Tower Hamlets · London
Under-Stairs Storage in Bethnal Green
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. We make under-stairs storage for homes in Bethnal Green, each designed at a visit to your home.
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
- Nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
Under-stairs storage for your home in Bethnal Green
Under-stairs storage in Bethnal Green
Deep pull-out drawers bring the back of the space within reach. Instead of crawling in to find something, you slide the drawer out and everything is in view. Cupboards suit the taller end, where coats can hang and a vacuum cleaner can stand. A mix of drawers and cupboards is often the best use of the space. If you’re living with needing a compact spot for a laptop and storage that doesn’t match the hallway, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
Getting materials into a block means planning the lift, the corridor and the front door of the flat. Around Bethnal Green, most households are in purpose-built flats, so under-stairs cupboards are drawn in sections from the start. Common parts are protected while the pieces come in.
The quote comes in writing, so there is time to read it properly. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Bethnal Green (E2, E1, E3)
- Borough
- Tower Hamlets
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- The contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Flats, leases and landlords
If the property is let, we will need access agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. An agent can arrange access for you, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot advise on your lease.
Fitting day, step by step
When we arrive on fitting day, the first job is covering the floors and protecting the way in from the front door. The sections made at our workshop come in next, a piece at a time. How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Some buildings have a concierge, a lift booking system or set working hours, so it is worth checking with the managing agent beforehand. Floors in the flat and the common parts are protected while the furniture comes in.
- You get in touch and tell us a little about the space under your stairs, and whether the meters or fuse board are in there.
- At the design visit we measure under the stairs and plan the drawers and doors with you, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
- A quote in writing follows, with the design, finish and fitting days set out, for you to read through.
- We make every part in our workshop, shaped to the angle of your stairs. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls.
Preparing the room
- Let us know if your street is in a controlled parking zone
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
Getting a quote
To make a start, message us from the contact page and tell us which room you have in mind and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and talk through the design, and a written quote follows.
Advice
How it is made
Hand-painted finish
A hand-painted finish can be applied once the storage is in place. It is easy to touch up later. Paint needs time to cure fully, so it’s best treated gently at first.
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish is smooth and even, almost like a factory finish. It’s done in our workshop, before the storage comes to your home. You choose the colour.
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Storage in Bethnal Green homes: local notes
In the area around Bethnal Green, the largest groups of homes date from between 1945 and 1972 (about 29%) and the years since 2000 (about 27%), in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. There are 98 entries on the National Heritage List within half a mile of the centre of Bethnal Green. Older homes nearby may have original joinery, shutters or panelling worth keeping, and the furniture can be designed around them rather than over them. A quarter or more of the homes in the area around Bethnal Green (about 29%) were built between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Homes from that era tend to have little built-in storage, so under-stairs cupboards make a real difference, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
The wider area includes historic houses such as Sutton House, about 1.4 miles north. For a period home anywhere nearby, pull-out drawers can reach right to the back of a deep under-stairs space. If you live in a period home close to St Peter's, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them. Near listed buildings like Church of St John on Bethnal Green, under half a mile east of the centre of Bethnal Green, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
Bethnal Green is about 1 mile south of Whitechapel, within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We cover Bethnal Green as part of our work across Tower Hamlets, and the process is the same everywhere we work. We cover places right across Tower Hamlets, from the busiest high streets to quiet residential roads.
We cover every part of E2, E1 and E3 for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Patriot Square, Ion Square and Victoria Park Square, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Bethnal Green sits close to the B108 and B118. We also cover the places around Bethnal Green: Cambridge Heath (1 mile north-east), London Fields (1 mile north), Shoreditch (1 mile west), Haggerston (1 mile north-west) and Stepney (1 mile south-east). Across the rest of Tower Hamlets, our area takes in Tower Hill (2 miles south-west), Bow Common (2 miles south-east), Bromley (2 miles east), Shadwell (2 miles south), Limehouse (2 miles south-east) and Wapping (2 miles south). Being one of the larger places in Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green is covered for all of our fitted furniture.
Landmarks near Bethnal Green
Our area takes in the homes around Young and Talented School of Stage and Screen, Oaklands School and Sebright Arms. Bethnal Green has its own railway station: Cambridge Heath station. Nearby you will also find London Chest Hospital (0.5 miles east) and Vagina Museum (under half a mile north-east).
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
It’s worth being honest about cost: off-the-shelf furniture typically costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is awkward, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flat-pack and off-the-shelf furniture has its place. In a room with square walls and standard sizes, it can work well.
Pricing under-stairs storage in Bethnal Green
The price for your room depends on:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Spray painting or hand painting
- The number of doors and drawers
Every room is priced on its own, because size, layout and finish change from job to job. Spray painting and hand painting are different processes, which affects the cost. The figure comes in your written quote after the design visit.
What we need to know
A few details help us understand the job before we visit. It is useful to include:
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Your postcode and the borough
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
We quote once we’ve seen the room. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. Because every job is different, the cost is set out in a written quote after the visit. To arrange a visit, fill in our short enquiry form.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Bethnal Green
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in Bethnal Green?
Yes. We cover all of Tower Hamlets and the rest of London, and Bethnal Green is part of that. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and talk through the design, followed by a quote.
Does a conservation area in or near Bethnal Green affect fitted furniture?
Typically not: conservation area rules mainly cover the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character may need listed building consent from the council. If you are unsure, the council can confirm.
How long will the fitting take?
The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Because everything is made in our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We keep the hallway as clear as we can while we work.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
It depends on the height and how open the space is. We look at it at the design visit and tell you honestly whether it will work. If it does, a compact desk with shelving can suit paperwork and a laptop.
What materials do you use for under-stairs storage?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Drawer boxes are birch plywood, as it is strong and holds screws firmly. Your quote confirms the materials and finish.
Can you fit furniture to uneven walls?
Walls and floors that are not true are part of the job in older homes. The furniture is scribed to follow the walls and levelled on feet or a plinth, so there are no gaps at the sides.