban Locker fill the gaps across Islington and Shoreditch. Despite that density of supply, every one of those facilities operates the same model, you hire a van, load it yourself on a residential street where parking is controlled by CPZ restrictions, drive through some of the most congested roads in London, unload into a corridor unit, and repeat the process whenever you need anything back.

Welcome to North London Storage: a top-rated storage company.

Self-storage North London through RMV works differently. We deliver a secure storage container directly to your address anywhere across the N and NW postcodes, our crew dismantles, wraps, and loads your belongings on the spot, and we transport the sealed unit to our monitored facility. When you need everything returned, the same container comes back to any address you choose.

RMV is an AIM-accredited removal and storage company with over fifteen years of operations across North London from King’s Cross to Barnet. We hold full Goods in Transit and warehouse-keeper liability insurance.

Every container sits inside a facility protected by 24-hour CCTV, intruder alarms, perimeter fencing, and controlled access gates. For customers asking is self-storage worth it, those independently verifiable credentials matter more than introductory discounts that reset after a promotional period.

The full background on the company is on our About Us page.

How Much Does Self-Storage in North London Cost?

Each container measures 155 cm wide, 215 cm deep, and 245 cm tall, 35 square feet of floor space and 280 cubic feet of volume. Self-storage prices start at £19.99 per week for a single container and scale linearly: two containers cost £39.98, three cost £59.97, and so on up to six containers at £119.94 per week.

That rate is all-inclusive, collection from your North London address, crew labour, furniture dismantling, protective wrapping, transport to the facility, and return delivery when you are ready. There are no introductory-rate resets, no per-visit access fees, and no weekend surcharges.

Customers searching for cheap self-storage or affordable self-storage across the N postcodes will find that the total cost undercuts corridor-access depots once you add the van hire, fuel, congestion charge where applicable, and the loading labour those facilities assume you will arrange yourself.

For anyone researching how to find cheap storage near me, the comparison that matters is the total cost of getting belongings into storage, not just the headline per-square-foot rate on a depot website.

Storage unit rental runs on a month to month storage basis with no contract storage units. Cancel with five working days’ notice and billing stops, no exit fees, no minimum stay.

That structure supports both short term storage rental during a six-week completion gap and long-term storage rental for customers who store for a year or longer while renovating, relocating overseas, or waiting for a new-build handover.

What Size Storage Unit Do You Need in North London?

A single container holds the contents of a large bedroom or a studio flat, the format that fills the mansion-block conversions along Holloway Road and the newer developments around Finsbury Park and Tottenham Hale.

Two containers handle a one-bedroom property, typical of the converted Victorians across Stoke Newington and the Georgian flats around Barnsbury. Three cover a standard two- or three-bedroom home, the dominant layout in the Edwardian terraces across Holloway, Palmers Green, and Wood Green.

Four to six containers absorb the larger detached and semi-detached houses found across Muswell Hill, Highgate, and the family homes along the Mill Hill ridgeline.

You book only the units you fill, whether you need a small storage unit for a handful of boxes or large storage units for an entire household. The online storage calculator maps a room count and furniture list to a container quantity or call 0208 0900 232 for a personal estimate.

Storage During a North London House Move

North London’s property market ranges from the seven-figure Georgian townhouses of Canonbury and Hampstead to the first-time-buyer flats around Edmonton and Bounds Green, with everything from inter-war semis in Hendon to Victorian terraces in Highbury filling the spectrum between.

Chains across this market can stretch five or six properties deep, linking a studio sale in N1 to a family home purchase in N20, and when any single transaction stalls, a mortgage offer expires, a survey reveals structural movement, a freeholder delays consent, completions slip by weeks across the entire sequence. Storage during a house move bridges that gap.

Our North London removals team loads your home into containers on moving day, holds everything at the facility until the new keys arrive, and delivers to the new address, whether that is across the borough or anywhere else in the UK. House removals with storage runs under a single booking, one crew, one insurance policy, so there is no handover between separate companies.

Smaller jobs follow the same model. A single room clearing ahead of a basement conversion in a listed Islington terrace, furniture removed during a loft extension on a 1930s semi in Finchley, or belongings from a rented flat being vacated with nowhere to go until the next tenancy starts in Dalston.

Our North London man and van collects, loads, and delivers to the facility in one trip.

