Our own facilities in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi
Your own locked storage unit,from PKR 5,000 a month.
Rented by the square foot, by the month, PKR 200 to 250 per sq ft, 1 month minimum. We collect it, wrap it, list it and lock it away. You get it back when you ask for it.
Run by Urban Movers and Packers, moving households across Pakistan since 2019.
What it costs
The rate card, in full
The same in all three cities. No enquiry needed to see it, no "call for pricing", and no local surcharge for Karachi or Islamabad.
Units, pay for the floor area you take
| Unit | Floor area | What it holds | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 5 | 25 sq ft | A studio or a single room. Cartons, a bed, a couple of appliances. | PKR 5,000 to 6,250 |
| 10 x 10 | 100 sq ft | A 1 or 2 bedroom flat, furniture and appliances included. | PKR 20,000 to 25,000 |
| 10 x 15 | 150 sq ft | A 2 to 3 bedroom house with its white goods. | PKR 30,000 to 37,500 |
| 10 x 20 | 200 sq ft | A 3 to 4 bedroom house, everything in it. | PKR 40,000 to 50,000 |
Units are billed at PKR 200 to 250 per square foot per month. Where you land in that band depends on the floor the unit is on and how often you need access. 1 month minimum. Collection and delivery are quoted separately.
Containers, a flat rate for the whole sealed box
| Container | Usable space | What it holds | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 ft container | 149 sq ft1,170 cu ft | A 2 to 3 bedroom house. Sealed, and nobody else's things share it. | PKR 30,000≈ PKR 201/sq ft |
| 40 ft container | 304 sq ft2,390 cu ft | A 4 to 5 bedroom house, or a shop's full stock and fittings. | PKR 50,000≈ PKR 164/sq ft |
Containers are a flat monthly rate for the whole sealed box. The bigger the box, the less you pay per square foot. Compare the per-foot figures above against the PKR 200 to 250 unit band. Internal dimensions shown, not the external size the box is named after.
Not sure which row is you? The size guide works backwards from what you're actually storing, or send us a list and we'll tell you.
What you're paying for
Security you can describe in specifics
Every storage company in Pakistan says secure. These are the four things that word is supposed to mean, stated plainly enough that you can hold us to them.
24-hour CCTV
Cameras on every entrance and on the unit doors themselves, recording continuously, not a camera pointed at a gate.
A guard on site overnight
A person present, not a padlock and a shutter. When the contents are somebody's entire household, that distinction is the whole product.
Your unit, sealed
Separated, lockable units. Nobody else's goods share your space, and we photograph the seal at intake and again at retrieval.
Access on 48 hours' notice
Book a visit and your unit is open when you arrive. The first hour on site is free.
Where we're
Three cities, three of our own buildings
Not a booking platform reselling somebody else's warehouse. We hold the lease, we hire the guard, and we set the rate, which is why it's the same rate in all three.
Lahore
Our first and largest facility, and the one we've run the longest. Units from a single room up to a 40ft container, with the whole range available.
Collecting from
DHA (all phases) · Gulberg · Model Town
Storage in LahoreIslamabad
Serving Islamabad and Rawalpindi from one site. Collection across the twin cities is treated as a single service area, so a Bahria Town Rawalpindi pickup isn't charged as an intercity job.
Collecting from
F-6, F-7 and F-8 · E-7 and E-11 · DHA Islamabad
Storage in IslamabadKarachi
Karachi is the city where most of our customers are leaving the country from, so it sees the longest stays and the most seafreight handovers.
Collecting from
DHA (Phases 1-8) · Clifton · Bahria Town Karachi
Storage in KarachiWho takes a unit
Three reasons people call us
Storage is rarely something anyone planned for. It's almost always a date that moved.
Leaving the country
Our largest group by some distance. A flight date, a house to empty, and no good answer for the furniture. We collect, pack, inventory and store it for as long as you're away, six months to two years is normal here, and there's no penalty for either end of that.
How the handover worksBetween houses
Possession dates rarely line up. Rather than pay a month of rent on two places or leave things with relatives, put it in a unit for the four or six weeks in the middle and take it out when the new place is ready.
Work out the sizeBusinesses and stock
Shop fittings between premises, seasonal stock, records you're obliged to retain but not to house. Billed by the square foot like everything else, so a business doesn't pay a business rate for the same steel shelf.
Business storageOne thing we do not do: cold storage
We do not offer refrigerated or temperature-controlled storage. Our units are dry, ventilated and pest-controlled, which is right for furniture, appliances, documents and household goods, and wrong for anything that needs to be kept cold. If you need cold storage, we would rather tell you now than take a booking we cannot honour.
How it works
Four steps, and we do three of them
- Tell us what you're storing, a room list, a few photos, or just the size of the house. We come back with the unit size and the monthly figure.
- We collect. Packing, wrapping, loading and an itemised inventory, at a time that suits the flight or the handover.
- It goes into your unit, sealed and photographed. You get the inventory and the seal photos.
