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Under-stairs storage in Selhurst, Croydon
Pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs, for homes in Selhurst. Every piece is made at our workshop and fitted in your home, with a spray or hand-painted finish.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Storage that doesn’t match the hallway
- An under-stairs cupboard full of clutter
Under-stairs storage in Selhurst
Why people ask for under-stairs storage in Selhurst
Sometimes the reason is a meter reading or an engineer’s visit, and the struggle to reach the meter. Planned storage can leave a clear path to the meter or fuse board, while the rest of the space is put to proper use.
Most of the enquiries we get are about things like these:
- An old cupboard door that doesn’t suit the hall
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- A sloping corner nobody can reach
- No room for a small desk or a place to work
The wider area includes historic houses such as Kingswood House, about 2.2 miles north. For a period home anywhere nearby, the space under the stairs may hold the meters or the fuse board, and the cupboards are planned around them.
Before you hire any carpenter
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Have they thought about parking near you?
- Do they scribe the furniture to the walls?
- Is it spray painted or hand painted?
Under-stairs storage for homes in Selhurst
In many terraced houses, the gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board sits under the stairs. These must stay easy to reach for meter readers and engineers. Our designs keep a clear way to them, often behind their own door, so you gain storage without losing access. At the design visit in Selhurst, we note what’s there and design around it. We make under-stairs cupboards from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, spray-painted or hand-painted, and the usual reasons to get in touch are coats and shoes piling up in the hall and an under-stairs cupboard full of clutter.
In a part of London with mixed housing, like much of the city, floors, walls and ceilings vary from one home to the next. Under-stairs cupboards are scribed and levelled on site, so they look straight even where the room is not. The finish, spray-painted or hand-painted, is agreed with you.
The quote comes in writing, so you can read it at your own pace and share it with anyone else involved. It records the design, the materials and the finish we discussed.
- Place
- Selhurst (SE25, SE20, CR0)
- Borough
- Croydon
- Prices
- Quoted for your room
- How it starts
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Made
- Workshop-made, then fitted
- Made from
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Working days
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Selhurst homes and under-stairs storage
Homes built before 1919 make up about 41% of the housing in the neighbourhood around Selhurst, with about 17% built between 1945 and 1972, 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. 3 conservation areas have at least part of their area within a mile of the centre of Selhurst. Historic England says England has around 10,000, and the controls mainly cover the outside of buildings. Many London boroughs run controlled parking zones, and Croydon sets its own rules. If parking near you is controlled, a visitor permit or a bay suspension may be needed, and the council arranges suspensions, often with notice. Parking near your home is worth mentioning during the design visit.
If you live near South Norwood Recreation Ground, under-stairs cupboards can be designed to hold outdoor kit, from walking boots to picnic things. Living in a block of flats near Norwood Junction station? Then the route in is measured along with the room itself, and the sections are sized to fit it.
Selhurst is about 1 mile west of Thornton Heath, part of the London Borough of Croydon. We cover Selhurst as part of our work across Croydon, and the process is the same everywhere we work. Across Croydon, we cover Selhurst and the places around it.
Postcode districts we cover here for under-stairs storage: SE25, SE20 and CR0. If your home is on a street such as Park Road, Court Road and Dixon Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. Main roads around Selhurst include the A213. If your home is on one of them, tell us at the design visit, as some main roads have strict stopping rules. Close by, we also work in South Norwood (1 mile north), Woodside (1 mile south), Ashburton (1 mile south), Elmers End (1 mile east) and Addiscombe (1 mile south). Other parts of Croydon we cover include Croydon (2 miles south), Coulsdon (6 miles south-west), Purley (5 miles south-west), Broad Green (2 miles south-west), Norwood New Town (2 miles north-west) and Old Town (2 miles south-west).
What’s near Selhurst
In Selhurst, that includes homes near The Albion pub and Harris Academy South Norwood. Selhurst has its own railway station: Norwood Junction station. Nearby you will also find Croydon University Hospital (1.7 miles south-west) and Whitgift Centre (2 miles south-west).
How fitting day works
Period rooms often have skirting boards, picture rails, cornices or coving for the furniture to meet. We cut and scribe the furniture around them on site, so it looks as though it was always there. The time 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. Parking varies a lot across London, from permit zones to private bays, so let us know what’s near you at the design visit. If you live in a flat, any lift or building rules are worth checking too.
- It starts with some details from you about the space.
- At the design visit we measure and plan how you’ll use the space.
- A written quote follows.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood.
- The storage is fitted and finished, and we check each pull-out with you before we leave.
- Treat the fresh paintwork gently while it cures; a hand-painted finish is easy to touch up later.
Before fitting day
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
- Move furniture and belongings away from the wall
- If you live in a block, book the lift and tell the building manager
Starting with a design visit
If you already have something in mind, tell us; if not, we can work it out together at the visit. At the design visit, we measure up and talk the design through with you, and the written quote then sets it out. To arrange a visit, use our contact form.
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Questions from Selhurst
Is parking a problem for fitting in Selhurst?
It depends on the street, as many London boroughs run 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 tell us about parking during the design visit, and we’ll plan around it.
Do I need permission for fitted furniture in a conservation area?
Not normally. Conservation area controls are largely about how buildings look from outside, so fitted furniture inside a house does not normally need planning permission. Listed buildings are different, as works inside that affect their character can require listed building consent from the council. If you’re unsure, the council can confirm.
What is under-stairs storage made from?
The storage is made from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. MDF is stable and takes paint well, so it suits the doors and fronts, while birch plywood gives strength to the drawers and carcasses. Everything is finished by spray painting or hand painting.
Do you work in Selhurst?
Yes. We work in Selhurst and across Croydon.
Can you add sockets inside the units?
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.
Is an outside wall a problem for fitted furniture?
It needs a little planning: leaving ventilation behind and inside helps stop condensation. Damp treatment is not something we do, so any damp needs sorting first.
Caring for painted furniture
Looking after painted furniture is simple. These habits help most:
- Mention any parking rules on your street
- Find out what sits in the space now, from meters to pipes
- Tell us if the hall is being decorated
- Decide whether you’d like coats on hooks or on a rail
If you chose a hand-painted finish, small marks can be touched in. It is worth keeping a note of the colour so any touch-ups match. A spray-painted finish is smooth and even, and small marks often clean off with a damp cloth.
Sharp tools and heavy boxes can chip a painted edge. Store tools in a box or bag, not loose against the doors. A small chip on a hand-painted finish is easy to touch in.
What it’s made from
Pull-out drawers
Pull-out drawers bring the deep, low end of the space within reach. Each one is sized for what it will hold. A set of drawers can step down to follow the line of the stairs.
Doors and drawer fronts
The doors and drawer fronts are the face of the storage. We make them plain or panelled, with handles to suit the room. Their tops follow the angle of the stairs.
Bespoke under-stairs storage or ready-made?
Off-the-shelf units are made for flat walls and square corners, but the space under a staircase rarely offers either. A ready-made unit tends to leave gaps at the slope and wasted space at the back. Bespoke storage is designed and cut to the shape of your stairs. It’s a bigger investment than a flat-pack unit, and the return is in the space it uses. Walls and floors are seldom perfectly flat in any home, so standalone furniture can lean or leave gaps. Built-in pieces are adjusted to the room as they go in.
Every piece is quoted for your room after the design visit. The price depends mainly on the size of the piece, how many doors and drawers it has and what goes inside.
What you get with us
- Made for your room, not a standard size
- Edges scribed to follow your walls
- Saturday visits and fitting by prior arrangement
- Work across the whole of London
Take a look at our comparison of bespoke and off-the-shelf or what a quote should include.