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Under-Stairs Storage in St George's Fields
Under-stairs storage in St George's Fields: pull-out drawers, cupboards and coat storage under the stairs. We visit to measure and talk through the design, make the furniture in our workshop and fit it.
- A vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- A fuse board that is hard to get to
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Pricing under-stairs storage in St George's Fields
Each piece is designed for one room, so each price is too. What affects it comes down to:
- Where a van can park, like a permit bay or a bay suspension
- Tricky walls, sloping ceilings and uneven floors
- The number of doors and drawers
- Stairs, lifts and the route to the room
The inside of the furniture affects the price as well: rails, shelves, drawers and dividers all add work. At the design visit, we work out what you need inside, then set it out in the quote.
Helping us understand the room
Ahead of the design visit, we’ll usually ask about:
- Pictures showing the full wall, from floor to ceiling
- What kind of home it is, and which floor the room is on
- How you want to use the space
- Pictures of styles you like, if you have any
To get a quote for under-stairs storage in St George's Fields, get in touch through our contact form. Let us know the room and the rough idea. Next comes a design visit, followed by a quote in writing.
Under-stairs storage for homes in St George's Fields
In some homes the stairs rise from the living room or kitchen, so the storage beneath them is on show. That calls for clean lines, well-fitted doors and a finish that suits the rest of the room. Fronts can be plain or panelled, with handles chosen to suit the room. The result should look like part of the house, not an afterthought. Typical reasons to get in touch are a vacuum cleaner that has nowhere to go and a dark, wasted space under the stairs, and the answer is made at our workshop from moisture-resistant MDF and birch plywood, finished by spray or by hand.
In a home built since 2000, there are often spaces the builder left plain, like a recess, a landing corner or an empty cupboard. Many homes around St George's Fields date from 2000 onwards, so spaces like that are worth a second look. The layout inside is planned to use the full depth.
You get the quote in writing, so there’s time to read it properly. It covers the design, materials and finish agreed at the visit.
- Place
- St George's Fields (SE1, SE11, SE17)
- Borough
- Southwark
- Cost
- Quoted for your room
- First step
- A design visit: we measure and talk it through
- Made
- In our workshop, then fitted in your home
- Materials and finish
- MDF and plywood, painted to order
- When we fit
- Monday to Friday; Saturdays by prior arrangement
- Enquiries
- Send us a message
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Before and after fitting day
Because fitted furniture stays put, a little upkeep goes a long way. Here are a few tips worth knowing:
- Look for meters, a fuse board or pipes before we visit
- Count the coats and pairs of shoes in daily use
- Make room so the whole space can be measured
- Measure your vacuum cleaner and ironing board
If you chose a hand-painted finish, small marks can be touched in. Keep a little of the paint, or a note of the colour, for later. A spray-painted finish is smooth and even, and small marks often clean off with a damp cloth.
Don’t store things in front of the meter or fuse board. You may need to reach them yourself in a hurry, so leave the path open. With its own door, the meter stays in reach without much effort.
Making use of tricky spaces in St George's Fields
About 43% of the homes in the area around St George's Fields went up since 2000, and about 18% between 1945 and 1972, based on the Valuation Office Agency’s 2025 council tax data. For carpentry, the era of a house is a useful clue to how square its rooms are and what its walls are made of. Entries on the National Heritage List near the centre of St George's Fields include Old Vic Theatre (Grade II*), under half a mile north-west, and Church of St John (Grade II*), about 0.5 miles north-west. For a listed home, internal works that affect its character may need listed building consent from the council, for example removing or fixing into original panelling. The council’s conservation officer is the person to ask before work starts. Streets close to central London are often narrow and busy, with loading bays in short supply, so carrying the sections from the van to the door takes planning.
Benjamin Franklin House, about 1.1 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area. For a period home anywhere nearby, under-stairs cupboards are scribed to walls and stair strings that are rarely straight. For an older house near Former Church of St Jude, the triangle under an old staircase is often deeper than it looks.
St George's Fields is in the London Borough of Southwark, about 3 miles south of East Dulwich. We work across all London boroughs and the City of London, and St George's Fields is part of that. St George's Fields is one of 21 places on our list for Southwark.
