How much space do you need?
One answer per home, worked out the same way everywhere on this site: add up what you own, allow room to move, and you get a floor area. A two-bedroom home needs about 13 m².
Work out your size
Pick your home for a typical list, then change any number. Every answer on this site comes from the same rule.
How big for each home
| Home | Things | Floor area | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 7.8 m³ | 6 m² | Medium |
| One-bedroom flat | 13 m³ | 9.5 m² | Medium |
| Two-bedroom home | 18 m³ | 13 m² | Large |
| Three-bedroom house | 25 m³ | 18 m² | Large |
| Four-bedroom house | 34.4 m³ | 25 m² | Extra large |
Every size, drawn to scale
Operators name sizes differently: one company's “medium” is another's “small garage”. We use one set of names by floor area everywhere on this site, and show the operator's own name beside it.
All five drawn to the same scale, 2.4 m ceilings, the door along the blue line. The belongings are typical, not a promise: measure your largest pieces.
Locker under 2 m² · drawn 1 × 1.5 m
About 4 to 18 boxes, suitcases or a bike.
- Good for documents and seasonal things you fetch often.
Small 2–5 m² · drawn 2 × 2 m
About 18 to 46 boxes, or one room's furniture.
- Ask the ceiling height if you plan to stack high: the operators we cover publish it for almost no units.
Medium 5–10 m² · drawn 3 × 2.5 m
Studio (6 m²) or one-bedroom flat (9.5 m²).
- Load big furniture first along the back wall and keep a path to the door.
Large 10–20 m² · drawn 3 × 4.5 m
Two-bedroom home (13 m²) or three-bedroom house (18 m²).
- Drive-up or ground-floor units save time when you load a whole house.
Extra large 20 m² + · drawn 4 × 6 m
Four-bedroom house (25 m²).
- Before storing a car, ask the site what it needs from you (registration, insurance, a working battery): none of the operators we cover publishes its vehicle rules.
Before you book
Measure your three largest items. A couch or a fridge on its side often decides the size more than the box count does.
Ask what happens to the price after the first month. Many first-month offers are half price for one or two months; the rate after that is what you will pay for most of your stay.
Check the gate hours, not just the office hours. Some sites open the gate from 5am every day, some only during office hours.