Mobile And Container Storage In Fremantle
Stock'n Lock delivers mobile and container storage across Fremantle. One lockable, weather-proof 20ft container comes to your home or business and stays on your property for 1 to 12 months, and you keep the key. Fremantle has its own rules for verges, cranes in the street and heritage homes, so this page covers what to check before we deliver. Drop-off and pickup are included.
- Delivered Across Fremantle
- Stays On Your Property
- Drop-Off And Pickup Included
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Tell us your suburb and how long you need it. Ben comes back with the all-in weekly rate.
Where We Deliver Around Fremantle
The City of Fremantle covers eight suburbs: Fremantle, North Fremantle, South Fremantle, Beaconsfield, White Gum Valley, Hilton, O'Connor and Samson. Stock'n Lock delivers across the Perth metro area, which takes in all eight, and East Fremantle too. East Fremantle is a separate council, the Town of East Fremantle, and its rules are further down this page.
Your rate depends on your hire term and how far we deliver. Send your suburb and term and Ben comes back with the all-in weekly rate. For how the service works anywhere in Perth, see mobile storage in Perth.
Older Fremantle Homes And Container Access
The City's own heritage policy notes that single garages and carports weren't built in Fremantle until the Inter-War era, and on heritage places they were generally put to the side or the rear of the house. So older homes in the heritage streets often have no front driveway, or only a narrow side run.
That decides how the container gets in:
- Tilt tray. It needs a clear, reasonably straight run in to back up and slide the container off at ground level. Good for a wide driveway, a hardstand or a yard off a rear laneway.
- Crane. It lifts the container over a fence or a front garden into a spot a truck can't reach. It can suit a cottage with no driveway, depending on the street and what's overhead.
Either way, the container needs a firm, level spot a bit longer than one car space: it's 6.06 m long and 2.44 m wide. Send photos of your street frontage, any laneway and the spot you have in mind, and Ben will tell you which method works before anything is booked. Our Will It Fit At Your Place? guide shows what to photograph, and tilt tray vs crane delivery explains the difference.
Verges, Streets And Cranes: City Of Fremantle Rules
Plan to keep the container on your own land. The City of Fremantle treats a bulk storage container on a street or verge as an obstruction that needs a licence. Obstructions must sit inside protective barriers and be lit at night. For a storage hire running a month or more, that's rarely worth it.
Cranes, equipment and vehicles in the road reserve need a City obstruction permit too. Apply at least five working days before the work. Every application except bins needs a traffic and pedestrian management plan from an accredited traffic consultant, and the City may ask for a verge protection bond. For works in the road reserve or on the verge, parking and hood hire permits may also be needed. The City takes those enquiries on 1300 MY FREO (1300 693 736).
So if the only way in is a crane lift from the street, say so when you first enquire. That leaves time to check the City's permit requirements before delivery day.
Heritage Homes And Planning Approval
Fremantle has 23 heritage areas, including Central Fremantle, North Fremantle, South Fremantle and Hilton, plus individually listed places across the city.
The City's policy on development that doesn't need planning approval (Local Planning Policy 1.7) lists temporary works in place for less than 14 days, or longer if the City agrees. The same policy says works to a heritage-protected place need development approval unless the policy exempts them. It doesn't mention hired storage containers by name.
Most storage hires run a month or more. If your home is heritage-listed or sits in a heritage area, ring the City's planning team before you book and describe the hire: a container on your driveway or in your yard, for how long, collected at the end. The heritage layer on the City's online maps shows whether your address is listed. Our guide to council approval for a storage container in WA has the questions worth asking.
East Fremantle Has Its Own Rules
The Town of East Fremantle issues a sea container placement permit for a container on the road or verge. It lasts a maximum of 7 days. The footpath has to stay clear, the container can't sit within 1 m of a fire hydrant or in a loading bay, and on the road it needs warning cones at each corner. In East Fremantle, a storage hire belongs on your own property.
Near The Coast
Fremantle sits on the coast. Salty, moist sea air and cool nights can make any steel container sweat inside. Stand things on pallets or battens, leave gaps for air, add moisture absorbers and never pack anything damp. Here's how to stop container condensation.
