Self storage in Plymouth

The self-storage market in Plymouth

Storage Compass tracks 14 self-storage facilities in Plymouth, holding an estimated 300,124 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 Plymouth market is served by 11 named operators. Independent (3 sites), Plymouth Self Storage (2 sites), Armadillo (1 site) and Dainton Self Storage (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, Plymouth runs 9 mixed-format sites and 5 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 Plymouth

No site in Plymouth 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 Plymouth over or undersupplied?

Plymouth has 1.1 sq ft of storage per resident against a UK average of 0.9 sq ft, roughly 22% above the national benchmark. That is measured across a population of 272,067 living in about 114,557 households. On this measure the local market reads as balanced.

Around 41.1% of Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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.

On site security context, 9 recorded incidents sit within three quarters of a mile of storage sites in Plymouth, most commonly criminal damage arson and burglary. This is street-level UK Police open data for the surrounding area, not incidents at the facilities themselves, but it is worth weighing if you are storing high-value items or underwriting a new site.