Greater Manchester Self-Storage Market
Self-storage facilities, operators and development activity tracked by Storage Compass across Greater Manchester.
Data last updated: 10 September 2026
- Facilities tracked
- 67
- Operators identified
- 19
- Planning records
- 45
- Awaiting decision
- 28
Self-Storage Market Overview — Greater Manchester
Storage Compass tracks 67 self-storage facilities in Greater Manchester. 19 operators have been positively identified across those sites, with 37 not yet linked to a named company.
The platform also tracks 45 planning and development records associated with self-storage in this area: 28 awaiting decision, 14 approved, 1 refused, 2 withdrawn. 29 records were submitted in the last 12 months. Withdrawn applications are counted as planning history, not as live development pipeline.
The Greater Manchester market combines 10 council areas where sites are tracked: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan.
Individual council areas within Greater Manchester: Manchester, Oldham, Tameside, Wigan, Bolton, Stockport, Bury, Trafford.
Self-Storage Facilities in Greater Manchester
Storage Compass tracks 67 verified self-storage facilities within this market.
| Facility | Operator | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Access Self Storage Manchester | Access | Manchester |
| Affordable Secure Storage Ltd | Not yet identified | Middlebrook |
| Apex Self Storage | Not yet identified | Manchester, unparished area |
| Apollo Self Storage | Not yet identified | Manchester |
| Ashton Self Store | Not yet identified | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| Bank Self Storage Bury | Not yet identified | Bury |
| Big Yellow Self Storage | Big Yellow | Manchester |
| Big Yellow Self Storage | Big Yellow | Stockport |
| Chambers Self Storage | Not yet identified | Oldham |
| Chanters Self Storage | Not yet identified | Atherton |
| Cheap Storage Manchester | Self Storage Tameside | Denton |
| East Lancs Self Storage | Not yet identified | Golborne |
Showing 12 of 67 tracked sites.
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| Operator | Tracked facilities |
|---|---|
| Independent | 6 |
| Shurgard | 4 |
| Big Yellow | 2 |
| Safe Store | 2 |
| Safestore | 2 |
| Store First | 2 |
| Surestore | 2 |
| Access | 1 |
| Kangaroo | 1 |
| Ready Steady Store | 1 |
| Self Storage Space | 1 |
| Self Storage Stockport | 1 |
Operator counts reflect facilities currently identified in the Storage Compass database. 37 tracked sites here are not yet linked to a named company.
Self-Storage Planning & Development in Greater Manchester
- Records tracked
- 45
- Awaiting decision
- 28
- Approved
- 14
- Refused
- 1
- Withdrawn
- 2
- Submitted, last 12 months
- 29
Counts cover every record matched to the council areas above, and the categories add up to the tracked total. Awaiting a decision means no decision has been recorded yet. Withdrawn means the application was pulled before a decision: it is planning history for this area, not live development pipeline.
FULL PLANNING INTELLIGENCE
- Exact development sites LOCKED
- Planning references LOCKED
- Applicants LOCKED
- Application documents LOCKED
- Development details LOCKED
- Status monitoring LOCKED
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Self-Storage Map — Greater Manchester
67 tracked facilities with a confirmed location.
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Storage Compass maintains a structured database of UK self-storage facilities and development activity. Figures on this page are generated from records associated with Greater Manchester in the Storage Compass database and may change as new facilities and planning records are identified.
This market covers the Greater Manchester council areas listed above, so every figure describes the same area. Floorspace is not reported: the stored figures mix measured building footprints with published floor areas, which are not the same measurement. Operator counts include only facilities linked to an identified company. Read the full methodology.
Last updated: 10 September 2026 · Source: Storage Compass database
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