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Aldwych Fitted Cupboards
Fitted cupboards for your home in Aldwych: built-in cupboards for hallways, landings, utility rooms and boot rooms. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Somewhere for coats, shoes and bags
- Tidying away the gas and electricity meters
- Storage for towels and bedding
Fitted cupboards for your home in Aldwych
Flats, leases and landlords
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf.
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Tell us about them during the design visit.
Fitted cupboards in Aldwych: what you get
Our fitted cupboards are made for homes in Aldwych and all over London. We begin with a design visit to measure and go through the design, followed by a written quote. Once agreed, we make the cupboards in our workshop and fit them in your home. The time the fitting takes depends on the number of cupboards and the space they fit into, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. If you’re living with a boiler cupboard that keeps access clear and using the full height of a room, fitted cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
In streets where many homes were built before 1919, as they were around Aldwych, under-stairs cupboards in older terraces often house the meters or the fuse board. Those have to stay reachable, so any storage is designed around them. Bays and sash windows in period houses are natural spots for a window seat.
The furniture is made at our workshop after you’ve had the quote and decided to go ahead. It describes the design, the materials and the finish agreed at the visit, so every detail can be checked first.
- Where
- Aldwych (W1D, WC2H, W1F)
- Area
- Westminster
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of fitted cupboards
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- How big the furniture is
- Parking and unloading on your street
- The number of doors and drawers
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
There is no price list, because each job is designed for a single room. Instead, we measure, go through the design and then quote in writing, naming the materials and finish. To start, use our contact form.
What to send when you get in touch
To give us a picture of the room, it helps to include:
- Any ideas or images you’ve saved
- Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- Rough sizes: width, height and depth
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if you don’t, that is fine, and we can work it out together. The design is talked through at the visit, once we have measured, and the written quote then sets it out. To start, message us from the contact page.
The problems fitted cupboards solve
Moving into a flat often shows how little built-in storage there is. A tall cupboard in a hallway or a recess can make a real difference, especially when it uses the full height of the room.
Fitted cupboards can help with:
- A boiler cupboard that keeps access clear
- Somewhere for coats, shoes and bags
- Making use of an awkward alcove or corner
- A cupboard for the meters with easy access
If your home is one of the older houses near St Mary le Strand, an old boiler or airing cupboard can be rebuilt with proper shelves.
What to check before you book
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
- Are the boards named, such as MDF or plywood?
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- How parking will work on your street
How fitting day works
In older rooms, the furniture usually has to meet skirting, picture rails, cornice or coving. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it sits neatly against the room. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the cupboards and the room, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In houses converted into flats, the route in may include a shared hall and stairs, so it is useful to let neighbours know about fitting day. The sections are sized for the narrowest point on the route. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You get in touch and describe the space.
- We visit to measure the space and the route in from the street, including the stairs and doorways.
- We send a written quote.
- In our workshop we build the cupboards in sections from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The sections are carried in, joined and set level.
How to prepare
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Getting a quote
Rough measurements are fine at the start. We measure everything properly at the measuring visit, including how level the floor and ceiling are. To arrange it, tell us about the room on our contact form. You receive a written quote after the visit.
Advice
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What else we make in Aldwych
Your questions about fitted cupboards in Aldwych
My home in Aldwych is a period house with walls that are not straight. Is that a problem?
Yes. Walls in older houses are rarely flat or square, and floors are often out of level, so each piece is scribed to follow the wall and set level on a plinth or adjustable feet. Skirting, picture rails and cornices are met neatly or cut around. Fixings are chosen for the wall, whether solid brick or lath and plaster.
Do you cover homes near London Charing Cross station?
Yes, homes across Westminster and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can message us from the contact page to arrange a design visit, and tell us about parking and access at the same time.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Normally not. Fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. Listed buildings may need listed building consent for works that affect their character, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Can you hide my gas and electricity meters?
Yes, and we keep them easy to reach. Meter readers and engineers need to get to them, so the doors or panels are planned to open easily.
What finishes do you offer?
There are two choices: spray painting, done in the workshop for a smooth, even finish, or hand painting, which can be done on site. The finish is agreed in your quote.
What do fitted cupboards cost?
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Size, fittings and finish all affect the price. For a design visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
Fitted storage in Aldwych
Homes built before 1919 make up about 48% of the housing in the streets around Aldwych, with about 22% built since 2000, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how fitted cupboards are fixed and fitted. Near the centre of Aldwych, Historic England’s list includes Church of St Mary Le Strand (Grade I), less than half a mile south-east, and Somerset House and King's College Old Building (Grade I), under half a mile south. If your own home is listed, changes inside that alter its character, such as fixing into or removing original joinery, can require listed building consent. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. Near central London, streets tend to be narrow and busy, so carrying the sections from the van to the door takes planning, especially for larger pieces.
If you live near Lincoln's Inn Fields, fitted cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. Dr Johnson's House, about 0.4 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, a shallow cupboard in a narrow hall can hold coats without blocking the way.
Aldwych is about 2 miles west of City of Westminster, in the City of Westminster. Homes in Aldwych are part of the area we cover for fitted cupboards, as part of our work in every London borough. Our work takes in places right across Westminster.
Every home in W1D, WC2H and W1F is within our area for fitted cupboards. Streets in the area include Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, and we cover homes on all of them for fitted cupboards. The A4 and A301 run close to Aldwych, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Nearby, we also make fitted cupboards in Clare Market (1 mile north), Covent Garden (1 mile west), Temple Bar (1 mile east), Temple (1 mile east) and Adelphi (1 mile south-west). Other parts of Westminster we cover include City of Westminster (2 miles west), Victoria (2 miles south-west), Paddington Green (3 miles west), Paddington (2 miles west), Connaught Village (2 miles west) and Belgravia (2 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Aldwych
In Aldwych, that includes homes near Ye Old White Horse pub, Mercers' School and LSE Shaw Library and the streets around them. Aldwych’s nearest station is London Charing Cross station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (0.7 miles east) and St Philip's Hospital (less than half a mile north). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Boards, parts and paint
Spray-painted finish
We spray paint in the workshop for a smooth, factory-like finish. The colour is agreed with you.
Shelves
A shelf that sags looks tired quickly, so we size each one for its span and load.