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Goddington Under-Stairs Storage
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in Goddington. After a design visit and a quote in writing, it’s built in our workshop and fitted in your home.
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
Under-stairs storage in Goddington
Under-stairs storage for homes in Goddington
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. The parts we make in our workshop are sized to get through the doors and hallways on the way in. Wherever your home is in Goddington, the process is the same. We make under-stairs cupboards from MDF made to resist moisture and birch plywood, then spray-painted or hand-painted, and people most often get in touch about stairs open to a room, with clutter on show and a low corner too deep to reach into.
Walls in houses from between the wars are normally straighter than in older ones, but seldom perfect. Around Goddington, interwar houses, semis and detached homes make up a big part of the housing, so we still scribe every piece to the wall. Lids, doors and drawers are set level on site so they run true.
Materials are named in the quote: moisture-resistant MDF, birch plywood or both, depending on the design. It also says how the furniture will be finished: spray painted or hand painted.
- Where
- Goddington (BR6, BR5)
- Borough
- Bromley
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Made
- Made in our workshop and fitted on site
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Get in touch
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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. Next, we carry in the sections built in our workshop, a piece at a time. How long the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In a 1930s house with a converted loft, the stairs to the loft room are often steeper than the main flight, so any section going up there is sized for them. Elsewhere in the house, the route is typically more generous. The pieces are joined and fixed once in place.
- First we hear what’s under your stairs now and what you need, such as coats, shoes or the vacuum cleaner.
- At the design visit, the space is measured and any meters are noted, because they must stay accessible.
- The design is agreed and a written quote follows, with the finish set out.
- Every part is built in our workshop, ready for a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
- We fit it in your home and check every drawer and door with you.
How to prepare
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
Starting with a design visit
Getting a quote starts with a few details: the room, rough measurements and some photos if you have them. When you are ready, use our contact form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and go through the design, then send a quote in writing.
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Practical tips
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. A few pointers help:
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Consider the colour of the hall, the stairs and the skirting
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
If the hallway is being decorated afterwards, ask your decorator to protect the fronts. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. Should you have a question about the storage, tell us about the room on our contact form and we will help.
Wet coats and shoes can mark paint and leave damp in a closed cupboard. Let them dry before they go away, and air the cupboard if it feels damp.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is tricky, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. Older London rooms tend to have leaning walls, sloping floors and alcoves of different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
Questions we’re often asked
Is parking a problem for fitting in Goddington?
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. Let us know what parking is near you at the measuring visit.
Is Goddington in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes, Goddington 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 go through the design, and then we send a quote.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Sockets, switches and lighting are for your electrician, and some electrical work in homes is covered by Part P of the Building Regulations. We’ll design around them.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It also helps to have someone around at the end, so we can go over the finished furniture together.
Do I need planning permission for fitted furniture?
Typically not. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. Listed buildings may need listed building consent for works that affect their character.
Do pictures help?
Yes, they help. Photos of the whole wall or room, including the floor and ceiling, give us a good idea of the space, especially with rough sizes. You can send them when you message us from the contact page.
Flats, blocks and rented homes
Conversions and newer flats often have stud walls rather than solid brick. We choose fixings to suit the wall, which we check at the measuring visit.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations. We cannot give advice on leases, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Goddington homes and under-stairs storage
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Goddington were built between 1945 and 1972 (about 59%) and between 1919 and 1939 (about 18%), 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. Near the centre of Goddington, Historic England’s list includes Goddington House (Grade II), less than half a mile north. Where a home is listed, listed building consent can be needed for inside works that affect its character, such as fixing into original panelling. Ask the council’s conservation officer before anything is fixed. All of London, Bromley included, is inside the ULEZ. That includes the vans that bring and fit furniture in Goddington. We plan parking and access with you at the design visit.
For families living near The Highway Primary School, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up. If you live in a flat close to Chelsfield station, the route in is measured not just the room, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Goddington is within the London Borough of Bromley, about 1 mile north of Orpington. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Goddington included. Goddington is one of 49 places on our list for Bromley.
We work across the BR6 and BR5 postcode area for under-stairs storage. Streets in the area include Eton Road, Stowe Road and Court Road, and homes on each of them are within our area for under-stairs storage. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Chelsfield (1 mile south-east), Orpington (1 mile north), Derry Downs (1 mile north), Maypole (1 mile south-east) and Bopeep (2 miles south-east). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like Bromley (5 miles north-west), Beckenham (7 miles north-west), St Mary Cray (2 miles north), Chislehurst (4 miles north-west), Penge (8 miles north-west) and Anerley (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Goddington
We fit furniture in homes around St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School, Harris Academy Orpington and Five Bells Public House. The closest station to Goddington is Chelsfield station, about 0.7 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find London Borough of Bromley Museum (0.9 miles north) and Orpington Hospital (0.8 miles west).
The problems under-stairs storage solve
Many people get in touch after digging through clutter to reach a meter or the fuse board. Good storage can keep these in clear reach behind their own door, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- The low end of the space going to waste
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
For an older house near Christ Church, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Choosing a carpenter
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- How the doors are hung and adjusted