Ownership costs

Static caravan site fees: compare the annual cost before the caravan

The purchase price gets most of the attention. The annual pitch fee is the number that comes back every year. Before comparing upholstery, decking or sea views, get the fee for the exact pitch in writing and understand what it does, and does not, include.

A cheap caravan on an expensive pitch has a remarkable ability to stop being cheap.

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What the fee means

Do not compare headline fees blindly

Parks package costs differently. One annual fee may include rates, water and waste; another may leave several of those items outside the headline number. The useful figure is your expected total annual running cost for the exact caravan and pitch.

Published prices on Own & Roam are research snapshots where an operator has made the information available. They are not live quotations. Always ask the park to date a written cost breakdown before paying a deposit.

Fee increases

The first year's fee is not the ten-year cost

A buyer planning to own for several years should model future increases rather than multiplying today's fee by the ownership term. Our calculator compounds the annual increase you enter so you can see how sensitive the total cost is to that assumption.

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Before a viewing

Seven site-fee questions worth asking

1What is the annual pitch fee for this exact pitch, not the park's cheapest pitch?
2What were the actual fees for this pitch, or an equivalent pitch, in each of the last five years?
3Which items are included: rates, water, waste, grounds maintenance, security or anything else?
4Which charges sit outside the fee, including electricity, gas, insurance, drain-down, decking or storage?
5When is the fee reviewed, and how much notice is given before an increase?
6Does a sea-view, lakeside or premium pitch carry a different annual fee?
7What happens to the pitch fee if you replace the caravan or transfer ownership?

Compare by region

Move from fee research to real parks

Regional guides link through to researched park profiles and operators' official ownership pages, so you can compare the location and the annual-cost questions together.

North Wales