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Under-Stairs Storage in Northumberland Heath
Under-stairs storage in Northumberland Heath: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We make each piece in our workshop and fit it in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- Open space under the stairs that collects clutter
- Space under the stairs that’s hard to use
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
Under-stairs storage for your home in Northumberland Heath
About our under-stairs storage in Northumberland Heath
No two staircases are quite the same. The underside slopes, the side of the stairs runs at its own angle and the floor below is rarely perfectly level. We scribe the storage to the stairs and the walls, so it looks as though it has always been there. It’s the part of the job a boxed unit simply cannot manage. If your home has needing a compact spot for a laptop and nowhere to put coats, shoes and bags, that is what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from moisture-resistant MDF and strong birch plywood, with a painted finish.
If you live in one of the interwar houses or semis around Northumberland Heath, the hall is often wide enough for coat and shoe storage. Bays at the front suit a seat with storage below, with a grille where there’s a radiator underneath. Under-stairs cupboards are measured and made for the house you have.
The written quote puts the design visit in writing: the layout and internal fittings, the materials and the finish. If you’d like to change anything, it is easier before the furniture is made.
- Place
- Northumberland Heath (DA8, DA7)
- Borough
- Bexley
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- We visit, measure, then quote
- Where it’s made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Made from
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- Fitting days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by arrangement
- Contact
- The contact form
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How it is made
Spray-painted finish
A spray-painted finish works well on plain and panelled fronts. It is carried out in the workshop for a smooth, even coat. The colour is your choice.
Plinths and scribe strips
Scribe strips are trimmed to follow the wall, closing the gap a standard unit would leave. They’re one reason fitted storage looks built in. At floor level, the plinth hides any slope in the floor.
Storage in Northumberland Heath homes: local notes
In the area around Northumberland Heath, the largest groups of homes date from between 1919 and 1939 (about 40%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 26%), going by the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax figures. That matters for under-stairs cupboards, as the build era decides whether a wall is solid brick, lath and plaster, block or plasterboard. Within a mile of the centre of Northumberland Heath, 3 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. About 26% of homes in the neighbourhood around Northumberland Heath were built between 1945 and 1972, according to Valuation Office Agency council tax figures (2025). Post-war homes often have fewer nooks than older houses, so under-stairs cupboards add storage that was never built in, with fixings chosen for the wall.
For an older house near St Paul's, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight. If your children go to King Henry School or a school nearby, a place for each person’s coat and shoes stops the hallway filling up.
Northumberland Heath is about 4 miles south-west of Sidcup, part of the London Borough of Bexley. From period terraces to newer flats in Northumberland Heath, we measure the room as it is and design around it. Northumberland Heath is one of 27 places on our list for Bexley.
Here we cover the DA8 and DA7 postcode area for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street like Mill Road, Penda Road and Chalk Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Close by, we also work in Bexley Riverside (1 mile south-east), Erith (1 mile north), Barnehurst (1 mile south), Belvedere (1 mile north-west) and Lessness Heath (1 mile north-west). Across the rest of Bexley, our area takes in Sidcup (4 miles south-west), Welling (3 miles west), Bexley (2 miles south-west), Bexleyheath (2 miles south-west), Albany Park (4 miles south-west) and Thamesmead (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Northumberland Heath
The streets we cover here include those near The Royal Oak pub, Trinity School and Barnehurst Infant School, among other places. The closest station to Northumberland Heath is Barnehurst station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Broadway Shopping Centre (1.5 miles south-west) and Erith and District Hospital (under half a mile north).
Caring for painted furniture
A few practical points help before and after fitting day. Here are some things worth bearing in mind:
- Think about what you will keep in each drawer
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
- Bring paint colours you like to the design visit
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
When you load the drawers, put the heaviest things low and towards the front. That keeps the drawers running smoothly and the load where the carcass is strongest. Shelves are made for the things you told us about during the design visit, so it is worth keeping to that plan.
Keep the doors and drawers closed when the space is not in use. A quick sort every so often stops drawers getting too heavy. Deal with any wet shoes or umbrellas before they mark the base.
From workshop to your room
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. On fitting day, the sections are carried in, assembled, scribed to the wall and levelled. Spray-painted pieces come finished from the workshop, while hand painting can happen on site. Saturdays can be arranged.
- You get in touch and tell us a little about the space under your stairs, and whether the meters or fuse board are in there.
- At the design visit we measure under the stairs and plan the drawers and doors with you, keeping the meters and fuse board easy to reach.
- A written quote follows, with the design, finish and fitting days set out.
- Your storage is made in our workshop and painted to the colour you chose. We use moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted in your home and checked, drawer by drawer.
Before fitting day
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Take anything hanging off the wall we’re fitting to
- Let us know about parking near your home
Ask for a quote
A quote begins with a few details from you: which room it is, rough measurements and a couple of photos if you can take them. To send them, send us a few details through 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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Questions we’re often asked
Is Northumberland Heath in the area you cover for under-stairs storage?
Yes, we work across Bexley, Northumberland Heath included, and across the rest of London. You can send us a few details through our contact form to arrange a design visit.
Is parking a problem for fitting in Northumberland Heath?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run 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’s useful to let us know about parking during the design visit.
How long is the fitting for under-stairs storage?
How long the fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and we confirm the fitting days in your quote. We make every part in our workshop, so the time at your home is spent fitting. Saturday fitting is possible by arrangement.
Can under-stairs storage work around the fuse board?
Yes. It’s common to find a meter or fuse board under the stairs, and access has to be kept. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. We do not move meters, so the storage works around their current position.
What if the wall is cold or damp?
It can be done with some care: ventilation behind and inside the furniture helps avoid condensation and mould. We do not treat damp, so any damp should be sorted before fitting day.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are mostly concerned with the outside of buildings, and furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need it. Listed buildings are different: check with the council’s conservation officer first.
Bespoke or off-the-shelf?
Standard drawer units are made in fixed sizes that rarely match the depth under the stairs. Drawers made for the space can run the full depth, so nothing is lost at the back. We size each drawer for what it will carry. Even in a 1930s house, walls and floors are not perfectly true, so standalone furniture can still lean or leave gaps. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room on site.
Getting to the room affects the job as well. Narrow halls, tight stairs or a small lift may mean the furniture is made in more sections, which the quote allows for. Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit.
What you get with us
- More than 300 projects completed
- Scribed to uneven walls
- Workshop-made and fitted by us
- Saturdays by arrangement
Is it time for under-stairs storage?
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.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- Space under the stairs that is hard to use
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
Hall Place and Gardens, about 1.8 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. If your own home is a period one, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Before you choose who makes it
- Can you see real work of theirs?
- Have they measured the stairs, lift and doorways?
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- How the furniture will be finished, and where