Storage for Moving House
When the completion dates do not line up, somewhere to put a houseful for a fortnight. Secure containers in Blyth, weekly terms, 24/7 access — and we can collect it for you.
For the gap between the two dates
Chains slip. You complete on the sale on a Friday and on the purchase eleven days later, and suddenly a three-bedroom house has to exist somewhere that is not a friend’s garage. It is the single most common reason people ring us, and it is nearly always at short notice.
A 20ft container takes a typical three-bed house. You can usually have it the same week, you pay by the week so a fortnight costs a fortnight, and if you need it for three months instead because the chain collapses again, that is fine too.
Gap between completions
The classic. Out of one house, not yet into the next. Take it for a week, keep it for three if the chain moves again — you are not signing up for a year either way.
Renovating before you move in
Floors up, plaster off, skip on the drive. Furniture is safer in a locked container than under a dust sheet in a room the joiners need.
Downsizing
Moving somewhere smaller and not ready to decide what goes. Park it for a few months and make those calls when you are not also moving house.
Selling and renting first
Cash buyer, short let, everything in storage until you find the right place. Common enough that we keep units back for it.
How much house fits in what?
Rough rule: an 8ft holds a one-bed flat, a 10ft a small two-bed, a 20ft a typical three-bedroom house, and a 40ft high cube a large four or five-bed with a garage to empty as well. Beds, sofas and wardrobes are what actually decide it rather than the number of boxes — tell us what the big items are and we will tell you which one you need.
8ft container
Around 100 boxes, or a cleared garage. Garden tools, bikes and seasonal stock.
10ft container
A one-bedroom flat, or office equipment and supplies during a move or refit.
20ft container
A full three-bedroom home, with room to walk in and reach what you need.
40ft high cube
40ft long, 9ft high, around 320 sq ft. A four-bedroom house, a small car, or site materials.
Indoor units too
Small, medium and large units inside the building — dry, clean and secure, for smaller loads and documents.
Full size guide
Exact dimensions and capacities for every container we hire, so you can work it out before you ring.
Secure, and open when you are
All of that is set out properly on our 24/7 access and secure storage page — how the fob works, what the cameras cover, and why you hold the only key to your own unit.
24/7 fob access
Your own entry fob on a fully automated site. Come and go whenever suits, day or night.
Electric gated compound
A private, gated yard monitored by 24-hour CCTV, with well-lit hard standing throughout.
Your lock, your key
You fit your own padlock. Nobody else can open your unit — not even us.
Brand-new VENT-XL containers
Wind and watertight, ventilated against condensation. No rust, no damp, no musty smell.
Drive right up to it
Park at your unit door and unload straight in. No loading bay, no lift, no trolley.
Man with a van
House moves, single items, furniture collection and delivery across Newcastle. Discounted when you book storage too.
What our customers say
Where we are
Blyth Riverside Business Park, off Cowpen Road and signed from the A189. You drive right up to your container door, so a removal van or a hired Luton unloads straight in — no lift, no corridor, no trolley, which matters a great deal on the day. Fifteen minutes from Cramlington and Ashington, twenty from Morpeth and Whitley Bay, thirty from Newcastle.
Blyth Storage, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Cowley Rd, Blyth NE24 5TG
House move storage questions, answered
How quickly can I get a unit?
Usually the same week, and often the same day. Moving dates change at short notice and we know it — ring us as soon as you think you might need something rather than when the van is loaded. There is nothing to pay to ask, and it is far easier to hold something than to conjure it up on a Friday afternoon.
What size do I need for a three-bed house?
A 20ft container is the usual answer for a typical three-bedroom house, including the loft and a modest garage. If you have a lot of large furniture, or a garage full of tools and garden kit, look at the 40ft high cube instead — it is nine feet tall inside and around 320 square feet. Describe the big items over the phone and we will tell you honestly.
Can you collect everything for me?
Yes. We run a man-with-a-van service across the North East and Northumberland, so we can load at the old house and put it straight into your unit. It is a standalone service you can book on its own, and there is a discount on it when you take a unit at the same time. One call covers both, which on moving week is worth something.
How long can I keep it for?
As long as you need. Terms are weekly, so a two-week gap costs two weeks. If the chain collapses and two weeks becomes three months, nothing needs renegotiating — you just carry on. And when you are finally in, you give notice and stop paying.
Can I get in at the weekend?
Yes, 24/7 on your own fob, which is exactly when most people move. Saturday morning, Sunday evening, bank holiday Monday — all fine, and no slot to book. The office is staffed Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6pm, and closed Sundays, so ring in those hours if you need to speak to someone.
Will my things stay dry?
The containers are brand-new and wind and watertight, which is a real distinction from a second-hand shipping container that has done twenty years at sea. Pack sensibly anyway — nothing damp going in, mattresses covered, a gap at the walls — and a fortnight or six months makes no difference.
Is it secure?
The yard is gated with fob-controlled entry so only current customers get in, and CCTV covers it. The site is fully automated so entries are logged. You hold the only key to your container — we do not keep a copy. Worth mentioning to your home insurer, as most will extend cover to goods in storage if the site is secure.
Can I get to things while they are in store?
Yes, and people do — the winter coats, the good crockery, the box with the router in it. Pack with that in mind: label the ends of boxes, leave a walkway down the middle, and put anything you might want early nearest the doors. Access is round the clock so you can nip in for one box.
How do I get started?
Ring 01670 333030 or message us on WhatsApp with your dates and roughly what is coming. We will tell you what size you need, what is free and what it costs. No obligation, and if your dates move again just tell us — it happens on nearly every move.
Ready to sort your storage?
Ring Richard and the team on 01670 333030, or message us on WhatsApp. Tell us roughly what you need to store and we will tell you which size fits — no obligation, no pressure.
