1、U K A N N U A L R E P O R TSELF STORAGEDATA COMPILED FROM 2023 CALENDAR YEARCONTENTSCONTENTSINTRODUCTION&METHODOLOGYP.501SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGSP.702OUTLOOKP.3709STORE FEATURESP.3308INDUSTRY OVERVIEWP.903AWARENESS&INTENTION TOUSEP.4310INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTSP.1104RESEARCH&CONTACT METHODSP.4711ECONOMIC O

2、VERVIEWP.1305REASONS FORUSEP.5112FUTURE OF SELFSTORAGEP.1906PERFORMANCEP.2507CUSTOMER DEMOGRAPHICS&USAGEP.5513CONTRIBUTORSP.631401This is the seventeenth year the Self Storage Association UK(SSA UK)has surveyed its members in producing an annual industry report.The report covers all viewpoints of th

3、e industry,collecting data from operators,customers and the general public,making it one of the most comprehensive reports on a self storage market in the world.There have been some changes to the sample group this year as the industry becomes more consolidated and new independent stores are opened.

4、With around a quarter of stores in the UK completing the survey,representing over 40%of the storage space,the sample size is exceptionally robust.The SSA UK has also invested in a more detailed analysis of the size and make-up of the UK industry,particularly smaller regional sites and the split of e

5、xternal and internal storage sites.This has been used for the industry supply section of the report.For the ninth year,the report has been produced in conjunction with Cushman&Wakefield.Their extensive experience in valuing self storage properties around the world,as well as knowledge of the broader

6、 property market,has further added to the valuable information in this report.The economic overview provided by Cushman&Wakefield included in the report also gives context to the achievements of the industry.“RENNIE SCHAFERCEO SELF STORAGE ASSOCIATION UKINTRODUCTION&METHODOLOGYThe operator survey wa