A touring caravan loses value fastest in its first three years, then the curve flattens and stays flat for a long time. On our forecourt today, tidy four-berth tourers from 2011 to 2015 sit between £6,995 and £12,995.
Age is not the whole story, though. Two caravans built the same year can be £2,000 apart, and a 2015 four-berth on our forecourt is the same price as a 2019 two-berth. Layout regularly beats year, and the figures below are real ones from our own stock rather than a percentage borrowed from somewhere else.
How caravan value changes by year
These are live retail prices from our forecourt in Stalybridge. Real caravans, real asking prices — not a model, not an average, and not a percentage.
| Model | Year | Age | Berth | Layout | Forecourt price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift BaseCamp | 2019 | 7 years | 2 | Lounge conversion | £12,995 |
| Swift Celebration 584 | 2015 | 11 years | 4 | Fixed island bed | £12,995 |
| Bailey Pursuit 530-4 | 2015 | 11 years | 4 | End washroom, French bed | £10,995 |
| Elddis Supreme 550 | 2014 | 12 years | 4 | Fixed island bed | £10,995 |
| Lunar Lexon 530 | 2011 | 15 years | 4 | French bed | £7,995 |
| Elddis Odyssey 524 | 2011 | 15 years | 4 | Bunk beds | £6,995 |
Read down that list and the shape is clear. Four years of age between the 2015 and 2011 caravans is worth roughly £4,000. One year, between 2015 and 2014, is worth nothing at all — the Supreme and the Pursuit are the same price.
That is the flattening in practice. Once a caravan is past about five years old, condition, layout and damp readings start doing more work than the year on the plate.
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On depreciation percentages. You will find plenty of them. One large UK dealer publishes 15–20% in the first year and 10–15% annually after that; another publishes 15–25% in year one and 8–12% thereafter. They do not agree, and neither cites a source. We would rather show you six real prices than add a seventh set of percentages to the pile.
What is a 10 year old caravan worth?
A ten-year-old touring caravan in sound condition is a perfectly ordinary thing to sell, and there is a steady market for it. Our 2015 stock — eleven years old — sits at £10,995 and £12,995 on the forecourt today.
Ten years is not the cliff edge owners expect. It matters far more for static caravans, where parks impose age limits and a unit approaching one becomes hard to place. Touring caravans have no such restriction. Nobody will refuse yours entry to a site because of its birthday.
What decides a ten-year-old caravan’s figure is what has happened to it:
- Damp readings. Under 15% on the meter is generally fine. From 20% there is active ingress, and the repair comes off the price.
- Service history. A stamped book at ten years old is worth real money, because it answers the buyer’s main question before they ask it.
- Layout. A ten-year-old fixed island bed outsells a five-year-old bunk-bed van in most months of the year.
- Condition. Upholstery, worktops and exterior finish. All cheap to improve and all noticed.
Why layout beats year
Here is the clearest evidence we have, and it comes from our own forecourt rather than a theory.
Two 2015 four-berths, £2,000 apart. The Swift Celebration 584 has a fixed island bed and sits at £12,995. The Bailey Pursuit 530-4 has an end washroom and French bed, and sits at £10,995. Same year, same berth, both tidy. The island bed is the difference.
A 2011 pair, £1,000 apart. The Lunar Lexon 530 with a French bed is £7,995. The Elddis Odyssey 524 with bunk beds is £6,995. Fifteen years old, both of them, and the layout still separates them.
And the one that surprises people most. Our 2019 Swift BaseCamp is a two-berth, and it is £12,995 — exactly the same as an eleven-year-old four-berth Celebration. Four model years and two berths, and the price is identical. The BaseCamp holds its money because demand for that model has never softened.
So when you look up caravan value by year and find a figure that does not match what you were expecting, layout is usually the reason.
What is my 2015 caravan worth?
A 2015 four-berth touring caravan in good condition currently retails on our forecourt between £10,995 and £12,995, depending on layout.
