Bromley · London
Crofton Under-Stairs Storage
Walls in older London homes are rarely straight, so we scribe the furniture to follow them. Our work on under-stairs storage in Crofton starts with a design visit, and everything is built in our workshop.
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
Under-stairs storage designed for your room
How we make under-stairs storage for Crofton
Every staircase has its own shape. The soffit slopes, the stringer sets its own line, and floors are often a little out of level. Each under-stairs cupboard we make follows those lines, so the fronts sit neatly against the stairs. That’s something a standard unit cannot do, in Crofton or anywhere else. If your home has a staircase with untidy space beneath it and space under the stairs that’s hard to use, under-stairs cupboards made from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted can solve it.
A good part of the housing around Crofton is interwar, semi-detached or detached. In a typical 1930s house, storage tends to hide in the bay, under the stairs and in the box room. Any meters or fuse boards that need to stay reachable are designed around.
The furniture is made in our workshop after you have had the quote and decided to go ahead. The quote sets out the agreed design, materials and finish, so every detail can be checked first.
- Location
- Crofton (BR6, BR5)
- Area
- Bromley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Where it’s made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Under-stairs storage in Crofton: local notes
Homes built between 1945 and 1972 make up about 57% of the housing in the streets around Crofton, with about 31% built between 1919 and 1939, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Each era brings its own kind of wall, ceiling height and floor, so it shapes the design from the first measurement. Near the centre of Crofton, Historic England’s list includes Crofton Court (Grade II), less than half a mile north-west, and The Lodge (Grade II), less than half a mile south-west. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. An early word with the council’s conservation officer is the best first step. More than half of the homes in the streets around Crofton (about 57%) were built between 1945 and 1972, in the VOA’s 2025 council tax stock figures. Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, fixed to suit concrete, block or brick.
For a family home near Crofton Infant School, deep drawers suit the bulky things families collect, from scooters to swimming kit. Living in a block of flats near Orpington station? Then the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Crofton is about 1 mile north-east of Orpington, part of the London Borough of Bromley. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Crofton included. We list Crofton among 49 places we cover in Bromley.
We make under-stairs storage across the BR6 and BR5 postcode area. We cover homes on streets like Grange Road, Reed Avenue and Gumping Road, along with the roads around them, for under-stairs storage and any of our other fitted furniture. Close by, we also work in Broom Hill (1 mile north-east), Locksbottom (1 mile west), Petts Wood (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile south) and Green Street Green (2 miles south). Other parts of Bromley we cover include Bromley (3 miles north-west), Beckenham (5 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (2 miles north-east), Chislehurst (3 miles north), Penge (7 miles north-west) and Anerley (7 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Crofton
The streets we cover here include those near The Maxwell pub, Newstead Wood School and The Priory School and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Crofton itself: Orpington station. A little further out are Orpington Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and Crofton Roman Villa (a few minutes’ walk south-east).
Places near Crofton
More for homes in Crofton
Questions we’re often asked
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in Crofton?
Yes, Crofton is within the area we cover, which takes in all of Bromley and the rest of London. The first step is a design visit, where we measure and discuss the design, followed by a quote.
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Crofton?
It can be, depending on whether your street is in a controlled parking zone. Depending on the street, a visitor permit, a paid bay or a bay suspension through the council may be needed, and suspensions often need notice. It’s useful to let us know about parking during the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
Moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish. Birch plywood holds screws well, which matters for drawers that carry weight. The materials and finish are agreed in your quote.
What does an under-stairs cupboard cost?
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. The mix of drawers, doors and shelves, and the finish you choose, all play a part. Everything is set out in a written quote after the visit.
My walls are not straight. Is that a problem?
Walls and floors that aren’t true are part of the job in older homes. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
An outside wall can be colder and damper than an inside one, so we allow for ventilation behind and inside the furniture. If there is damp, it should be sorted before anything is fitted.
What happens on fitting day
Furniture made in a workshop still has to meet the room it’s going into, and that happens on fitting day. Walls in older homes are rarely flat or square, so each edge that meets a wall is scribed to follow it. How long the fitting itself takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Semis and detached houses often have a front path or a side gate, which can make carrying in easier. Gates, paths and steps up to the door are part of the route we measure. Floors are covered from the door to the room, and the sections are assembled in place.
- You tell us about the space under the stairs.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you will use the space.
- A written quote follows.
- We make the drawers and cupboards in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish, and run through each drawer and door with you.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
How to prepare
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
How to get a quote
Every quote follows a design visit. We measure the space, check the walls and floors and discuss what you’d like, then send a written quote. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To arrange a visit, message us from the contact page.
Related advice
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. Storage made for the space and painted to suit the hall finishes the job. If decorating is planned, it is worth mentioning during the design visit so the work can be timed sensibly.
People normally get in touch with us about needs like these:
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- A staircase with untidy space beneath it
- The low end of the space going to waste
If you live in a period home close to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
What to check before you book
- How they’ll get the furniture into the room
- How the furniture will be finished, and where
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
When you need someone else
We design, make and fit the furniture. In practice, that means:
- Gas pipework, which needs a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Structural changes to the staircase itself
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can drop us a line using the contact form and we will tell you before you arrange a visit. How it works.
What it is made from
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
- Pull-out drawers
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Hand-painted finish
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf storage isn’t designed around a meter or a fuse board. Put in the wrong place, it can block the access meter readers and engineers need. A design made for the space keeps them in clear reach from the start. Off-the-shelf units come in set widths, so a run along a wall typically ends with a gap, which fitted furniture avoids. It can use the full height too.
How it is painted is part of the price: spray painting is done in the workshop, while hand painting can be done on site. The written quote reflects your choice, along with the size and fittings.
Why choose us
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- A design visit, then a quote in writing
- Fitted tight to walls that are not straight
See our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.
What it costs
When we put a quote together, we consider:
- How square the room is
- Hanging rails, shelves, drawers and other fittings inside
- How many doors and drawers there are
- Where a van can park, such as a permit bay or a bay suspension
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Several flights of stairs, a small lift or a narrow hall can mean smaller sections and more carrying, and that’s part of the price. We quote each job for the room it’s going into, after the design visit.
What we need to know
What helps most when you first contact us:
- Radiators, sockets, pipes or meters on or near the wall
- Your postcode and the borough
- What the furniture needs to hold
- Approximate measurements of the space
The design visit is where every quote starts. We take full measurements, see how true the walls and floors are and work through the design together. A quote in writing follows the visit, so you can take your time with it. To book one, drop us a line using the contact form.