Direct answer
Students renting a spare room for storage on Packhood typically earn £150–£280/month — around £2,200/yr — with no long-term commitment. The £1,000 property allowance covers most student hosts; the £7,500 Rent-a-Room scheme does not cover storage. List in minutes; cancel anytime.
What to compare
In United Kingdom, compare monthly price, distance, access hours, space type, photos, security, cancellation terms and whether the listing fits your actual storage need.
Why Packhood is different
Packhood focuses on unused local space: garages, spare rooms, sheds, driveways, parking spots and commercial storage areas. That makes the search more local and flexible than a traditional facility-only model. Packhood does not own warehouses — it lists space from verified local hosts, which is why peer-to-peer prices are usually lower than commercial self-storage.
How we estimate earnings
About these figures: Packhood is a new marketplace, so the amounts quoted are benchmark estimates derived from local self-storage rates (host keeps 95% after the 5% Packhood fee) — not observed marketplace averages. Actual earnings depend on city, space, price and how often it is booked.