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Self storage in St Albans
There are 33 self storage stores within 10 miles of St Albans, the nearest 0.7 miles away. A 25 sq ft unit costs about £68.50 a month at the UK average rate (SSA 2026); our first St Albans price check publishes in October 2026. BoxSpeed, our own collect-and-store service, covers AL postcodes every Wednesday.
Stores within 10 miles
Showing 33 stores · standard prices for each size get checked monthly; the first St Albans sweep publishes in October 2026
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Magenta Self Storage St Albans
St Albans, AL4 · 0.7 miles
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Personal Storage
St. Albans, AL4 · 1 miles
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Access Self Storage
St Albans, AL1 · 1.1 miles
- Access Self Storage
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Safestore Self Storage
St Albans, AL4 · 2 miles
- Safestore
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Wow Storage St. Albans
St Albans, AL4 · 2.7 miles
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Old London Moving Co. Ltd.
Radlett, WD7 · 3.9 miles
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Lok'nStore Self Storage
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 · 4.7 miles
- Shurgard
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Blue Box Storage
Nash Mills, HP2 · 4.8 miles
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Hemel Self Storage
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 · 5 miles
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Rack Storage Systems Ltd
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 · 5.7 miles
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Pickfords
Kings Langley, WD4 · 5.8 miles
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Shurgard Self-Storage
Watford, WD24 · 6 miles
- Shurgard
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Boxable Self Storage Watford
Watford, WD24 · 6.1 miles
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Bell Container Trading Ltd.
Potters Bar, EN6 · 6.3 miles
- Container site
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Access Self Storage
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 · 6.3 miles
- Access Self Storage
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The Self Storage Company
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 · 6.4 miles
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Wow Storage Watford
Kings Langley, WD4 · 6.4 miles
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Cuboid Self Storage Watford
Watford, WD24 · 6.8 miles
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Storage Watford
Watford, WD17 · 7.3 miles
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Herts Classic Car Storage
Welwyn, SG3 · 7.4 miles
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Self Storage Watford Ltd.
Watford, WD17 · 7.6 miles
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Jam Vans
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 · 7.7 miles
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Blue Box Storage
Watford, WD18 · 7.9 miles
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Downlands Caravan Storage
Luton, LU1 · 7.9 miles
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Safestore Self Storage
Borehamwood, WD6 · 8.2 miles
- Safestore
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Big Yellow Self Storage
Watford, WD18 · 8.2 miles
- Big Yellow
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Your Man With a Van
Hertford, SG14 · 8.3 miles
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Self Storage Barnet Ltd.
Barnet, EN5 · 8.8 miles
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Storage Logic
Bovingdon, HP3 · 9 miles
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Container Safe Ltd
Barnet, EN5 · 9.4 miles
- Container site
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The Self Storage Company
London, NW7 · 9.7 miles
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Knebworth Storage
Datchworth, SG3 · 9.9 miles
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Trux Storage and Removals
Potters Bar, EN6 · 10 miles
What will it really cost?
Rent is only part of it. Add insurance, getting your things there and back, and your time. Benchmarked at the UK average rate until our checked St Albans prices land.
BoxSpeed costs £123 more and saves 2 van trips and about 6 hours.
Self storage unit
10 sq ft · UK average rate (SSA UK 2026)
- Rent, 3 months at £27.40
- £82.20
- Insurance, £1,000 cover
- £21
- Van, 2 trips
- £120
- Padlock
- £12
Total£235.20
2 trips · about 6 hours of your time
BoxSpeed
Collected Wednesday 7 October from your door
- 12 boxes, 3 months at £93.40
- £280.20
- Collection
- £39
- Return delivery
- £39
Total£358.20
No trips · we collect and bring it back
Total cost for 3 months, by number of boxes
Rent uses the UK average of 27.40 GBP per sq ft a year before VAT (SSA UK Annual Industry Report 2026), plus VAT, until our checked local prices are live. Store insurance £7 per £1,000 a month (Surewise case studies). Van £60 a trip (MyJobQuote). Padlock £12. Units assume 0.4 sq ft of floor per medium box. BoxSpeed prices are live site prices: £7.95 a box a month to 10 boxes, £6.95 to 20, then £5.95, minimum £29 a month, collection £39, return £39.
What fits in each size
10 sq ft
About 25 boxes
UK average £27.40 a month
25 sq ft
About 60 boxes
UK average £68.50 a month
50 sq ft
About 125 boxes
UK average £137 a month
Floor plans drawn to scale, seen from above, door at the bottom. Box counts assume medium boxes stacked about 5 high. Averages from the SSA UK Annual Industry Report 2026; checked St Albans medians replace them as our monthly price sweep covers each store.
Questions
How many self storage stores are there in St Albans?
33 within 10 miles of St Albans, the nearest 0.7 miles away in St Albans. National brands here include Access Self Storage, Safestore, Shurgard, Big Yellow.
How much is a storage unit in St Albans?
Our first checked St Albans price sweep publishes in October 2026. Until then the honest benchmark is the UK average: £68.50 a month for 25 sq ft including VAT (SSA UK 2026). London runs well above it, container sites below.
What size unit do I need for 30 boxes?
About 15 sq ft if you stack medium boxes five high, which is £41.10 a month at the UK average.
When does BoxSpeed collect in St Albans?
Every Wednesday across AL postcodes. The next collection is Wednesday 7 October; book by Sunday 4 October. Returns run on the same weekly day.
Is there storage for just a few boxes in St Albans?
Yes. The smallest local units are about 10 sq ft (£27.40 a month at the UK average), or BoxSpeed, our own service, collects in St Albans every Wednesday and charges £7.95 a box a month with a £29 monthly minimum.
Do I need insurance for self storage in St Albans?
Not by law, but most stores make cover a condition of rental. Store cover runs about 7 to 18 GBP per 1,000 GBP of goods a month (Surewise, Sept 2025); check whether your home policy already covers storage first.
Nearby towns
- HatfieldWed collections
- BorehamwoodWed collections
- WatfordWed collections
- Potters BarWed collections
- BarnetWed collections
- EdgwareWed collections
More context: self storage prices in East of England · the true-cost calculator · how much self storage costs · what size unit you need
How we check data
Store locations come from Overture Maps and are refreshed quarterly. Standard prices for each unit size get checked monthly against each store's own website, including VAT, and every price carries its checked date. Full methodology
Who runs Storage Index
Storage Index is run by the team behind BoxSpeed, a collect-and-store service. We list every store we can find and never take money for ranking. How we make money