- You tell us when you want it back. Give us 48 hours and we'll have it ready, or book a delivery to the new address.
What isn't in the monthly rate
Said here rather than discovered on an invoice. The rent buys the space and the security. Collection and delivery are a separate quote, because a third-floor flat with no lift and a ground-floor house half an hour away are not the same job and pretending otherwise means one of you subsidises the other.
Packing materials are included when we pack. Access visits are free for the first hour. Pulling a single item and couriering it to you is billed as a small job.
Get both figuresQuestions
10 things people ask before booking
What does storage cost?
Units are PKR 200 to 250 per square foot per month, so you pay for exactly the floor area you take. In practice that means a 5 x 5 (25 sq ft, PKR 5,000 to 6,250 a month) holds a studio or a single room; a 10 x 10 (100 sq ft, PKR 20,000 to 25,000 a month) holds a 1 or 2 bedroom flat, furniture and appliances included; a 10 x 15 (150 sq ft, PKR 30,000 to 37,500 a month) holds a 2 to 3 bedroom house with its white goods; a 10 x 20 (200 sq ft, PKR 40,000 to 50,000 a month) holds a 3 to 4 bedroom house, everything in it. Containers are a flat rate instead: PKR 30,000 a month for the 20 ft container, and PKR 50,000 a month for the 40 ft container. There's a 1 month minimum, and collection and delivery are quoted separately because they depend on where you're and how much there is.
What size storage unit do I need?
As a rule of thumb: a 5 x 5 (25 sq ft, PKR 5,000 to 6,250 a month) holds a studio or a single room; a 10 x 10 (100 sq ft, PKR 20,000 to 25,000 a month) holds a 1 or 2 bedroom flat, furniture and appliances included; a 10 x 15 (150 sq ft, PKR 30,000 to 37,500 a month) holds a 2 to 3 bedroom house with its white goods; a 10 x 20 (200 sq ft, PKR 40,000 to 50,000 a month) holds a 3 to 4 bedroom house, everything in it. If you're storing more than a 10 x 20, a whole house rather than a flat, a 40 ft container is usually the better buy at PKR 50,000 a month. If you would rather not guess, send us a room-by-room list or a few photos and we'll tell you the size. Getting this wrong costs you either rent you did not need or a second unit.
Should I take a unit or a container?
A unit is a partitioned room inside the building, billed by the square foot, so you pay for exactly the space you use. A container is a steel box on site, sealed and exclusively yours, at a flat rate, PKR 30,000 a month for the 20 ft container (149 sq ft, about 201 rupees a foot), and PKR 50,000 a month for the 40 ft container (304 sq ft, about 164 rupees a foot). So the 40 ft container is cheaper per square foot than any unit, and the smaller one lands level with the cheapest unit rate, the bigger the box, the less you pay per foot, which is how bulk should behave. Take a unit when you want to pay for exactly the space you need, and a container when you're storing a whole house and would rather it went in sealed as one consignment and stayed that way.
How secure is it?
Every facility has cameras covering the entrances and the unit doors, recording around the clock, and a guard on site overnight. Your unit is locked and the key or seal is yours. We photograph the seal when your goods go in and again when they come out, so there's a record either side of the stay, and nobody else's belongings share your unit.
Can I get to my things while they are in storage?
Yes, by appointment. Give us 48 hours of notice and your unit will be open and accessible when you arrive. The first hour on site is free. If you would rather not travel, tell us which item you need and we can pull it and courier it to you instead, billed as a small job.
How long do I have to keep it in storage?
The minimum is 1 month. After that it's month to month. Most of our customers are families who have left the country and the goods sit for six months to two years, but there's nothing stopping you taking a unit for four weeks while a house is repainted. Tell us when you want it out and we'll book the delivery.
Do you collect and deliver, or do I bring it myself?
Either. Most people have us collect: we pack, wrap, load, inventory and place it in the unit, and reverse all of that when you want it back. If you would rather bring things yourself, that's fine too and you only pay the rent. Collection and delivery are priced on the volume and the distance, so they are quoted separately from the monthly rate.
Do you offer cold storage?
We do not offer refrigerated or temperature-controlled storage. Our units are dry, ventilated and pest-controlled, which is right for furniture, appliances, documents and household goods, and wrong for anything that needs to be kept cold. If you need cold storage, we would rather tell you now than take a booking we cannot honour.
Which cities do you cover?
We run our own facilities in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi, and collect from the main residential areas in each. We're not a broker placing your things in somebody else's warehouse. The buildings are ours, which is why we can promise the same standard and the same price in all three.
What can't go into storage?
Nothing perishable, nothing living, and nothing flammable or explosive, no gas cylinders, fuel, paint thinner or fireworks. No cash, jewellery or documents you would be unable to replace; keep those with you. Everything else that makes up a household, furniture, appliances, mattresses, electronics, books, crockery, clothes, is what these units are built for.
Not sure what size you need?
Tell us what you're storing and we'll tell you the unit and the monthly price. No visit, no obligation.