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Under-stairs storage in Homerton, Hackney
Under-stairs storage in Homerton: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. Each piece is designed at a visit to your home, made in our workshop and fitted by us.
- Struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- Nowhere to keep the vacuum and ironing board
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Under-stairs storage for homes in Homerton
In many terraced houses, the gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board sits under the stairs. They need to stay accessible, so readings and safety checks can still be made. Our designs keep a clear way to them, often behind their own door, so the space works hard without hiding anything that matters. At the design visit in Homerton, we note what’s there and design around it. If your home has space under the stairs that’s hard to use and needing a compact spot for a laptop, under-stairs cupboards made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand can solve it.
In a flat without a loft, storage has to be found in the hall, the recesses and the rooms themselves. With most households around Homerton in purpose-built flats, that is often the starting point. Shallow cupboards and seats with storage add a lot without taking much floor.
A quote in writing follows the design visit. It sets out the design we have talked through, the materials and the finish, so you know exactly what you are getting.
- Where
- Homerton (E5, E9, E8)
- Area
- Hackney
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Making
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Weekdays (Saturdays if arranged)
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Homerton homes and under-stairs storage
About 37% of the homes in the streets around Homerton went up before 1919, and about 21% between 1945 and 1972, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. Knowing roughly when a home was built helps, because walls and fixings change from one era to the next. The Clapton Square Conservation Area is close by, within about a quarter of a mile of the centre of Homerton. Planning controls in conservation areas are mainly concerned with the outside of buildings, so fitting furniture inside a house does not normally need permission. If you’re unsure, check with the council before work starts. The boroughs run controlled parking zones across much of inner London. In Homerton, a van will normally need a visitor permit, a paid bay or a suspended bay, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking at the design visit.
If your home is one of the older houses near United Reformed Church, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them. The wider area includes historic houses like Sutton House, about 0.3 miles south-west. If your own home is a period one, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
Homerton is within the London Borough of Hackney, about 2 miles south-west of Shoreditch. Our work covers every London borough and the City of London, Homerton included. Our Hackney coverage includes Homerton, along with the rest of the borough.
In E5, E9 and E8, the process is the same as anywhere else in London. You will find streets here like Muir Road, Glyn Road and Rowe Lane, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. Homerton sits close to the A107 and A1207. Nearby, we also make under-stairs storage in Lower Clapton (1 mile north), Hackney (1 mile south), Clapton (1 mile north-west), Lea Bridge (1 mile north) and Hackney Marshes (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Hackney, our area takes in Shoreditch (2 miles south-west), Hoxton (2 miles south-west), De Beauvoir Town (2 miles west), Stoke Newington (2 miles north-west), Haggerston (2 miles south-west) and Stamford Hill (2 miles north-west). Homerton is one of the larger places we cover in Hackney.
Near you in Homerton
In Homerton, that includes homes near The City Academy, Newcome's School and The Plough Inn and the streets around them. Homerton has its own railway station: Homerton station. Other landmarks nearby include Hackney Walk (a few minutes’ walk south-west) and Homerton University Hospital (close by, under half a mile south).
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Before and after fitting day
New paint needs time to cure fully, so go gently with it for a while. Beyond that, these tips help:
- Let us know about parking near your home
- Check whether your meters or fuse board are under the stairs
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
Decorating around the storage is for your decorator, and it is best to protect the new paintwork while they work. Tape on fresh paint can pull it off, so keep it away from the doors and drawers. If anything isn’t right, send us a few details through our contact form and we will talk it through.
Every so often, look at the handles and hinges. Tightening a screw early stops a small looseness becoming a problem. If a drawer stops running smoothly, get in touch through our contact form and describe it.
Flats, conversions and lettings
Leaseholders should check the lease before anything is fixed to the walls. A lease can require consent from the building owner for alterations, which is worth sorting early. We cannot advise on your lease.
In conversions and newer blocks, many internal walls are timber or metal stud with plasterboard. Fixings are chosen to suit whatever the wall is made of, which we check during the design visit.
What it costs
To work out the quote, we look at:
- Walls and floors that are out of level or out of square
- Parking and unloading on your street
- Whether you choose a spray or hand-painted finish
- The internal fittings
Prices are quoted for your room, once we’ve measured and talked through the design. Bigger pieces use more board and take longer to make and fit, so size is the starting point. After that, the number of doors and drawers, the internal fittings and the finish all play a part.
What we need to know
These details help when you get in touch:
- Where you live, with the postcode
- A few pictures of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- Anything fixed to the wall that the furniture needs to work around
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
To get a quote for under-stairs storage in Homerton, drop us a line using the contact form. Let us know which room it is and roughly what you have in mind. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
The most common reason is clutter. Under the stairs is easy to fill and hard to sort, with things pushed to the back and lost in the dark. Purpose-made drawers and shelves give everything its own place, so you can find what you need without emptying the cupboard.
People usually get in touch with us about needs like these:
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- A meter or fuse board buried behind clutter
- A dark, wasted space under the stairs
If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, such as United Reformed Church, 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.
What to check before you book
- A written quote that sets out the job
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Real projects you can actually look at
- Which parts of the job need an electrician or a plumber
How fitting works for under-stairs storage
With the carcasses fixed and level, we hang any doors and fit any drawers or lids. We adjust each one so the gaps line up and it closes cleanly, then checked again. The time the fitting takes depends on the size of the space and the design, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. Some buildings have a concierge, a lift booking system or set working hours, so it’s worth checking with the managing agent ahead of time. Floors in the flat and the common parts are protected while the furniture comes in.
- It starts when you get in touch about the space under your stairs. It is useful to say whether the meters are under there.
- At the design visit, we look at the stairs, the hall and what you need to store, and check where the meters and fuse board sit.
- A written quote follows, with the fitting days agreed. Take your time to look through it.
- Your storage is made in our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs. The materials are moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- We fit it in your home and leave it ready to use.
Before fitting day
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Leave a clear route from the front door to the room
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
How to get a quote
To get a quote, fill in our short enquiry form and tell us a little about the room and roughly what you’d like. We then arrange a design visit to measure and discuss the design, and send you a written quote afterwards.
Related advice
Common questions about under-stairs storage
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in Homerton?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. A van may need a visitor’s permit, a paid parking bay or a bay suspension, which the council arranges, often with notice. It helps to let us know about parking during the design visit.
I live near Homerton station. Is that in your area?
Yes, homes across Hackney and the rest of London are within the area we cover. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit, and let us know about parking and access at the same time.
Is it possible to match the colour of my hallway?
Yes. You choose the colour, and we agree it before the work starts. We can spray it in the workshop or hand-paint it in your home. Either finish can follow a colour already in the hall.
What if my walls and floors are out of level?
It is something we deal with all the time. We trim the edges to follow the wall and level the base.
Do you move sockets or add lighting?
No. Electrical work isn’t something we do; it’s a job for your electrician. We can allow for cable routes in the design, and any new sockets are best done before fitting day.
How long does it take to fit under-stairs storage?
How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and your quote sets out the fitting days. Because everything is made at our workshop, the work in your home is the fitting itself. We know the hall is a busy route, so we keep it as clear as possible.