StorageCheck

Student storage in Melbourne over the summer break

A few boxes and a bike for two or three months. What matters: the smallest units, the 3-month total, and getting there without a car.

What to check

  • The 3-month total for at least 2 m²
  • One-off and extra fees
  • What you can't store

Ask before you sign

  • Is there a minimum stay, and are unused days refunded if I leave early?
  • Can I store an e-bike or e-scooter? (Many sites ban lithium batteries.)
  • Is there a sign-up, admin, deposit, lock or cleaning fee, and how much?
  • Can I store anything with a lithium battery (e-bike, scooter, power tools)?
How we check
  • Totals: offer months, then the standard rate, plus one-off fees the operator publishes with an amount.
  • One-off and extra fees and What you can't store: from the operator's terms, with its own words on each site's page.
  • Sites with a price come first, lowest total first.

The 12 lowest totals 135 sites in all, 80 with a price for this

Site3-month total One-off and extra feesWhat you can't store
Public Self Storage HallamHallam $82 2.25 m² A one-off cleaning and admin fee of $20 plus GST. Paying late can cancel that month's discount. Nothing explosive, flammable, illegal, hazardous, perishable or otherwise risky.
National Storage Chelsea HeightsChelsea Heights $99 2.5 m² A one-off move-in fee of $24. The fee schedule also lists a $4.40 monthly administrative fee without saying who pays it, late fees of $11 to... Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w...
Roomia Chirnside ParkChirnside Park $107 2.25 m² No admin fees, says its location page. The lease has a deposit, a cleaning fee and a late fee whose amounts are in your schedule, and may ch... No dangerous or hazardous goods, no animals, and nothing worth $2,000 or more unless itemised and insured (StoreReady: over $1,000 an item o...
National Storage KilsythKilsyth $112 2.2 m² A one-off move-in fee of $24. The fee schedule also lists a $4.40 monthly administrative fee without saying who pays it, late fees of $11 to... Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w...
Roomia South MorangSouth Morang $113 2.25 m² No admin fees, says its location page. The lease has a deposit, a cleaning fee and a late fee whose amounts are in your schedule, and may ch... No dangerous or hazardous goods, no animals, and nothing worth $2,000 or more unless itemised and insured (StoreReady: over $1,000 an item o...
Troon Self Storage Altona NorthAltona North $113 2.25 m² Monthly rent includes GST and everything you must pay; late payments incur fees (amount not published). Bring your own lock. No hazardous materials, firearms or weapons, or perishable items.
National Storage Dandenong SouthDandenong South $113 2.1 m² A one-off move-in fee of $24. The fee schedule also lists a $4.40 monthly administrative fee without saying who pays it, late fees of $11 to... Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w...
Fort Knox Self Storage Dandenong SouthDandenong South $114 2.88 m² $28 one-off admin fee, which includes a lock. No security bond. Late fees apply (amount not published); $60 if you do not use your PIN at th... Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i...
National Storage BraesideBraeside $124 2 m² A one-off move-in fee of $24. The fee schedule also lists a $4.40 monthly administrative fee without saying who pays it, late fees of $11 to... Nothing hazardous, illegal, stolen, flammable, explosive or perishable, no animals, nothing irreplaceable or sentimental, and no documents w...
Fort Knox Self Storage KeysboroughKeysborough $142 2.25 m² $28 one-off admin fee, which includes a lock. No security bond. Late fees apply (amount not published); $60 if you do not use your PIN at th... Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i...
Public Self Storage EppingEpping $142 2 m² A one-off cleaning and admin fee of $20 plus GST. Paying late can cancel that month's discount. Nothing explosive, flammable, illegal, hazardous, perishable or otherwise risky.
Fort Knox Self Storage ScoresbyScoresby $144 3 m² $28 one-off admin fee, which includes a lock. No security bond. Late fees apply (amount not published); $60 if you do not use your PIN at th... Nothing hazardous, flammable, perishable or living, no lithium-ion batteries or items containing them, no food, no documents with personal i...

Totals assume you give notice on time. Each site's page has the operator's own words for every column, with the page and the date we read it.

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