Hockley Port
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
11 sites · 3 with space now · typical £3,687 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,914–£4,460 across 2 published tariffs)
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
£2,914 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal
Prices not published
Smethwick, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal Navigations
Prices on request
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Tipton, West Midlands · Walsall Canal
Prices not published
Birmingham, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Kidderminster, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Port | 9.7km north-east | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Withybed Moorings | 11.5km south-east | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings | 14.2km north-east | £2,914 | Yes | Berths available |
| Titford Pump House Moorings | 6.1km north-east | – | Yes | Full |
| Engine Arm Residential Moorings | 8.2km north-east | On request | Yes | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | 10.1km east | – | Yes | Full |
| Ocker Hill Moorings | 10.2km north | – | Yes | Full |
| Bittell L1 Leisure | 10.9km south-east | – | Yes | Full |
| Kinver Towpath - Electric L1 | 11.8km west | – | Yes | Full |
| Alvechurch Marina | 12.6km south-east | £4,460 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ashwood Marina | 11.2km north-west | – | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 2 moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,914 a year at Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings to £4,460 a year at Alvechurch Marina. The middle figure is £3,687 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 57ft narrowboat, Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings is cheapest at £2,914 a year in Birmingham.
3 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hockley Port, Withybed Moorings and Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Titford Pump House Moorings, 6.1km north-east of the centre of Halesowen, on the Titford Canal.
4 of the 11 say you can: Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Engine Arm Residential Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement), Alvechurch Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ashwood Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 10 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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