Manchester Self-Storage Market
Self-storage facilities, operators and development activity tracked by Storage Compass across Manchester.
Data last updated: 10 September 2026
- Facilities tracked
- 13
- Operators identified
- 9
- Planning records
- 8
- Awaiting decision
- 2
Self-Storage Market Overview — Manchester
Storage Compass tracks 13 self-storage facilities in Manchester. 9 operators have been positively identified across those sites, with 6 not yet linked to a named company.
The platform also tracks 8 planning and development records associated with self-storage in this council area: 2 awaiting decision, 4 approved, 1 refused, 1 withdrawn. 4 records were submitted in the last 12 months. Withdrawn applications are counted as planning history, not as live development pipeline.
Manchester also forms part of the wider Greater Manchester market, where the same sites are counted alongside neighbouring councils.
Self-Storage Facilities in Manchester
Storage Compass tracks 13 verified self-storage facilities within this market.
| Facility | Operator | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Access Self Storage Manchester | Access | Manchester |
| Apex Self Storage | Not yet identified | Manchester, unparished area |
| Apollo Self Storage | Not yet identified | Manchester |
| Big Yellow Self Storage | Big Yellow | Manchester |
| Low Cost Self Storage | Not yet identified | Manchester |
| Ready Steady Store Manchester Central | Ready Steady Store | Manchester |
| Safestore | Not yet identified | Manchester |
| Self Storage | Independent | Manchester, unparished area |
| Self Storage | Independent | Manchester, unparished area |
| Shurgard Self Storage Manchester Ardwick | Shurgard | Manchester |
| Storage World Self Storage Hale & Wilmslow | Not yet identified | Manchester |
| Storebox | Not yet identified | Manchester |
Showing 12 of 13 tracked sites.
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| Operator | Tracked facilities |
|---|---|
| Independent | 2 |
| Access | 1 |
| Big Yellow | 1 |
| Ready Steady Store | 1 |
| Safe Store | 1 |
| Shurgard | 1 |
Operator counts reflect facilities currently identified in the Storage Compass database. 6 tracked sites here are not yet linked to a named company.
Self-Storage Planning & Development in Manchester
- Records tracked
- 8
- Awaiting decision
- 2
- Approved
- 4
- Refused
- 1
- Withdrawn
- 1
- Submitted, last 12 months
- 4
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.
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- Planning references LOCKED
- Applicants LOCKED
- Application documents LOCKED
- Development details LOCKED
- Status monitoring LOCKED
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Self-Storage Map — Manchester
13 tracked facilities with a confirmed location.
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About This Data
Storage Compass maintains a structured database of UK self-storage facilities and development activity. Figures on this page are generated from records associated with Manchester in the Storage Compass database and may change as new facilities and planning records are identified.
This market is the Manchester local authority area, so facility, operator and planning figures all describe the same boundary. 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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