Pocket Storage, the UK self-storage owner and operator backed by Forum Partners, has started construction on a new 25,000 square foot facility inside seven railway arches at Wardens Grove in London Bridge (SE1).
The site is leased from The Arch Company, the UK’s largest landlord to small businesses. Once complete, it will offer around 385 storage units ranging from 10 to 1,000 square feet, delivered in two phases, with opening planned for February 2027.
The location sits about a 10-minute walk from London Bridge station and five minutes from Borough and Southwark Underground stations, close to Borough Market. More than 132,000 businesses operate within a 15-minute drive, and the Borough and Southwark area has long lacked modern, centrally located self-storage. The facility is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses as well as residents of the area’s high-density housing.
Like Pocket’s other sites, the London Bridge hub will run on the company’s own booking and site access software, with an automated operating model that gives customers a fully self-service experience.
Pocket co-founder Max Wilson said central London faces a lasting shortage of well-located self-storage, and that bringing underused railway arches back into use allows Pocket to serve a busy commercial and residential area while keeping prices competitive.
Co-founder Louis Arron said the project reflects Pocket’s strategy of turning overlooked urban spaces into flexible storage, noting that railway arches are central, structurally sound and part of established communities. He described the facility as a milestone in Pocket’s expansion across space-constrained city centres.
Adam Hanline, Head of Leasing at The Arch Company, welcomed Pocket to London Bridge, saying the scheme shows how railway arches can provide flexible space for the city’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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