Static caravan site fees UK: costs to compare in 2026

What a site fee or pitch fee is

The site fee, also called a pitch fee, is the recurring charge for keeping your holiday home on a particular plot. It is separate from the caravan purchase price and usually separate from at least some of your utilities and running costs.

Fees vary substantially by park, region, pitch position, facilities and holiday-home type. Treat any network-wide starting figure as context only and ask for the exact current fee for the exact pitch you are considering.

Is there an average static caravan site fee in the UK?

A single UK average is not a useful figure to budget from. A quiet park with limited facilities and a large coastal resort with pools, entertainment and security are selling very different propositions, and even two pitches on the same park can carry different fees.

The safer comparison is the exact annual fee for the pitch, what that fee includes, what sits outside it and how the fee has changed over several years. A cheap headline pitch fee can stop looking cheap once rates, utilities, facilities or other recurring charges are added.

What site fees usually include

This differs by park, so confirm every line in writing rather than assuming.

• Use of the pitch for the licensed holiday season
• General grounds maintenance and site security
• Access to some park facilities, although certain activities may cost extra
• Waste, rates or water on some parks, but not universally

What site fees often exclude

• Gas and electricity
• Insurance
• Rates, water or waste charges where these are billed separately
• Annual servicing and safety checks
• Winter drain-down and re-commissioning
• Subletting, resale, transfer or administration charges

How to compare caravan park fees properly

Compare the total annual ownership cost rather than the pitch fee in isolation. Two parks with similar site fees can produce very different yearly bills once utilities, insurance, servicing and park-specific charges are included.

Also compare the history of increases. A slightly higher fee with a clear, predictable review method may be easier to budget for than a lower starting fee with no useful history supplied.

• Ask for the exact current fee for the pitch you are viewing
• Get the fee charged for each of the previous five years
• List every compulsory annual charge outside the site fee
• Check whether facilities, rates, water and waste are included
• Ask when fees are reviewed and how increases are calculated

• Calculate the true ownership cost

Turn a park quote into a comparable yearly cost

Start with the pitch fee for the exact plot, then add every compulsory cost the park bills separately. Keep first-year discounts or included fees on their own line, because an introductory saving is not the same thing as a lower ongoing cost.

Run the same calculation for every shortlisted park and use the same assumptions for utilities, insurance and annual increases. That turns two glossy sales packs into figures you can actually compare.

• Exact annual pitch fee for the specific plot
• Rates, water, waste and facility charges not included in that fee
• Estimated gas and electricity based on how often you expect to stay
• Insurance, servicing, safety checks and winter drain-down
• Any compulsory membership, administration or finance charges
• The annual increase you want to test over the planned ownership period

• Model the full ownership cost
• Browse researched park profiles

Questions that reveal the future cost

Ask these before you get anywhere near a deposit.

• What has the pitch fee been for each of the last five years?
• How is the increase calculated, and is it capped?
• What happens to the fee if I sell the van on the pitch?
• Which charges sit outside the pitch fee entirely?
• Does the fee change by pitch, caravan size or holiday-home type?
• What commission or transfer charges apply when I eventually sell?