SOAS Student Storage – Bloomsbury, Russell Square and WC1
We collect student storage from all SOAS University of London halls and accommodation in Bloomsbury, King’s Cross and the surrounding WC1 postcodes. Summer package from £249, that is £15.56 per week, for 16 weeks. SOAS has one of the highest international student percentages in the UK and we ship door-to-door to any country worldwide, handling all customs documentation. Collection Monday to Sunday from your halls or student house.
£15.56
Per week from – Summer Package with hall collection from £249
30 miles
From SOAS Bloomsbury campus to our Grays storage facility
150+
Countries represented in SOAS student population and we ship to all of them
16 weeks
Storage from your collection date for both standard and non-standard dates
SSA Member
Self Storage Association UK
Independently Inspected Facilities
Move Assured Member
Vetted Collection & Storage Service
Consumer Protection Guaranteed
SOAS University of London is based on Thornhaugh Street in Bloomsbury, London WC1H, the UK’s leading specialist university for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. SOAS draws students from over 150 countries, with one of the highest international student percentages of any UK university. The majority of students study languages, cultures, politics, law and economics in a global context, and many are postgraduates or researchers on one or two-year programmes. SOAS accommodation is managed through the University of London system, with halls in Bloomsbury, King’s Cross and Islington.
The SOAS campus is approximately 30 miles from our Grays, Essex storage facility via the A13 and Blackwall route. International Hall in Bloomsbury (WC1N), Dinwiddy House near King’s Cross and Paul Robeson House are all covered Monday to Sunday throughout May, June and July. Collection bookings are confirmed within 24 hours. All WC1 and N1 postcodes in the SOAS accommodation area are Controlled Parking Zones, we plan loading access in advance, and your coordinator confirms the vehicle arrangements before collection day.
Our Bloomsbury collections also cover UCL on Gower Street and Birkbeck on Malet Street – both within walking distance of SOAS.
For SOAS students returning home after their degree or postgraduate programme, the international delivery service is the core of what we offer. Whether you are returning to Nigeria, Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, the United States or any other country, we collect from your SOAS halls, store your belongings in our Essex facility, and ship them door-to-door to your home address. We work with specialist international freight partners and handle all customs documentation as part of the service. You travel light and your belongings follow when you are ready.
SOAS postgraduate programmes typically run from October to September or October to June. Many MA and MSc students finish in summer but their vacate date may be August or September rather than June. PhD researchers and visiting academics may have entirely different schedules. We collect year-round and there is no requirement for your collection to fall within the standard undergraduate summer window. Pay-as-you-go storage is also available for students uncertain about their exact finish date.
SOAS accommodation we collect from
SOAS students are housed across University of London managed halls in Bloomsbury, King's Cross and Islington. Tell us your hall name and room when you book.
International Hall
1 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AE
University of London hall in Bloomsbury. Loading on Brunswick Square. Confirm checkout time with hall reception when booking.
Dinwiddy House
Britannia Street, King's Cross, London N1
Near King's Cross. University of London managed hall. Controlled Parking Zone — loading arrangements confirmed per booking.
Paul Robeson House
Pentonville Road area, Islington, London N1
Islington location near Angel. University of London managed. Exact address and access arrangements confirmed on booking.
Bloomsbury and Russell Square area
Russell Square, Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury WC1
Various University of London accommodation around Russell Square and Tavistock Square. Give us your specific building address when booking.
Private student houses and flats
All SOAS postcode areas — WC1, N1, NW1, EC1, WC2
We collect from all SOAS student houses across Bloomsbury, Islington and north central London. Give us your full address when booking.
Designed around the student moving experience with minimal effort, maximum peace of mind.
Book online and select your collection date. We cover all SOAS halls and student houses across WC1, N1 and surrounding postcodes Monday to Sunday. Standard June and non-standard MA or PhD vacate dates both accommodated. Tell us your hall name and building when you book. Most bookings confirmed within 24 hours.
Our team arrives at your address – halls, student house or flat. One hour of loading time is included. Collection available across London.
Your belongings are stored in our CCTV-monitored, alarmed facilities in Essex and East London. 24/7 security, indoor and container storage options
Message your move coordinator when you’re ready. We deliver back anywhere in the UK, to Europe or internationally. No storage required for international shipments.
Choose the Summer Package for the best value over 16 weeks with collection included in the price. Or choose Pay As You Go for flexible weekly billing with no upfront commitment. Collection is charged separately on PAYG.
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£249 total for 16 weeks including VAT
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£399 total for 16 weeks including VAT
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£549 total for 16 weeks including VAT
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£699 total for 16 weeks including VAT
After 16 weeks, billing continues automatically at your lower package rate — not the standard pay-as-you-go rate.