Every home in SE1, SE11 and SE17 is covered for under-stairs storage. You’ll find streets here such as York Road, Spur Road and Bear Lane, and we cover homes on all of them for under-stairs storage. The A300 and A302 run close to St George's Fields, so if your home is on a main road, mention it when you contact us. Neighbouring places we cover for under-stairs storage include Elephant and Castle (1 mile south-east), Newington Butts (1 mile south-east), Vauxhall (1 mile south-west), Lambeth (1 mile south-west) and Westminster (1 mile west). We also make under-stairs storage in nearby places like East Dulwich (3 miles south), Herne Hill (3 miles south), Camberwell (2 miles south-east), Peckham (3 miles south-east), Rotherhithe (3 miles east) and Surrey Quays (3 miles east).
Near you in St George's Fields
Around St George's Fields, we cover homes near London School of Musical Theatre, Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School and Lambeth Palace Library. There is a railway station in St George's Fields itself: Elephant & Castle station. A little further out are Gabriel's Wharf (0.7 miles north) and General Lying-In Hospital (0.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
DIY, flat-pack or bespoke
Cost matters, and it is fair to say so: flat-pack is normally cheaper to buy. Bespoke earns its place where the room is awkward, space is tight or you want the furniture to look part of the house.
Bespoke work comes into its own in rooms that are not square. In period homes, walls lean, floors slope and the alcoves on each side are often different widths, and standard units leave gaps.
FAQs: under-stairs storage in St George's Fields
Will parking be an issue for fitting furniture in St George's Fields?
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. Let us know what parking is near you at the design visit, so we can plan the day around it.
Do you make under-stairs storage for homes in St George's Fields?
Yes, we work across Southwark, St George's Fields included, and across the rest of London. To get started, you can use our contact form with some details.
Do I need permission in a conservation area?
Typically not. Fitted furniture inside a house doesn’t normally need planning permission, even in a conservation area. If the building is listed, works affecting its character can require listed building consent, so ask the council’s conservation officer.
Is it possible to fit storage around a meter under the stairs?
Yes. Meters and fuse boards often sit under the stairs, and they need to stay accessible. At the design visit we measure around them and leave a clear way in. We don’t move meters, so the storage works around their current position.
Can I send photos ahead of the visit?
Yes. They give us a feel for the space before we visit, along with rough measurements. It helps to show radiators, sockets and anything else on the wall.
Can you fit a small desk under the stairs?
That depends on the shape of your stairs and the room beside them. At the design visit we’ll say whether a desk makes sense there. If it does, a compact desk with shelving can suit paperwork and a laptop.
How fitting day works
Fitting day follows a set order: we protect the floors, bring the sections in, set them level, scribe them to the walls, fix them and finish them. At the end, we tidy up and go over the work with you. How long fitting takes depends on the shape of the space and the number of drawers and doors, and your quote sets out the fitting days. In a newer development, the lift, the concierge and set working hours may all need checking, so check them with the managing agent before fitting day. Under-stairs cupboards are made in sections sized for the lift and doors.
- It starts when you get in touch about the space under your stairs. It’s 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.
- Your quote sets out the design, the materials and the finish. Take your time to look through it.
- Your storage is built in our workshop, cut to the angle of your stairs.
- The storage is fitted and set level, ready for the first coats and shoes, with the finish sprayed beforehand or painted by hand on site.
Preparing the room
- Take anything hanging off the wall we are fitting to
- Keep pets in another room while we work
- Let us know where the boiler and meters are
How to get a quote
If you know what you want, say so; 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 that follows sets it out. To arrange a visit, send us a few details through our contact form.
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The problems under-stairs storage solve
After a hallway is redecorated, an old, tired cupboard under the stairs can stand out. New storage, painted in a colour chosen for the hall, can tie it together. Decorating is for your decorator, so it helps to tell us your plans early.
Here’s what under-stairs storage can help with:
- A hallway crowded with coats and shoes
- A tired under-stairs cupboard that stands out
- Needing a compact spot for a laptop
- The low end of the space going to waste
For families living near St George's Cathedral Catholic Primary School, under-stairs cupboards can give school bags, shoes and sports kit a proper home.
Questions to ask before you hire anyone
- Will they visit to measure before quoting?
- Whether the route into your home has been checked
- Will the doors close with even gaps?
- Whether the quote says what the furniture is made from