Self storage in Leicestershire

The self-storage market in Leicestershire

Storage Compass tracks 13 self-storage facilities in Leicestershire, holding an estimated 492,130 sq ft of lettable space between them. Every figure on this page is rebuilt from live sources rather than a one-off survey, so the counts move as the market does.

The Leicestershire market is served by 13 named operators. Anstey Self Storage (1 site), Belvoir Self Storage (1 site), Clawson Self Store - Melton Mowbray (1 site) and easyStorage Leicester & Coventry (1 site) are the largest by site count. Brand concentration matters locally: where one operator holds most of the space, advertised rates tend to move together rather than compete.

By build format, Leicestershire runs 13 indoor climate-managed sites. Format drives cost to serve: container yards are cheap to build and quick to open, while indoor multi-storey stock carries higher fit-out cost but attracts longer average stays.

What storage costs in Leicestershire

No site in Leicestershire currently publishes a live online rate, so there is no advertised price range to report. Operators here quote on request, which typically means pricing is set per enquiry against current occupancy. If you are comparing costs, ask each site for a rate on the same unit size and the same minimum stay, otherwise the quotes are not comparable.

Is Leicestershire over or undersupplied?

Leicestershire has 1.27 sq ft of storage per resident against a UK average of 0.9 sq ft, roughly 41% above the national benchmark. That is measured across a population of 388,348 living in about 127,389 households. On this measure the local market reads as saturated.

Around 52.5% of Leicestershire households rent rather than own. Renter share is one of the strongest predictors of self-storage demand in the UK because renters move more often, have less loft and garage space, and are more likely to need medium-term overflow storage between tenancies.

Planning pipeline and site context

1 self-storage planning application has been filed in and around Leicestershire in the last 12 months: 0 approved, 0 refused, and 1 still awaiting a decision. New consents are the clearest forward signal a local market has, because approved schemes typically open 12 to 24 months later and land straight into the same catchment.