Moorings and marinas near Brentwood

Across the 9 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £144 a year at Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings to £2,377 a year at Springfield Basin Moorings. The middle figure is £1,150 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 10m boat, Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings is cheapest at £144 a year.

5 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club, Dauntless Boatyard, The Embankment Marina, South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club and Hazlemere Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Thurrock Yacht Club, 16.6km south of the centre of Brentwood, on the River Thames.

4 of the 15 say you can: The Embankment Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and Moorhen Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.