Tower Hamlets · London
Under-stairs storage in North Greenwich, Tower Hamlets
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in North Greenwich. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home.
- Coats and shoes piling up in the hall
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
Under-stairs storage in North Greenwich
Why bespoke in North Greenwich?
A standard unit knows nothing about your meter or 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 depths can crowd a compact new-build room, whereas fitted pieces can be as shallow as the space needs. It still uses the full height.
There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
Why work with us in North Greenwich
- We visit, measure and go through the design before we quote
- Over 300 projects completed
- Made in moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
Read how bespoke compares with ready-made or how to compare quotes.
Under-stairs storage in North Greenwich: what you get
Where the space under the stairs opens onto a room, a compact desk can fit beneath it. A built-in desk with shelving and drawers can turn the space into a quiet corner for paperwork. If you’d like a socket or a light, your electrician fits it and we plan the furniture around it. We will look at whether it suits your stairs when we visit in North Greenwich. If your home has an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter and struggling to reach the gas or electricity meter, that is what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted.
A large number of homes around North Greenwich date from 2000 onwards, and in London many homes of that age are flats in newer developments. Where a boiler or cylinder sits in a cupboard, the design keeps the clearances its maker sets out. Cupboards can be shallow where space is tight, so the hallway still feels open.
The written quote is your record of the job. It sets out the under-stairs cupboard designed for your room, its materials and its finish, and the workshop works from it.
- Place
- North Greenwich (E14, SE8, SE10)
- Area
- Tower Hamlets
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- To begin
- Design visit, then a written quote
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Boards and paint
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Working days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What it costs
To work out the quote, we look at:
- Doors and drawers, and how many
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
- The finish: spray painted or hand painted
- How big the furniture is
How it’s 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.
Getting in touch
A few details help us understand the job before we visit. It is useful to include:
- Rough sizes, even if they’re only to the nearest few centimetres
- Whether it’s a house or a flat, and if there are stairs or a lift
- A few photos of the space, taken from the doorway and from each corner
- What you’d like to store or use the space for
Every quote follows a design visit. At the visit, we measure, look at the walls and floors and go through the design with you, and the written quote comes after. There’s no price list: each design is priced in writing after we’ve seen the space. To book a design visit, drop us a line using the contact form.
Under-stairs storage for homes in North Greenwich
About 52% of the homes in the neighbourhood around North Greenwich went up since 2000, and about 24% between 1973 and 1999, going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Within a mile of the centre of North Greenwich, 7 conservation areas are recorded by Historic England. England has around 10,000 in all, and their controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. TfL’s Ultra Low Emission Zone covers every part of London, Tower Hamlets included. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in North Greenwich. Access and parking are talked through at the measuring visit.
Living in a block of flats near Greenwich station? Then under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the stairs, landings and lift, so measuring the route matters as much as measuring the room. Near listed buildings like Church of St Nicholas, about 0.5 miles south of the centre of North Greenwich, older homes may keep original joinery that under-stairs cupboards can be designed around. If your own home is listed, check with the council before fixing into original features.
North Greenwich is within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, about 3 miles north-west of Whitechapel. Wherever you are in North Greenwich, the process is the same: we visit and measure, send a quote in writing, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it. Across Tower Hamlets, we cover North Greenwich and the places around it.
Every home in E14, SE8 and SE10 is within our area for under-stairs storage, from the main roads to the quieter streets. If your home is on a street like Creek Road, Wynan Road and Undine Road, or close by, we can visit to measure up for under-stairs storage. We also cover the places around North Greenwich: Isle of Dogs (1 mile south-east), Millwall (1 mile west), Cubitt Town (1 mile north-east), Deptford (1 mile south-west) and Greenwich (1 mile south-east). Other parts of Tower Hamlets we cover include Whitechapel (3 miles north-west), Spitalfields (3 miles north-west), Tower Hill (3 miles north-west), Bethnal Green (3 miles north-west), Cambridge Heath (4 miles north-west) and Mile End (3 miles north).
What’s near North Greenwich
The streets we cover here include those near The Ferry House Public House, St. Paul's and Laban Centre. The nearest railway station is Greenwich station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.3 miles west) and Greenwich Castle (1.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near North Greenwich include Sue Godfrey Nature Park.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in North Greenwich
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in North Greenwich?
It can be: much of inner London is covered by controlled parking zones. 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 helps to let us know about parking during the design visit.
Do you cover homes near Greenwich station?
Yes. We cover all of Tower Hamlets and the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with a few details about the room.
Do photos help?
Yes, they help. A few pictures of the room, from floor to ceiling, tell us a lot. To send them, send us a few details through our contact form.
Can the fitting be on a Saturday?
Yes, by prior arrangement. If a Saturday works better for you, say so when you contact us.
Can you fit furniture on an external wall?
External walls can be colder and damper than internal ones, so ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps, which helps avoid condensation and mould. Any damp needs sorting by the right specialist before fitting.
Does someone need to be home during the fitting?
Someone needs to let us in at the start of the day. It’s good to have someone there at the end to look over the work with us.
How fitting day works
Finishing comes last. If the furniture was spray painted in the workshop, we fill the fixing holes and touch up on site; hand painting, if that’s what you chose, can be done in place once everything is fitted. The finish is always the one agreed in your quote. Walls in newer homes are often plasterboard on studs, so fixings go into the studs or use fixings made for the board. Floors are protected throughout, as many newer homes have finished floors that mark easily.
- You get in touch and describe the stairs and the hall.
- We visit to measure the space at several points along the slope, as stairs and walls are rarely square in older houses.
- We send a quote in writing for the storage.
- The drawers, doors and carcasses are made in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, cut to the angle of the stairs.
- We fit the storage in your home, trimming the edges so they meet the stairs neatly. The finish is sprayed in the workshop or painted by hand once it is in.
Getting ready for fitting day
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Check the building’s rules for trades and lift bookings
- Take down pictures, mirrors and shelves from the wall
Arranging a design visit
A quote begins with some details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. When you’re ready, fill in our short enquiry form. After that, we arrange a visit to measure and talk through the design, then send a written quote.
Advice
Looking after your furniture
Fitted furniture is part of the room, so it’s worth looking after. A few pointers help:
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Empty the cupboard so we can measure every corner
- Mention any decorating plans so the work can be timed well
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
A soft, damp cloth is the best way to keep the fronts clean. Avoid scourers and harsh chemicals, and dry the surface after wiping. The edges of drawers and the areas around handles pick up marks first.
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.
What prompts under-stairs storage in North Greenwich
With more people working from home, some want a desk tucked under the stairs. Where the space is open to a room, a built-in desk with shelves can fit there neatly. It won’t replace a full home office, but it suits paperwork and a laptop.
Typical reasons people contact us include:
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
- Stairs open to a room, with clutter on show
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
If you live near Mudchute Park and Farm, under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things.
Before you hire any carpenter
- How doors and drawers are fitted
- Will other trades be needed, and who arranges them?
- A written quote that sets out the job
- Have they thought about parking near you?