Collection from your address
We arrive at your halls or student house on your chosen date. No van hire, no heavy lifting.
1 hour loading time
Our team does all the loading. Extra time is charged at the same rate as your collection fee.
Secure facility storage
CCTV-monitored, alarmed facility in Grays, Essex. Your belongings are secure for the full 16 weeks.
16 weeks from collection
Covers May to September. Rate continues at your package price after. It never increases.
Delivery back when ready
UK, Europe or international. Priced on destination. Your coordinator arranges everything.
Dedicated move coordinator
A real person handles your booking, collection and delivery back. One contact throughout.
Once you’ve booked your unit, add packing materials and labour at checkout. Don’t worry if you get the quantities wrong as we always bring extras on the day. Anything additional used is agreed with you and added to your invoice after collection.
Select what you think you need and we bring extras on the day. Anything additional used is agreed with you before it is added to your invoice after collection.
UK delivery and international shipping
SOAS students returning home after their programme face the same challenge worldwide, how to get their belongings home. We collect from your halls, store everything securely, and ship door-to-door to any country when you are ready. Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, Europe we have all destinations covered. We handle customs documentation and work with specialist freight partners.
For storage across all 23 London universities we collect from, see our London student storage hub.
This is the most common reason students use our service and it is the simplest delivery to arrange. When your new halls or student house is ready for you to move in, contact your move coordinator with your new address and your preferred delivery date and we will bring everything back to you. It does not matter if your new address is different from where we collected. If you were in student halls last year and are moving into a private house this year, we deliver to the new address without any issue. We recommend giving us at least one week’s notice for UK deliveries so we can confirm your slot, though we can often accommodate shorter notice if needed. A lot of returning students book their storage at the end of one year and have everything delivered straight to their new address at the start of the next, meaning they never need to carry anything themselves between years.
If you are staying in the UK but heading somewhere new after graduation, we deliver your stored belongings directly to your new address. Whether you are starting a graduate job in Manchester, moving back to your family home in Cornwall or beginning a new chapter in a city you have never lived in before, we deliver from our Essex facility to any UK postcode. Distance is not a factor and you do not need to be in London or the South East to receive your delivery. Contact your move coordinator with your delivery postcode and we will confirm timing and cost within one working day.
One person handles all of the organisation for your move including collection, packing if needed, documentation, freight booking and delivery updates. There are no call centres and no being passed between departments. Your move coordinator’s details are confirmed when you book and they remain your single point of contact from collection through to delivery, whether that is around the corner or on the other side of the world.
UK delivery and all international shipments are quoted individually by your move coordinator based on your destination and the total volume of your belongings.
We collect from London, Essex (SS, CM, RM, CO), Kent (CT, ME, TN), Surrey (GU, KT, RH, TW), Hertfordshire (AL, EN, SG, WD) and Cambridge (CB). All international shipments are quoted individually. Please book your collection at least 48 hours in advance.
Whether your belongings are in storage with us or still in your student house, when you are ready to send them home we collect from anywhere across London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Hertfordshire and Cambridge and ship door to door worldwide. No storage required. We handle everything from collection through to customs documentation and final delivery. A lot of international students discover this service exists after they have already made other arrangements, so get your quote now while you are still planning your move.
We manage all export documentation on your behalf and work with our freight partners to ensure smooth clearance at your destination country. You do not need to understand customs requirements or complete any paperwork yourself. We have handled shipments to more than 40 countries and our team knows the documentation requirements for each destination. All you need to do is tell us where your belongings are going.
We can collect from your UK address and deliver anywhere in the world. Paris or Perth, Lagos or Los Angeles, Mumbai or Melbourne, we route all international shipments through our IAM partner freight network. Popular destinations for students returning home include Nigeria, China, India, the UAE, the USA, Canada, Hong Kong and across Europe. If you are unsure whether we cover your destination country, contact us and we will confirm within the same day.
Book your storage
Fill in your details, pay securely via Stripe, and your move coordinator calls within one working day to confirm your collection date.
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Call or WhatsApp: 0330 998 8282
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm
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Moving out of your SOAS accommodation and relocating within the UK? Our removals team at Trunk Logistics handles full moves from all SOAS addresses. Same team, same care.
Yes, international delivery is central to what we offer SOAS students. We ship door-to-door to every country in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Europe and beyond. We collect from your SOAS halls or student house in London, store your belongings in our Essex facility, and ship them to your home address when you are ready. We handle all customs documentation, work with specialist international freight partners, and your move coordinator manages the process from start to finish. Contact us at the time of booking to discuss your destination and we will provide an international delivery quote alongside your storage booking.