How It Works In Fremantle
Four steps, with the local checks built in.
Send Your Suburb And Term
We quote the all-in weekly rate for 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months.
Send The Photos
Street frontage, any laneway and the spot. Ben picks tilt tray or crane. If the crane would have to work from the street, check the City's permit rules before you book.
Check Heritage If It Applies
A heritage-listed home or a home in a heritage area? Call the City before you book.
Fill It, Then Call Us
Load it at your own pace and keep the key. When it's empty, we collect it.
The Container
One 20ft container, 6.06 m long, 2.44 m wide and 2.59 m high, with 33.2 cubic metres inside. That's roughly the furniture and boxes from a three to four bedroom home.
The Container, By The Numbers
- Space Inside
- 33.2 m³
- Length
- 6.06 m
- Width
- 2.44 m
- Height
- 2.59 m
Space inside is stamped on the container's data plate. Length, width and height are the standard outside size for this container type.
Do You Deliver To Fremantle And East Fremantle?
Yes. Stock'n Lock delivers across the Perth metro area, including all eight City of Fremantle suburbs, from North Fremantle to Samson, and East Fremantle. Send your suburb and a photo of your spot to 0416 692 022 and Ben will confirm the delivery method.
Can The Container Go On My Verge In Fremantle?
Plan on a spot on your own property instead. The City of Fremantle treats a storage container on a verge as an obstruction needing a licence, with barriers and night lighting, and East Fremantle's verge permit lasts 7 days at most. If your property has no spot, tell Stock'n Lock when you enquire.
My House Is Heritage Listed. Can I Still Have A Container?
Check with the City of Fremantle first. Its planning policy exempts temporary works for under 14 days, but says works to heritage-protected places need approval unless exempted. Describe the hire to the City's planning team, then tell Stock'n Lock what they say.
I Have No Driveway. Can You Still Deliver?
It depends on your street and what's overhead. A crane can lift the container over a front fence or garden, and some homes can take a tilt tray from a rear laneway. If the crane has to work from the street, the City requires an obstruction permit, so tell Stock'n Lock early. Send photos to 0416 692 022.
Will A Container Sweat Near The Coast?
It can. Moist sea air and cool nights cause condensation inside any steel container. In a Stock'n Lock container, raise things off the floor, leave air gaps, use moisture absorbers and pack nothing damp.
How Much Does Container Storage In Fremantle Cost?
Your rate depends on the hire term, how far Stock'n Lock delivers and your site access. Longer terms have a lower weekly rate. Delivery and pickup are included, with no hidden fees. Call Ben on 0416 692 022 for the all-in weekly rate.
Official Sources
All accessed 26 October 2026.
- City of Fremantle, Suburb profiles The City of Fremantle is made up of eight suburbs, as listed on this page.
- City of Fremantle, Permits and application forms Obstruction permits for cranes, equipment or vehicles in the road reserve; a traffic and pedestrian management plan for every application except bins; at least five working days before work starts; a verge protection bond may be required; parking and hood hire permits may be needed for works in the road reserve or verge; 1300 MY FREO.
- ABLIS (business.gov.au), Licence to Obstruct a Thoroughfare or Verge, City of Fremantle Bulk storage containers on a thoroughfare or verge need the licence, inside protective barriers and lit at night.
- City of Fremantle, Heritage listings and areas 23 heritage areas, including Central Fremantle, North Fremantle, South Fremantle and Hilton; heritage listed places and areas are shown on the City's maps.
- City of Fremantle, Local Planning Policy 1.7, Development Exempt From Planning Approval Temporary works in existence for less than 14 days, or longer if the City agrees, are exempt; works to a heritage-protected place need development approval unless specifically exempted.
- City of Fremantle, Local Planning Policy 3.6, Heritage-Protected Places Built Form And Land Use, section 11 Single garages and carports were not built in Fremantle until the Inter-War era, and on heritage places they were generally to the rear or side of the house.
- Town of East Fremantle, Application Form Sea Container Placement Permit (updated July 2023) Road or verge placement, valid for 7 days; footpath kept clear; not within 1 m of a fire hydrant or in a loading bay; warning cones at each corner on the road.
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