Storage between houses is one of the most common bookings across the N postcodes, and the combined approach shows why removals and storage works better under a single provider, same fleet, same crew, same insurance. That flexibility turns storage units for moving into a single phone call.

Who Uses Self-Storage in North London?

Storage facilities near North London serve a region that spans everything from the dense inner-city terraces of Hackney and Hoxton, where no property has a garage and hallway space is measured in inches, to the suburban semis of Edgware and Enfield where converted garages have reduced built-in storage to near zero. Homeowners use furniture storage during kitchen-diner knock-throughs, rear extensions, loft conversions, and the basement excavations that dominate renovation schedules in the inner boroughs. Landlords managing multi-let conversions rotate furnishings between tenancies.

Student storage London picks up each summer from students at City University, University of the Arts, London Metropolitan, and Middlesex University, all campuses drawing renters into North London postcodes who need somewhere to hold belongings during vacation breaks.

Business storage units serve the independent retailers, galleries, and restaurants along Upper Street, Stroud Green Road, Muswell Hill Broadway, and the High Roads from Haggerston to Clerkenwell, as well as the architectural practices, media agencies, and tech firms that occupy converted premises across the creative corridor from King’s Cross to Shoreditch.

Document storage and archive storage suit the solicitor offices, medical practices, and financial advisers in period premises across every N postcode, buildings with limited floor space and years of regulatory records to retain.

Seasonal storage works for any North London household where garden furniture, bicycles, children’s outdoor equipment, and barbecue sets compete for the same narrow shed, hallway, or under-stairs cupboard.

Vehicle storage suits residents in CPZ-restricted streets who keep a second car or a classic vehicle that cannot sit outside year-round.

Bike storage units serve cycling commuters heading into the City, the West End, or along the canal towpaths who lack covered parking in a shared hallway or front garden.

Garage storage units appeal to trades professionals working the North London renovation market, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, and decorators, who need a secure place for tools and materials without commercial rent on the A1, A10, or North Circular corridor.

Every container is dry, clean, and ventilated, built to keep contents free from condensation, and insured to £2,000 as standard, with additional cover available for higher-value items.

Packing for Storage

Items going into long term storage need proper preparation. Mattresses should be sealed in protective covers; glass and ceramics require individual wrapping; wooden furniture benefits from a light polish before storage; upholstered pieces need dust sheets to prevent surface marking.

Our crew handles all of this during loading, but customers who prefer to pack ahead of collection can book a separate North London packing service or order supplies from the Packing Shop, boxes, bubble wrap, wardrobe cartons, mattress bags, and tape delivered to any N or NW address.

RMV’s blog carries step-by-step guides on how to pack a storage unit and what you can store in a storage unit under standard insurance terms. Understanding how much does self-storage cost matters, but protecting what goes inside is what keeps belongings in the same condition when they come out.

Coverage Across North London

RMV collects from every N and NW postcode. Whether you are in Stoke Newington or Barnet, the same container service applies at the same weekly rate. If your move starts in North London but ends overseas, our international removals service handles shipping, customs documentation, and container logistics from your door to the destination. Belongings that are not travelling can remain in storage at the same weekly rate, making it a practical long term storage solution for anyone relocating abroad who wants to keep possessions in the UK.

Whether you need a locker storage unit equivalent for personal documents, a room size storage unit for a full bedroom clearance, personal storage space between properties, or six containers for an entire household, self-storage North London through RMV gives you insured, crew-loaded, contract-free space at a fixed weekly rate.

No driving to Staples Corner, no corridor units on Holloway Road, no padlock to lose. Call 0208 0900 232 or book online for a storage unit near North London that comes directly to your door. Ready to rent a storage unit? Get a free quote today.

Nina K.

The specialists at RMV Storage and Removals are professionals who always make me feel safe and comfortable with the experience. I have used them to help me move flats and also for removals and storage. I can highly recommend their services - I trust Riki and the team above all.

5 Star Ratings

Packing Shop

Large Removal Packing Kit

15 small boxes, 15 medium boxes, 10 large boxes, 5 extra-large box, 1 roll of bubble wrap (100m by 500mm), 6 rolls of packing tapes (2 fragile and 4 brown), 2 sharpie marker, Ream of Paper 500 sheets.

£ 169.99
Large Removal Packing Kit