You book your storage unit online, choose the size you need and select a collection date. Our own team arrives at your address on the agreed day, whether that is a university managed hall of residence, a private student house or a shared flat. One hour of loading time is included in all packages, and our team will load everything into the vehicle for you so there is no heavy lifting involved. Your belongings are then transported directly to our secure, CCTV monitored and alarmed facility in Grays, Essex, where they are stored for the duration of your package. When you are ready to have your belongings back, you contact your move coordinator and we arrange delivery to any UK address or internationally. The entire process from booking to collection can be arranged within 48 hours in most cases.
Our summer packages run for 16 weeks from May to September and include collection from your door. A small student room package covering 15 sq ft costs £249 for three months, which works out at £15.56 per week. A large student room package covering 35 sq ft costs £399, equivalent to £24.94 per week. A full one-bedroom flat package at 70 sq ft costs £549, and a two-bedroom or house share package at 105 sq ft costs £699. All prices include collection from your door at the address you provide. After the initial three months, your storage continues at the same lower package rate rather than the standard pay as you go rate, so there is no price jump if you need to store for longer.
Yes. When you add up three months of standard pay as you go self-storage plus a separate collection service, the total cost is consistently higher than our packages. For a small student room, the comparable cost without our package is around £345, meaning our package saves you £96. For a large student room the saving is £138, for a one-bedroom flat it is £204 and for a house share it is £275. The saving exists because we include collection in the package price rather than charging it separately. We do this because the whole point of student storage is that you should not need to organise a van or make multiple trips to a storage unit at the end of term.
Yes. SOAS has a large postgraduate intake on one-year and two-year MA, MSc and MRes programmes, as well as PhD researchers who may vacate outside the standard June window. We collect throughout the year. The 16-week storage period starts from your collection date, whatever time of year that is. Pay-as-you-go storage is also available if you need more flexibility on end date.
You or a trusted representative should be at your address at the agreed collection time. This allows our team to confirm your items, work through the loading efficiently and complete any paperwork with you before they leave. One hour of loading time is included in all packages. If your building has specific access requirements such as a porter lodge, a key safe, a loading bay booking system or parking permit arrangements, please let your move coordinator know in advance when you confirm your collection date. Our team are experienced with university halls and student accommodation across all the areas we serve, so most access situations are straightforward with a little advance notice.
Self storage means you transport your belongings to our facility yourself and can access them during our opening hours. Collection and delivery storage means we collect your belongings from your address, store them in our facility and deliver them back when you need them. You do not visit the facility at all. For most students, collection and delivery storage is the right choice because it removes the need to hire a van, borrow a car or make multiple journeys at the end of term. Our summer packages use the collection and delivery model. We also offer indoor self storage units at our Grays, Essex facility for students who prefer drive-up access or who need to retrieve items during the summer.
We can usually arrange collection within 48 hours of booking, but for summer storage we recommend booking as early as possible. Collections in May and June are our busiest period and popular dates fill quickly, particularly around end-of-term weeks at larger universities. Booking two to three weeks in advance gives you the best choice of collection dates and avoids the situation where your preferred date is already taken. If you are in a rush, contact us directly via WhatsApp or phone and we will do everything we can to accommodate a short notice collection.
Your belongings are held in our own CCTV monitored, alarmed and secure facility in Grays, Essex. We recommend that you check your own contents insurance policy, as many policies cover belongings in storage as standard or for a small additional premium. Some student bank accounts and university accommodation packages also include contents cover that extends to off-site storage. If you need specific storage insurance and your existing policy does not cover it, your move coordinator can advise on options when you book. Please do not assume coverage without checking your policy documents, as the terms vary between providers.
Yes, with a minimum of 48 hours notice. Access is available Monday to Saturday during site hours. Message your move coordinator to arrange an access appointment. If you have booked our collection and delivery storage service, your belongings are held in our managed warehouse area. If you think you may need regular or frequent access during the summer, our drive-up self storage units at the same Grays facility may be a better option. Ask your move coordinator to explain the difference when you book.
Our summer packages cover three months from May to September as standard. After the initial three months, your storage continues automatically at the same lower package rate rather than switching to the standard pay as you go rate, so you are not penalised for storing a little longer. There is no fixed end date and no requirement to collect at a specific time. You simply contact your move coordinator when you are ready for delivery and we arrange it from there. Year-round storage at monthly rates is also available for students who need to store between academic years or for longer periods.
Before collection takes place you can cancel and receive a full refund minus a £25 administration fee. After collection has taken place the package is non-refundable. After the initial 16-week package period, you can cancel ongoing storage with 7 days written notice at any time.
