StorageCheck

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.

Your home

A typical one-bedroom flat: 13 m³ of things

9.5 m² or more

Packed loosely, 11 m²; packed tight, 8.5 m². That is a medium unit.

9.5 m² on a 1 m grid; the blue line is the door
The list behind this answer
Clear

Floor area = volume ÷ (2.0 m stacking height × 0.7 packing), rounded up to the next half square metre. The 2.0 m height (our assumption, not a measured figure) and the 0.7 packing ratio, which leaves room for gaps and a path to the back, are our working assumptions, not measurements. A standard removalist carton is 0.15 m³; volumes marked “our estimate” are from typical dimensions, the rest from a removalist's published list (Muval).

How big for each home

HomeThingsFloor areaSize
Studio7.8 m³6 m²Medium
One-bedroom flat13 m³9.5 m²Medium
Two-bedroom home18 m³13 m²Large
Three-bedroom house25 m³18 m²Large
Four-bedroom house34.4 m³25 m²Extra 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.

Locker unit, 1 by 1.5 metres, holding about 4 to 18 boxes, suitcases or a bike $61/mo Locker 1 × 1.5 m About 4 to 18 boxes, suitcases or a bike Small unit, 2 by 2 metres, holding about 18 to 46 boxes, or one room's furniture $108/mo Small 2 × 2 m About 18 to 46 boxes, or one room's furniture Medium unit, 3 by 2.5 metres, holding studio (6 m²) or one-bedroom flat (9.5 m²) $191/mo Medium 3 × 2.5 m Studio (6 m²) or one-bedroom flat (9.5 m²) Large unit, 3 by 4.5 metres, holding two-bedroom home (13 m²) or three-bedroom house (18 m²) $353/mo Large 3 × 4.5 m Two-bedroom home (13 m²) or three-bedroom house (18 m²) Extra large unit, 4 by 6 metres, holding four-bedroom house (25 m²) $750/mo Extra large 4 × 6 m Four-bedroom house (25 m²)

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 unit, 1 by 1.5 metres, with about 4 to 18 boxes, suitcases or a bike.

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.
$61typical per month in Melbourne, 33 prices at 14 facilities ($29 to $110)

Locker units: prices across Melbourne

Small unit, 2 by 2 metres, with about 18 to 46 boxes, or one room's furniture.

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.
$108typical per month in Melbourne, 249 prices at 78 facilities ($32 to $261)

Small units: prices across Melbourne

Medium unit, 3 by 2.5 metres, with studio (6 m²) or one-bedroom flat (9.5 m²).

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.
$191typical per month in Melbourne, 282 prices at 81 facilities ($73 to $408)

Medium units: prices across Melbourne

Large unit, 3 by 4.5 metres, with two-bedroom home (13 m²) or three-bedroom house (18 m²).

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.
$353typical per month in Melbourne, 317 prices at 80 facilities ($170 to $1,016)

Large units: prices across Melbourne

Extra large unit, 4 by 6 metres, with four-bedroom house (25 m²).

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.
Illustration of a covered car parked in a large storage unit with shelving and bikes on the wall
Illustration of car storage, not a real facility.
$750typical per month in Melbourne, 68 prices at 27 facilities ($350 to $1,553)

Extra large units: prices across Melbourne

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.