Southwark · London
Under-stairs storage in South Bermondsey, Southwark
Few London rooms are perfectly square, and we scribe the furniture to follow the walls. We make under-stairs storage for homes in South Bermondsey, each designed at a visit to your home.
- A low corner too deep to reach into
- Cleaning things with no proper home
- A fuse board that’s hard to get to
Under-stairs storage in South Bermondsey
How we make under-stairs storage for South Bermondsey
Each under-stairs cupboard is made in our workshop, using moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood. Birch plywood suits drawer boxes and carcasses, as it is strong and holds screws firmly, while MDF takes paint well for the doors and fronts. The finish is sprayed or hand-painted, and then the storage is fitted in your home in South Bermondsey. If you’re living with a fuse board that’s hard to get to and a low corner too deep to reach into, that is what under-stairs cupboards are for, made from birch ply and moisture-resistant MDF, painted by hand or sprayed.
Purpose-built flats are home to most households around South Bermondsey, and many blocks have rules on lift booking, deliveries and working hours. Checking with the managing agent early makes the day smoother. A lease can require consent for fixing to walls, so check yours first.
We write quotes in plain English, without jargon. They say what will be made, what it is made from and how it will be finished, all taken from the design visit.
- Location
- South Bermondsey (SE16, SE15, SE1)
- Borough
- Southwark
- Price
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- Design visit, then a quote in writing
- Where it is made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- Painted MDF and birch ply
- Fitting days
- Weekdays; Saturdays on request
- Contact
- Our contact form
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need under-stairs storage in South Bermondsey?
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’s a modest workspace, well suited to a laptop and the household paperwork.
Common reasons to get in touch include:
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Wanting a quiet corner for paperwork
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
If your home is one of the older houses near Church of St Augustine, the cupboard door under a period staircase can be kept or replaced to match the new storage.
Before you choose who makes it
- How they handle walls that aren’t straight
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- How parking will work on your street
- Whether the finish is set out in the quote
Tips worth knowing
People planning under-stairs storage often ask about these. They help whatever the room:
- Note the size of anything tall you want to store
- Think about handles and how the fronts will look from the hall
- Plan decorating around the fitting
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
Once the fitting is done, the storage is ready to use. Paint needs time to cure fully, so treat the new finish gently at first. Avoid sticky tape, heavy knocks and harsh cleaners while it hardens.
Keep sharp or very heavy items away from the painted fronts. Put tools in a case so they don’t knock the paint. A small chip on a hand-painted finish is easy to touch in.
Questions we’re often asked
Do you cover homes near South Bermondsey station?
Yes. We cover all of Southwark and the rest of London. You can fill in our short enquiry form to arrange a design visit.
Can you make under-stairs storage for a home in South Bermondsey?
Yes. South Bermondsey is one of the places we work, along with the rest of Southwark and London. To get started, you can fill in our short enquiry form with a few details.
How long is the fitting for under-stairs storage?
How long the fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, 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. If you’d like the fitting on a Saturday, that can be arranged.
Do I need to be in when you fit?
We need access, so someone has to let us in. You don’t need to watch us work, though we like to go over the furniture with you at the end.
Can the under-stairs storage be painted to match the hall?
Yes. We paint the storage in the colour you choose, by spray or by hand. It can match the walls, the stairs or the woodwork, so it looks like part of the house.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. It is 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. Moving a meter isn’t our work, so we design for where it is now.
Under-stairs storage for homes in South Bermondsey
In the area around South Bermondsey, the largest groups of homes date from between 1973 and 1999 (about 34%) and between 1945 and 1972 (about 23%), based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. We take that into account at the measuring visit, since older and newer walls take different fixings. Within a mile of the centre of South Bermondsey, 8 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, Southwark included. It applies to every van that comes to fit furniture in South Bermondsey. How the van gets to your door is planned at the measuring visit.
Living in a block of flats near South Bermondsey station? Then each piece is planned so it can be carried up and joined together in the room. If your home is as old as some of the listed buildings nearby, like Church of St Augustine, original features like shutters, panelling and fireplaces are worth designing around. For a listed home, fixing into original features can require listed building consent.
South Bermondsey is within the London Borough of Southwark, about 2 miles south-west of East Dulwich. Design visits and fitting in South Bermondsey can be on a Saturday, by prior arrangement. Across Southwark, we cover South Bermondsey.
Every home in SE16, SE15 and SE1 is within our area for under-stairs storage. If your home is on a street such as Tenda Road, Rolls Road and Simms Road, or close by, we can arrange a design visit for under-stairs storage. The A2208 run close to South Bermondsey, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you get in touch. Close by, we also work in Surrey Canal (1 mile east), Surrey Quays (1 mile north-east), Bermondsey (1 mile north-west), Peckham (1 mile south) and Rotherhithe (1 mile north-east). Across the rest of Southwark, our area takes in East Dulwich (2 miles south-west), Herne Hill (3 miles south-west), Elephant and Castle (2 miles west), Bankside (2 miles north-west), Southwark (2 miles north-west) and St George's Fields (2 miles west).
Landmarks near South Bermondsey
We fit furniture in homes around City of London Academy and The Kentish Drovers Public House and the streets around them. South Bermondsey has its own railway station: South Bermondsey station. Other landmarks nearby include Peek Frean Museum (0.6 miles north) and New Cross Hospital (0.6 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Bellenden Road Nature Garden.
How fitting day works
You will not need to do much on the day. Someone needs to let us in, and the room should already be cleared. After that, it’s over to us: the floors are covered, the sections come in and the fitting begins. How long fitting takes depends on how much storage you want under the stairs, and the fitting days are agreed in your quote. Parking near blocks of flats can be limited, and loading may need planning, so tell us about bays, permits or any loading area at the design visit. The sections are assembled in the flat and fixed to suit the walls. Saturday fitting is possible by prior arrangement.
- You get in touch and tell us what’s under the stairs now, including any gas meter, electricity meter or fuse board.
- At the design visit we measure the space and plan the storage around the meters, so readers and engineers can still reach them.
- A quote in writing follows, setting out the design, materials and finish.
- The storage is built in our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, with access to the meters planned in.
- We fit it in your home, scribed to the stairs and the walls, with a spray-painted or hand-painted finish.
Preparing the room
- Book any lift and let the concierge or building manager know
- Clear the hallway and stairs so the sections can come through
- Clear the walls of pictures and shelves
How to get a quote
Your quote is written for your room once we’ve visited and measured. Each room is different, so we quote after seeing it, once the room is measured and the design talked through. For a quote, use our contact form.
Advice
Could you do it yourself?
The real difference is in the fit: scribed edges, a level base on an uneven floor and furniture that meets the ceiling, skirting and picture rail. In an older room, standard units rarely manage that.
Cost matters, and it’s fair to say so: off-the-shelf furniture normally costs less up front. Bespoke makes more sense where the room is tricky, the space is valuable or you want the furniture to look built in.
Flats, conversions and leaseholders
Blocks of flats often have their own rules on lift bookings, entry systems and times for trades. Let us know about them during the design visit, and we will plan the fitting around them.
For a rented home, access for the design visit and fitting day has to be agreed with the tenants, at times that suit them. A letting agent can arrange this on a landlord’s behalf, and the written quote can go to whoever needs it.