Moorings with berths available now in the Midlands

Across the 17 moorings with berths available now here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £463 a year at Bosworth Marina to £4,560 a year at Memory Lane. The middle figure is £2,964 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 57ft narrowboat, Bosworth Marina is cheapest at £463 a year in Market Bosworth.

All 44 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Beeston Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Bosworth Marina, Braunston Marina, Buckby Top Lock L1 Leisure, Bugbrooke Marina, Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings and 36 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

6 of the 44 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Diglis Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement), Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent) and Whixall Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 37 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.