Cheapest liveaboard moorings in Northamptonshire

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Moorings where the site says you can live on board, outright or by arrangement. Residential moorings often need planning consent and pay council tax; we show the terms as each site states them.

3 sites · typical £2,064 a year for a 10m boat (£1,310–£2,250 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites: 1 on a canal and 2 on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,310 a year (Northampton Marina) to £2,250 a year (Lilford Marina); the middle of 3 is £2,064 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Northampton Marina.
Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 visitor berths.

Rivers

Northampton Marina

Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Canals

Gayton Marina

Blisworth, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£3,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Rivers

Lilford Marina

Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Liveaboard	Space
Northampton Marina	Northampton, River Nene	£1,310	£131	Residential moorings with planning consent	Not reported
Gayton Marina	Blisworth, Grand Union Canal	£2,064	£206.42	Liveaboard by arrangement	Not reported
Lilford Marina	Oundle, River Nene	£2,250	£225	Liveaboard by arrangement	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in Northamptonshire?

Across the 3 cheapest liveaboard moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,310 a year at Northampton Marina to £2,250 a year at Lilford Marina. The middle figure is £2,064 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest liveaboard moorings in Northamptonshire?

For a 10m boat, Northampton Marina is cheapest at £1,310 a year.

Which cheapest liveaboard moorings in Northamptonshire have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at cheapest liveaboard moorings in Northamptonshire?

All 3 say you can: Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Gayton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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