Safestore - Southend Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.0

10 Progress Road | Southend, SS9 5LY Leigh-on-Sea, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience superb great customer service very happy how was treated 😀 thumbs up from me name of man who helped was called Rob. Thanks again Mark

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The facilities at this location are close to perfection - loading, unloading, protection, re-stacking etc. are all made easy by the efficient equipment on site. The staff are pleasant friendly & ver... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service! Very helpful and accommodating. We've used the storage space over a few years and we've never had any issues.

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Company details

  1. Self-Storage Facility
  2. Storage Facility
  3. Warehouse

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Safestore is the UK's No. 1 for choice in self storage. With over 130 locations nationwide offering secure and cost effective self storage for household and business users. Our user friendly centres are perfect for those who are downsizing or decluttering their property, students needing a temporary home for their belongings or for businesses who need to store equipment, excess stock or archives. Safestore provides safe, clean and spacious storage units, with 7 day accessibility. Our storage units range from the size of a locker to a tennis court or larger, depending on what you have to store. Safestore also offer a wide range of cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and packing material. We don’t have our own transport options but our friendly consultants can recommend local removal firms.

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Safe self storage in over 120 UK locations
We offer safe, convenient self storage and flexible office space to home owners and businesses. With 50% off storage, a lowest price guarantee and an independent customer service rating of 95%, there's little chance of finding a better and more convenient storage solution anywhere else.

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  • 10 Progress Road | Southend, SS9 5LY, Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom

  • 01702 421165

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing staff and quick service.

Amazing staff and quick service.

Would highly recommend

January 25, 2026
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Thanks Diane for your feedback and for recommending us to others - we appreciate it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE IF YOU ARE PLANNING LONG…

DO NOT USE IF YOU ARE PLANNING LONG TERM USE. The one year discount seems glorious. We have been paying £203.74 a month inclusive of VAT and store protect for one year. I have just received a renewal quote for a second year at £325.74 a month (over a 50% increase because my “one year new customer discount has expired”) we are saving for a mortgage and have the contents of our one bedroom flat stored here hopefully to fill our house when we buy one. Although unlikely that we’ll be able to buy any time soon with scammers like this adding +£1400 a year to our quote, their new storage price quote is half the price of renting a flat. I can understand inflation and I can understand price increase but this is absolutely criminal and zero justification to amount it has increased by. I spoke with store workers over the phone who basically told me I either front the payment or move on to a different store “like you do with car insurance when your insurance won’t price match”. Yes sure, I’ll just take a days unpaid leave to lug our entire contents out to somewhere else. Please avoid at all costs.!!!!!!

March 23, 2025
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Thank you for your feedback Hannah. We understand that pricing adjustments can be frustrating, especially after a long-term discount. While we’ve explored options to assist, our current rates remain competitive. If you have any further queries in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Services team at customerservice@safestore.co.uk.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service! Very helpful and accommodating. We've used the storage space over a few years and we've never had any issues.

January 17, 2025
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Hi there Natasha, many thanks for the feedback and top rating - glad to hear you were happy with the service you received from from the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Safe & easy to use facilities …

The facilities at this location are close to perfection - loading, unloading, protection, re-stacking etc. are all made easy by the efficient equipment on site.
The staff are pleasant friendly & very helpful.

December 12, 2024
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Thanks Rob for taking the time to feedback - we're pleased to hear that the team were able to help you with your storage needs. If there's anything else we can help with in future, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Safe-Store Southend

Very clean and tidy
Staff very helpful
10 out of 10

October 15, 2024
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Thanks for the positive feedback David, if there's anything else we can help with, please don't hesitate to contact the store team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good friendly service everything…

Good friendly service everything explained. Units very clean. Was able to use own insurance which cut the cost. Very easy to set everything up and easy to access units.

March 15, 2024
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Hi Trina, many thanks for the feedback and top rating - glad to hear you were happy with the service you received.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12 month contracts .

We were signed up to a 12 month contract paying for £11k of insurance. £330 per month . 6 months in We found this hard to afford and went into discuss. There is no get out clause at all. We cannot pay back the 12 month discount for those months we cannot change the insurance. Even if we move to a smaller room we are bound by the terms to pay existing monthly fee. We were offered to pay £1600 to cancel the contract. So now we are still paying £330 a month with 11k of cover for an empty storage room. And must continue to pay this somehow until August. Safestore,when signing people into one of your water tight 12 month contracts it should be explained that at NO point can you get out of this. There is NO option. We would have expected to pay the months discount to take back to its variable rate for time used but to be told no there is nothing you can do .. words fail me. Please have your sales people explain this fully when selling these contracts. Your are signing people into a 12 month contract with no option to review if financially things change. Disappointing to say the least .. . Now paying for and having to insure an empty room .. until August. We tried to come in and discuss but were told nothing can be done .. .. so renters of these rooms do not be sold a 12 month contract check the small print carefully. And they will not discuss with you any option to help you at all. Thank you

January 20, 2024
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Hi Sarah, we have received your feedback which has been passed to the store team and regional manager, so they can follow up with you regarding your contract. If you have any further queries in the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Services team at customerservice@safestore.co.uk.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience superb grmeat customer…

My experience superb great customer service very happy how was treated 😀 thumbs up from me name of man who helped was called Rob.

Thanks again Mark

January 20, 2024
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Glad Paul could help Mark, if there is anything we can do to help during your stay, please do not hesitate to ask.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very friendly and helpful staff who…

Very friendly and helpful staff who always greet you with a smile. Unit was clean and dry and easy access when ever needed

February 24, 2023
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Great to read our team are up to their normal high standard Elaine, thanks for taking the time to leave us a 5 star review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks Safestore.

I used the Safestore facility at Progress Road in Southend On Sea, Essex.
Easily worthy of 5 stars. Suited my needs, and my pocket, perfectly. Great selection of storage rooms.
Very helpful, courteous, and friendly staff.
All in all, I couldn't ask for better.
Thanks Safestore.

December 3, 2021
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Reply from Safestore - Southend

Hi there Timothy, many thanks for the feedback and top rating - glad to hear you were happy with the service you received from the team.

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