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Hackney Central Under-Stairs Storage
In Hackney Central, we design under-stairs storage around the room you actually have. Your under-stairs cupboard is designed at a visit to your home and built in our workshop.
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
- Nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags
Ask about under-stairs storage in Hackney Central
Under-stairs storage in Hackney Central: what you get
Not every staircase is in a house. A maisonette, a split-level flat or a staircase down to a lower floor can all leave space underneath. The parts we make in our workshop are sized to get through the doors and hallways on the way in. The same careful process applies to any home in Hackney Central. If you are living with an old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall and wanting a quiet corner for paperwork, that is what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from birch plywood and moisture-resistant MDF with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Getting materials into a block means planning the lift, the corridor and the front door of the flat. Most households around Hackney Central live in purpose-built flats, so the sections for under-stairs cupboards are planned at the measuring visit. Common parts are protected while the pieces come in.
We write quotes in plain English. You will see what will be made, the boards used and the finish, taken from what we agreed at the visit.
- Place
- Hackney Central (E8, E9, E2)
- Area
- Hackney
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Boards and paint
- MDF and birch plywood, painted
- Fitting days
- Weekdays, and Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why bespoke in Hackney Central?
Off-the-shelf storage is not 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. Ready-made furniture stops at a set height, whatever the ceiling, which wastes the space above. Fitted furniture runs to the ceiling.
There is no price list, because every piece is designed for one room. Instead, we measure, go through the design and then quote in writing. To start, use our contact form.
Why us?
- Saturday work by prior arrangement
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Every London borough and the City of London covered
- Designed for the room you have
Read our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or how to compare quotes.
The problems under-stairs storage solve
Many people get in touch after digging through clutter to reach a meter or the fuse board. Planned storage can leave a clear path to the meter or fuse board, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
Here’s what under-stairs storage can help with:
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
Near listed buildings like The New Lansdowne Club, under half a mile south-east of the centre of Hackney Central, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can need listed building consent.
Before you choose who makes it
- Will the quote be in writing?
- Whether the quote follows a visit to your home
- Where they’ll park and unload
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
Also near Hackney Central
Other services in Hackney Central
Flats, conversions and lettings
We also make and fit furniture for landlords furnishing a let. The materials are the same as for any home: moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. Some leases need the building owner’s consent for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We can’t advise on your lease, so check it yourself or ask your managing agent.
Common questions about under-stairs storage
My home in Hackney Central is a flat. How do you get the furniture in?
At the design visit, we measure the way in not just the room. Under-stairs cupboards are made in our workshop in sections sized to fit that route, then assembled in your flat. If your building has rules on lift booking or working hours, or your lease needs consent for alterations, it is worth checking those early.
Can parking be tricky on fitting day in Hackney Central?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a parking bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to tell us about parking at the design visit, so the day can be planned around it.
How do I get a quote?
Simply tell us about the room on our contact form. It’s useful to send rough sizes and a few photos, and then we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, Saturdays are possible by arrangement. Just mention it when you contact us, and we’ll see what we can do.
Who chooses the colour?
The choice is yours. Spray and hand-painted finishes both use the colour you have chosen.
Does fitted furniture need planning permission?
Not normally. Inside a house, fitted furniture doesn’t normally need planning permission. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can need listed building consent.
Hackney Central homes and under-stairs storage
The biggest shares of homes in the streets around Hackney Central were built before 1919 (about 33%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 24%), 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. The Graham Road and Mapledene Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Hackney Central. Conservation area controls are mainly about the outside of buildings, and fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Your council can advise if you are unsure. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Hackney included. So any van that delivers or fits furniture in Hackney Central is covered by it. How the van gets to your door is planned at the measuring visit.
Living in a block of flats near London Fields station? Then the route in is measured as well as the room, and the sections are sized to fit it. The wider area includes historic houses such as Sutton House, about 0.5 miles north-east. For a period home anywhere nearby, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Hackney Central is about 1 mile south-west of Shoreditch, within the London Borough of Hackney. Hackney Central is part of the area we cover. We list Hackney Central among 20 places we cover in Hackney.
We work across E8, E9 and E2 for under-stairs storage. We cover homes on streets such as Brett Road, Tudor Road and Forest Road, whether you want under-stairs storage or another piece made for the room. Hackney Central sits close to the A107 and A1207, and we plan where the van can stop before fitting day. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include London Fields (1 mile south), Dalston (1 mile west), Hackney (1 mile east), Cambridge Heath (1 mile south) and Kingsland (1 mile west). Across the rest of Hackney, our area takes in Stoke Newington (2 miles north-west), Stamford Hill (2 miles north), Upper Clapton (2 miles north), Manor House (3 miles north-west) and Hackney Marshes (2 miles north-east).
Around Hackney Central
The streets we cover here include those near The Urswick School, The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives, among other places. Hackney Central has its own railway station: London Fields station. Other landmarks nearby include Hackney Walk (0.5 miles north-east) and German Hospital (close by, under half a mile north-west).
What under-stairs storage can’t fix
As carpenters, we leave some work to other trades. It’s useful to know these before you plan the job:
- Electrical work under the stairs, which your electrician carries out
- Making good the walls and ceiling, which is for a plasterer or decorator
- Altering or cutting into the stairs
Not sure whether your space suits under-stairs storage? You can fill in our short enquiry form and we’ll tell you before you arrange a visit. How a job runs, step by step.
Boards, parts and finishes
- Moisture-resistant MDF
- Hand-painted finish
- Spray-painted finish
- Birch plywood
- Pull-out drawers
- Coat hooks and shoe shelves
What happens on fitting day
You’re welcome to ask questions while we work. The design, materials and finish were settled before anything was made, so fitting day is about putting it in place carefully and leaving everything tidy. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Where there’s no lift, each section is sized to be carried up the stairs safely. The tightest landing sets the largest piece. The pieces are assembled in the flat.
- You get in touch with a few details and, if you like, a sketch.
- We visit to measure and talk about how you will use the space.
- A written quote follows, with the fitting days agreed. Take your time to look through it.
- Your storage is built in our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs. The materials are moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Tell us about parking near your home
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Have your electrician move any sockets or switches beforehand
Arranging a design visit
Getting a quote starts with a few details: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, message us from the contact page. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and discuss the design, then send a written quote.