All self-storage facilities will have a range of security measures in place. These can range from the basic to the hi-tech and your self-storage choice may well hinge on how comfortable you feel with the options on offer. You may also make a decision based on the value of the goods you store. If you’re storing valuable and irreplaceable heirlooms then you’ll probably opt for state of the art systems. If your storage items are easily replaced and of no real sentimental or monetary value then you may make a more basic choice.

In the United Kingdom and Europe, the majority of self storage customers are residential. House movers probably account for 50 percent of the entire market and outside London and major European cities, “the lifestyle” customer is pretty much nonexistent. If half of the self storage UK marketplace is those moving from home to home, it’s scary to think people are getting nervous about over-inflated property values.

Most self storage providers have systems in place that will help you decide for yourself how much space to take. These calculators or estimators can be found on the majority of self-storage web sites. Others will describe their units in terms that will help you visualize how much space you need.