{"id":1674,"date":"2023-06-12T17:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2023-06-12T17:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T17:57:52","slug":"self-storage-market-of-the-month-st-albans-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/self-storage-market-of-the-month-st-albans-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Storage Market of the Month: St. Albans, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4297816.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/4297816\/Market%20of%20the%20Month%20Reports_UK\/Market%20of%20the%20Month_St.Albans%2c%20UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Market-of-the-Month_St.-AlbansUK_Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stortrack.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>StorTrack&#8217;s<\/b><\/span><\/a><b> <\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">featured market this month is St. Albans. St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England. St Albans is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area. Local government services are now provided by Hertfordshire County Council (strategic services) and St Albans City and District Council. St Albans has a highly skilled workforce and Deloitte, Spreadex, AECOM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Premier Foods have offices in the district.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">How is St. Albans as a self-storage market and is it a good place to consider investing in? We\u2019ve used<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stortrack.co.uk\/products\/explorer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>StorTrack&#8217;s Explorer<\/b><\/span><\/a> platform to look at some metrics to analyze its potential as a self-storage investment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Self Storage Market Metrics for St. Albans, UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1680 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Market-of-the-Month-Market-Metrics_St.-Albans-UK-600x365.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Current Supply<\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The square feet per capita in this market is 1.23. For comparison, UK national square footage per capita is 1.83. Of the four self storage stores currently operating in St. Albans, three are traditional self storages and one container storage. There are currently no planned development projects in this market, though there are 146 active development projects across the UK.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Rate Trends<\/em>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Rates in St. Albans have trended upwards in the last three months, by 4.24%. The average weekly rate per square foot for all units is currently \u00a31.24 compared to the national average of \u00a30.75.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">View the Market Report for St. Albans, UK<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Is this a good market for you to invest in? To understand St. Albans&#8217;s potential as a self-storage market,<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>view the below complimentary report<\/b><\/span>, giving you useful market statistics and metrics.<br \/>\n<em>[Additional metrics available with report purchase]<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/4297816.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/4297816\/Market%20of%20the%20Month%20Reports_UK\/Market%20of%20the%20Month_St.Albans%2c%20UK.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1678 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/listselfstorage.com\/uk\/industry-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/View-Complimentary-Report_St.-Albans-UK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">To purchase a full market report for this or any other market, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stortrack.co.uk\/products\/explorer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>explorer.stortrack.co.uk<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato, Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Explorer is StorTrack\u2019s market analysis platform for self-storage operators, investors and developers and is available for the evaluation of any primary, secondary and tertiary market in the UK, US and Canada. <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.stortrack.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>Sign up <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #3465a4;\"><b>FREE<\/b><\/span><\/a> to start evaluating self-storage markets.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stortrack.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/explorer-logo_transparent.png\" width=\"408\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; StorTrack&#8217;s featured market this month is St. Albans. St Albans is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England. St Albans is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area. Local government services are now provided by Hertfordshire County Council (strategic services) and St Albans City and District Council. St Albans has a highly skilled workforce and Deloitte, Spreadex, AECOM, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Premier Foods have offices in the district. How is St. Albans as a self-storage market and is it a good place to consider investing in? 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