Cheapest moorings and marinas run by Essex Waterways

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

3 sites · typical £3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,710–£3,120 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites: 2 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,710 a year (Lockside Marina) to £3,120 a year (Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation); the middle of 3 is £3,120 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
Of the 3, 1 has electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Canals

Lockside Marina

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Per metre a year	Space
Lockside Marina	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£2,710	£156	Not reported
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£3,120	£179.64	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£3,120	£179.64	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 57ft narrowboat cost run by Essex Waterways?

Across the 3 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,710 a year at Lockside Marina to £3,120 a year at Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. The middle figure is £3,120 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas run by Essex Waterways?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Lockside Marina is cheapest at £2,710 a year in Chelmsford.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas run by Essex Waterways have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings and marinas run by Essex Waterways?

1 of the 3 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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