Most 3-bedroom houses need around 100 sq ft of storage for the furnished contents of the house alone. If the garage, shed or loft is being cleared too, step up to 150 sq ft. That one question, garage and loft or not, decides it for most movers.
Garage, shed or loft being cleared too? No, 100 sq ft is very likely enough. Yes, go straight to 150 sq ft.
What Size Storage Unit for a 3-Bedroom House?
A typical furnished 3-bedroom house fits into 100 sq ft, roughly the footprint of a single UK garage. The moment the garage, shed or loft is being cleared too, that steps up to 150 sq ft, one and a half garages’ worth of space.
| Your situation | Wigwam size | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| Furnished house contents only | 100 sq ft | Beds, wardrobes, sofa, dining set, one large appliance, and a run of boxes, roughly a single garage’s footprint |
| Full house including garage, shed and loft | 150 sq ft | Everything above, plus the garage, shed and loft contents, one and a half garages’ worth |
| Home is bigger, smaller, or has a loft conversion or oversized kitchen | Use the room-by-room method instead | See our full moving-house size guide |
| Want to check the number against your actual furniture | Use the itemised answer instead | See our itemised 100 sq ft vs 150 sq ft breakdown |
Between Sizes? Book the Bigger Unit, Not the Smaller One
If you’re genuinely unsure whether the garage or loft is coming too, book 150 sq ft rather than 100.
Booking the bigger unit is a low-risk hedge, not a bigger commitment. If the garage clears out smaller than planned, unused paid days are refunded once you’ve given 14 days’ notice, so over-booking slightly isn’t a costly mistake. That’s a different situation to committing to a fixed-term unit elsewhere, where guessing wrong on size usually means paying for the whole term regardless. Every unit is individually alarmed too, so the extra 50 sq ft isn’t just floor space, it’s still covered by the same security whether it’s half-empty or packed tight.
What 100 sq ft and 150 sq ft Actually Hold
A typical 100 sq ft load
Beds, wardrobes, a sofa, a dining set, one large appliance such as a washing machine or fridge-freezer, and a run of boxes, the footprint of a single UK garage.
What the extra 50 sq ft buys you
Everything above, plus the garage, shed and loft contents on top, tools, a bike or two, garden furniture, and boxes that had been living in the loft. This is the swing factor that catches people out most often, two houses with the same bedroom count can need a full size band apart, purely because one has an outbuilding full of things the other doesn’t. Access runs 6am to 10pm, seven days a week, wide enough to shift a loft’s worth of boxes in one long weekend rather than several rushed evenings. Want to check the number against your own furniture, item by item? Our itemised 100 sq ft vs 150 sq ft breakdown goes deeper.
A Different Home Needs a Different Method
This page’s number fits a typical 3-bed house. A loft conversion, home office, oversized kitchen, or a house meaningfully bigger or smaller than typical needs a different approach. Our room-by-room moving guide walks through atypical homes properly, and our full moving guide covers the whole process, not just the size.
What It Costs to Store a 3-Bed House
Pricing varies by location, unit size and current offers, so this page doesn’t carry a fixed figure. See our pricing guide for indicative pricing, or get an exact quote.
Frequently Asked Questions
Around 100 sq ft for the furnished house contents alone, or 150 sq ft if the garage, shed or loft is being cleared too.
Yes. A 100 sq ft unit, roughly the footprint of a single garage, comfortably holds one large appliance and a disassembled dining set alongside the rest of a typical 3-bed house’s furniture.
Whether the garage, shed or loft is being cleared out too. That’s the swing factor for most movers.
Book 150 sq ft. Unused paid days are refunded on 14 days’ notice, so it’s a low-risk hedge, not a bigger commitment.
Get Your Exact Number
If you want certainty rather than an estimate, get a quote and confirm the figure against your own home.
