Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards

Across the 30 pontoon berths that allow liveaboards here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £807 a year at Girvan Harbour to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £2,684 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 10m boat, Girvan Harbour is cheapest at £807 a year.

7 of the 76 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Brentford Island, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Ladybird Pontoon, Memory Lane, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, The Embankment Marina and Venetian Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

All 76 say you can: Brentford Island (liveaboard by arrangement), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement), Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), The Embankment Marina (liveaboards allowed), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Saltisford Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement) and 68 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 39 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 10 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need a Scottish Canals licence, 3 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.