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Under-stairs storage in Connaught Village, Westminster
For homes in Connaught Village, we make under-stairs storage from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Each piece is finished by spray or by hand, in the colour you choose.
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
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Storage in Connaught Village homes: local notes
Homes built before 1919 make up about 44% of the housing in the streets around Connaught Village, with about 17% built since 2000, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Part of Connaught Village is in the Bayswater Conservation Area, according to Historic England’s records. 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. Your council can advise if you’re unsure. Red routes are run by TfL, with tight limits on where and when vehicles can stop. Where a home in Connaught Village is on or beside a main road, it helps to mention that during the design visit. It lets us plan the stop before fitting day.
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as Church of St Mary, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features. If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St John the Evangelist, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage. If your children go to Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School or a school nearby, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit.
Connaught Village is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, within the City of Westminster. Wherever you are in Connaught Village, the process is the same: a design visit, a written quote, furniture made in our workshop and fitting in your home. Connaught Village is one of the places in Westminster where we make under-stairs storage, and the borough has 29 places on our list.
We cover every part of W1U, W1H and W2. Whether you live on a street such as Craven Road, Harbet Road and Edgware Road or on one nearby, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Connaught Village include the A40 and A402. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Hyde Park Estate (1 mile west), Tyburn (1 mile south-east), Paddington (1 mile north-west), City of Westminster (1 mile east) and Paddington Green (1 mile north-west). Elsewhere in Westminster, we also cover Soho (2 miles east), Covent Garden (2 miles east), Aldwych (2 miles east), Charing Cross (2 miles east), Adelphi (2 miles east) and Victoria (2 miles south-east).
What’s near Connaught Village
We fit furniture in homes around Duke Of Kendal pub, Royal Society of Medicine Library and North Westminster Community School. The nearest railway station is London Paddington station, about 0.5 miles west. A little further out are Fortius Clinic (0.6 miles east) and Harrods (1 mile south). Open spaces near Connaught Village include The Long Water.
Under-stairs storage for homes in Connaught Village
Not every staircase is in a house. Maisonettes, split-level flats and homes with stairs down to a lower floor often have usable space beneath the steps. We measure the space and the route in, so the sections made at our workshop fit through the front door and along the hall. Wherever your home is in Connaught Village, the process is the same. If you are living with cleaning things with no proper home and a staircase with untidy space beneath it, that’s what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Walls in a block of flats can be concrete, brick, block or plasterboard, sometimes all in one flat. With purpose-built flats home to most households around Connaught Village, we check each wall during the design visit before choosing fixings. On a stud wall, heavier pieces stand on the floor and are tied back.
Our quotes are written in plain words. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Where
- Connaught Village (W1U, W1H, W2)
- Area
- Westminster
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Making
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
You will not need to do much on the day. We need someone to let us in at the start, and it helps to have the room cleared beforehand. After that, it is over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Loading near a block of flats can take some planning, so details of bays, permits or a loading area help. The sections are assembled in the flat and fixed to suit the walls. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You tell us about the space under the stairs.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you will use the space.
- A quote in writing follows.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and finished, and we check each pull-out with you before we leave.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Preparing the room
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Arranging a design visit
It helps to see the room before we come. A few pictures showing the walls, the corners and where the ceiling meets them give us a good feel for the space, particularly with rough sizes. To share them, fill in our short enquiry form, and we’ll suggest a time for a design visit.
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Where other trades come in
Some parts of a job need another trade, from an electrician to a plumber or a Gas Safe engineer. Here’s what to know:
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Any wiring or new lights, which need an electrician
- Changing where a meter sits, which is not carpentry
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can get in touch through our contact form and we will tell you. Our process from visit to fitting.
What it is made from
- Hand-painted finish
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Pull-out drawers
- Birch plywood
- Spray-painted finish
Could you do it yourself?
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture usually costs less up front. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
If you’re handy, a simple shelf or a standard wardrobe in a square room is a reasonable DIY job. Sloping ceilings, uneven floors and lath-and-plaster walls make it harder, because scribing and the right fixings start to matter.
What affects the price in Connaught Village
There is no set price, because there’s no set room. What affects it comes down to:
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- The number of doors and drawers
- How big the furniture is
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
Awkward rooms take more time: uneven walls, sloping floors and angled ceilings all add scribing and cutting on site. That’s reflected in the quote, written once we have measured up.
Before the design visit
These details help when you contact us:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- The type of home and how the room is reached
- Where you live, with the postcode
For a quote for under-stairs storage in Connaught Village, tell us about the room on our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea, with sizes if you have them. We will arrange a design visit, then send a written quote.
Is bespoke worth it?
For a few hooks and a shelf for the vacuum, a ready-made solution can do the job. Bespoke work earns its place when you want to use the whole space, from the tall end to the lowest corner. At the design visit, we can talk honestly about which approach suits your stairs. Standard furniture sizes rarely suit the shape of a flat, leaving gaps or crowding a door or radiator. Built-in pieces are designed around them.
Parking is part of the price picture in London. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of the city, so we may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay. It is useful to talk about parking during the design visit, so we can plan for it.
Why choose us
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- More than 300 projects completed
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Saturdays by arrangement
Take a look at how bespoke compares with ready-made or how to compare quotes.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in Connaught Village
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Connaught Village?
It can be, as controlled parking zones cover much of inner London. A van may need a visitor permit, a pay-and-display bay or a suspended bay, which the council arranges, often with notice. It’s useful to tell us about parking at the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Connaught Village?
Yes, Connaught Village is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Westminster and the rest of London. We start with a design visit to measure the room and talk through what you need, and then we send a quote.
Should I send photos?
Yes. Pictures help us understand the room before the design visit. Show anything the furniture has to work around, like radiators or sockets.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
Uneven walls are normal in older London homes, and the furniture is made to deal with them. Edges are scribed to the wall, and adjustable feet or a plinth bring the furniture up to level.
Is it possible to have a desk built under the stairs?
Often, yes, where the space opens onto a room and there is enough height at one end. A built-in desk with shelves above and drawers below can work well. New sockets or lights are for your electrician, and we leave a route for the cables.
How long is the fitting for under-stairs storage?
How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. If you’d like the fitting on a Saturday, that can be arranged.