The alternative to Attic Self Storage that comes to your door
Attic Self Storage is a well-regarded name in London self storage, with units you rent and visit whenever you like. YouStock takes the opposite approach: you never visit a unit at all, because the storage comes to you. Here is how the two compare, and which one suits the way you actually want to store.
Both store furniture, and both are built for businesses and students too
Neither service is boxes-only, and neither is just for one type of customer. Attic offers furniture storage, student storage and a full business range including warehousing and ecommerce space. YouStock stores furniture and bulky items just the same, and runs dedicated services for students and businesses, from a few boxes to full commercial logistics.
Whatever you are storing, and whoever you are storing it for, both services are equipped for the job. Where they part company is how your belongings get there in the first place.
With YouStock, you never move a thing, and you still see everything
With Attic, you rent a unit and take your belongings there yourself: hiring a van, loading it, driving across London, and doing it all again when you want anything back. YouStock removes that entirely. A team collects from your address, stores everything for you, and brings it back to your door when you ask.
Handing it over does not mean losing sight of it, either. Every item is photographed at collection and listed in your online account, so you can see exactly what is in storage and request a single piece back. With a self-storage unit, what is inside is whatever you remember putting there. With YouStock, you can simply look.
Both let you handle the admin online, in your own time
Neither company makes you queue at a desk to get started. Attic offers online check-in, including identity checks, and app-controlled locks at most of its sites. YouStock is managed entirely online too, from your instant quote and booking through to requesting deliveries back.
So whichever route you take, the paperwork side is quick and digital, and you can sort it from your phone. The difference shows up later, in how much you can actually see of what you have stored.
YouStock prices your storage by the square foot, not by the unit
Self storage is sold in fixed sizes. You choose the unit that comes closest to what you need, and if your belongings only fill three quarters of it, you still pay for the whole thing. That empty quarter is on your invoice every month.
YouStock measures the space your belongings actually take up and prices by the square foot. Nothing is rounded up to the next unit size, so you never pay for an empty corner. And because your quote follows your inventory, it moves with you: take items out and the space you are charged for reflects that.
| YouStock | Attic Storage | |
|---|---|---|
| Online booking and account management | ✅ | ✅ |
| Collection and delivery to your door | ✅ | ❌ |
| Stores furniture and bulky items | ✅ | ✅ |
| No van hire or driving required | ✅ | ❌ |
| Online photo inventory of your items | ✅ | ❌ |
| Priced by the sqft, not a fixed-size unit | ✅ | ❌ |
YouStock or Attic Self Storage: which model suits you?
Two genuinely different models. The table shows what each is good at, so you can match one to how you want to store.
The choice is really about access. If you want to walk into your own unit at 2am, Attic is built for that. If you never want to see a storage unit at all, YouStock is.
YouStock customers rate the service Excellent on Trustpilot
Handing your belongings to someone else takes trust, so it is worth seeing how that goes in practice for YouStock customers.
If the appeal of storage without the van, the stairs and the traffic has landed, the next step takes a minute. Get an instant YouStock quote from your inventory, or book a call and we will explain exactly how collection works.
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FAQ - YouStock vs Attic Self Storage
Attic is a self-storage provider, so you rent a unit and take your belongings to it yourself, which usually means hiring a van or arranging a mover. YouStock collects from your door and delivers back on request, so transport is included rather than something you organise.
It comes down to who does the moving and how the space is sold. Attic rents you a unit at one of its London sites, which you fill yourself and can visit around the clock. YouStock collects your belongings, stores them for you, photographs each item in an online inventory, and charges by the square foot you actually use rather than a fixed unit size. One gives you hands-on access, the other takes the work off your hands.
Not in person, and that is the trade-off. Attic gives you free 24-hour physical access to your unit. With YouStock, you view your belongings through your online photo inventory whenever you like and request delivery of any item, but you do not visit a unit yourself. If walking into your storage at midnight matters to you, self storage like Attic is the better fit.
Both store furniture perfectly well. The question is how it gets there. With Attic you move the furniture yourself or pay a mover to do it. With YouStock, collection and delivery are part of the service, so a sofa or wardrobe is carried out and brought back by the team. For heavy or awkward pieces, that difference is significant.
The pricing works differently, so it depends on your situation. Attic rents fixed-size units and runs introductory offers, while YouStock charges by the square foot your belongings actually occupy and includes collection and delivery, which removes van hire from the equation. The only reliable comparison is a quote for your own items from each, factoring in transport.
Attic operates several sites across London, including Bow, Beckton, Barking, Harrow, Enfield, Marylebone, Staples Corner, New Southgate, Bermondsey and Sunbury. YouStock has no shopfronts to visit, because collection and delivery come to your address instead, anywhere in London and around.
With YouStock, yes, item by item. Every piece is photographed at collection and listed in your online account, so you can browse your belongings and request any single item back. With a self-storage unit at Attic, keeping track is down to you and how you packed it.