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Charlton Under-Stairs Storage
Under-stairs storage in Charlton: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
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Fitted storage in Charlton
Homes built before 1919 make up about 34% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Charlton, with about 29% built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. The age of a home tells us a lot about its walls, floors and ceilings, and so about how under-stairs cupboards are fixed and fitted. Part of Charlton is in a conservation area, going by Historic England’s data. The controls in a conservation area are mostly about the outside of buildings, so furniture fitted inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. If you want to be certain, ask the council’s planning team. About 29% of homes in the streets around Charlton were built between 1945 and 1972, on the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax figures for 2025. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, with fixings chosen for the wall.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Charlton House, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent. The wider area includes historic houses such as Queen's House, about 1.9 miles west. 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 flat close to Charlton station, check any building rules on lifts and working hours early, and the sections will be sized for the way in.
Charlton is about 2 miles east of Plumstead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We design and make under-stairs storage for homes in Charlton. Charlton is one of the places in Greenwich where we make under-stairs storage.
Every home in SE7 and SE18 is covered for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. We cover homes on streets like Floyd Road, Guild Road and Priolo Road, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Close by, we also work in New Charlton (1 mile north-west), Westcombe Park (1 mile west), Woolwich (1 mile east), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-west) and Kidbrooke (2 miles south). Other parts of Greenwich we cover include Plumstead (2 miles east), Greenwich (2 miles west), Eltham (3 miles south), Well Hall (2 miles south), Coldharbour (4 miles south) and New Eltham (4 miles south).
What’s near Charlton
In Charlton, that includes homes near The Victoria pub and Wildwood Montessori School and the streets around them. Charlton has its own railway station: Charlton station. A little further out are Greenwich Castle (1.9 miles west) and Charlton Athletic Museum (a few minutes’ walk south-west). Not far away are Gilbert's Pit.
About our under-stairs storage in Charlton
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. We make under-stairs cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand, and the things people most often want solved are the low end of the space going to waste and no room for a small desk or a place to work.
Where housing is mixed, as in much of London, no two homes have quite the same walls and floors. Under-stairs cupboards are scribed and levelled on site, so they look straight even where the room isn’t. The finish, spray-painted or hand-painted, is agreed with you.
Once you have read the quote and decided to go ahead, the furniture is made in our workshop. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Location
- Charlton (SE7, SE18)
- Borough
- Greenwich
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What we do not do
Some parts of a job need another trade, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Reshaping or rebuilding the staircase
- Any work on gas pipes or appliances
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
If in doubt, you can message us from the contact page and describe the room before you arrange a visit. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it is made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Birch plywood
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Spray-painted finish
- Pull-out drawers
What it’s made from
Pull-out drawers
A tall pull-out drawer can hold coats on a rail or a vacuum cleaner standing up. Lower drawers suit shoes, bags and boxes. We plan the mix during the design visit.
Doors and drawer fronts
What you see of the storage is mostly the doors and drawer fronts. We make them plain or panelled, with handles to suit the room. Their tops follow the angle of the stairs.
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. On fitting day, we cut and scribe the furniture around these details. How long fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Clearing the room and the way in beforehand makes the day easier, including pictures on nearby walls. Floors and doorways are protected before anything comes in. Then the sections come in and are joined in place.
- You get in touch and tell us a little about the space under your stairs.
- 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.
- We send a quote in writing setting out the design, materials and finish.
- We make every part in our workshop, shaped to the angle of your stairs. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted in your home and checked, drawer by drawer. Any meters stay easy to reach.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Get any new sockets or wiring done by your electrician before fitting day
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Keep pets in another room while we work
How to get a quote
A quote begins with a few details from you: the room, rough sizes and some pictures if you have them. To send them, message us from the contact page. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
Related advice
Questions we’re often asked
Can you fit furniture in a home close to Charlton station?
Yes, homes across Greenwich and the rest of London are within the area we cover. To get started, you can message us from the contact page with some details about the room.
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
Can I send pictures ahead of the visit?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot, particularly with rough sizes. You can send them when you send us a few details through our contact form.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there’s enough height at one end. A built-in desk with shelves above and drawers below can work well. Any socket or light there is for your electrician, and we plan around it.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need someone to let us in at the start of the day. It’s good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
Can you build storage around a gas meter or fuse board?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. Moving a meter is not our work, so we design for where it is now.
Looking after your furniture
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. These are worth keeping in mind:
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
Decorating around the storage is for your decorator, and it’s best to protect the new paintwork while they work. Masking tape can lift fresh paint, so it shouldn’t go on the new finish. Should you have a question about the storage, send us a few details through our contact form and we will help.
Keep the doors and drawers closed when the space isn’t in use. Overfilled drawers put strain on the runners, so it pays to sort them now and then. Wipe up any spills, especially near the floor, before they dry.
How we price under-stairs storage
The price for your room depends on:
- What goes inside: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- Awkward walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The number of doors and drawers
The finish affects the cost: spray painting happens in the workshop, and hand painting can be done in your home. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Getting in touch
Getting some details early makes the visit more useful. Where you can, include:
- Rough measurements: width, height and depth
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- What the furniture needs to hold
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, and the written quote comes after. The price comes in a written quote, worked out from the measurements and the design you choose. To book a design visit, use our contact form.