That is the forecourt price rather than what you would be offered. A dealer offer sits below it, because preparation, servicing, warranty and forecourt time all come out of the gap — we explain that arithmetic in full here.
Same principle applies for the years either side:
- 2014 — our Elddis Supreme 550 with a fixed island bed is £10,995
- 2011 — £6,995 to £7,995 depending on layout
- 2019 — £12,995 for a two-berth in a sought-after model
Find the closest match to yours by year and layout, not year alone. That is the mistake most owners make when they price their own caravan.
If you bought between 2020 and 2022
Something worth knowing, because it catches a lot of owners out.
When international travel stopped in 2020, demand for UK touring caravans surged. The Caravan and Motorhome Club documented what happened next: manufacturers struggled to fulfil order books, waiting times stretched past a year, buyers turned to the second-hand market, and prices climbed at both ends. Dealer forecourts emptied.
If you bought in that window, you paid a peak price. That is not a criticism — everybody did. But it means your caravan’s apparent depreciation looks far steeper than the market’s, because you are measuring from an unusually high starting point.
The boom has since ended. Comparison sites now describe the post-pandemic lift in caravan values as over.
None of that changes what your caravan is worth today. It only changes how the drop feels. If you bought in 2021 and the figure you have been quoted seems harsh, this is usually why.
Model year versus build year
Caravans are sold by model year, and model years run ahead of the calendar. A caravan badged as a 2015 model may well have been built in the autumn of 2014.
Two practical consequences:
- Check the plate, not the advert. The build date is on the manufacturer’s plate and in the CRiS document.
- A late-season purchase can be a year “older” than the owner realises. Buy a 2015 model in early 2015 and it may already have been sitting on a forecourt for months.
It rarely moves the figure by much. It does explain the odd discrepancy when an owner is convinced their caravan is a year newer than the paperwork says.
When age stops mattering
Somewhere around the twelve-to-fifteen-year mark, caravan age and value stop being closely linked. The year on the plate is no longer the main event.
At that point a caravan is valued almost entirely on condition, damp readings, layout and whether everything works. Our two 2011 vans are fifteen years old and both are priced on their merits rather than their age. Touring caravans stay genuinely usable well into their second decade, which is not true of many things that depreciate.
What still sells a caravan at fifteen years old: a clean damp record, a service history that has not stopped, a working motor mover, and a layout somebody wants. What sinks one at any age is water where it should not be.
Frequently asked questions
What is a 10 year old caravan worth?
A ten-year-old touring caravan in sound condition retails on our forecourt between roughly £10,995 and £12,995 for a four-berth, depending on layout and damp readings. Unlike static caravans, tourers face no park age limits, so ten years is not a cliff edge. A dealer offer sits below the forecourt price.
How much do touring caravans depreciate each year?
The drop is steepest in the first three years, then it flattens considerably. Published percentages vary widely between dealers and none of them cite a source, so we prefer to show real prices. On our own stock, four years between a 2015 and a 2011 caravan is worth around £4,000, while the gap between 2015 and 2014 is nothing at all.
What is my 2015 caravan worth?
A 2015 four-berth in good condition retails between £10,995 and £12,995 on our forecourt, with layout deciding where it lands. A fixed island bed sits at the top of that range and an end washroom below it. What you would be offered is lower than the retail price, because preparation, warranty and forecourt time come out of the difference.
Do older caravans still sell?
Yes, and steadily. We have fifteen-year-old caravans on the forecourt now at £6,995 and £7,995. Touring caravans stay usable well into their second decade and there is no age limit stopping them being sited anywhere. Condition and damp decide an older caravan’s value far more than its year.
Is a newer caravan always worth more?
No. Our 2019 two-berth BaseCamp and our 2015 four-berth Celebration are both £12,995. Layout and demand for a particular model regularly outweigh four years of age. This is why comparing your caravan against the same year and the same layout gives a far more useful answer than comparing on year alone.