£4,500 to £6,000
Avg annual pitch fee (UK)
West Sussex
Holiday Park & Caravan Park Finance in Selsey
Funding for holiday parks and caravan parks in Selsey: park acquisition mortgages, bridging, development and expansion finance and refinances.
Written and reviewed by Matt Lenzie Founder & Principal Broker · 25 years arranging commercial property finance
around 68%
Avg park occupancy (UK)
Looking for funding on a holiday park or caravan park in Selsey? Selsey sits in West Sussex, within the South East holiday park and caravan park market. We are a finance arranger, not a lender: we arrange park mortgages and the full range of holiday-park finance on Selsey parks, from acquisition and bridging through pitch and lodge development to refinance, across West Sussex.
Lenders underwrite a Selsey holiday park as a trading business first, on its pitch-fee and touring income, its occupancy, the tenure and licence and the operator, then test it against the wider market. Indicative annual pitch fees run at about £4,500 to £6,000 (UK average, operator-published site fees (indicative), 2024 to 2025). Holiday-park letting occupancy averages around around 68% (UKCCA, Pitching the Value 2024, August 2023 (high season)), concentrated into the March-to-October season.
Holiday park mortgages on Selsey parks
A holiday park mortgage is the core way to buy or refinance a caravan or holiday park in Selsey. We arrange acquisition finance for static, touring, lodge and glamping parks, typically to around 50 to 65 percent of value or purchase price, and refinances that release equity or cut the rate as trading income builds. Unlike a residential mortgage, a holiday park is lent against as a trading business: the lender assesses the park's EBITDA, its pitch-fee and site-fee income, touring and camping receipts and holiday-home sales margin, the licence and planning consent, the tenure and the operator's track record, rather than a simple loan-to-value on bricks and mortar. Established parks can release equity to fund expansion as the accounts strengthen, and well-structured acquisitions can be funded against a credible business plan. We place each park with the lender that prices Selsey leisure parks best across West Sussex.
Static, lodge, touring and glamping parks across West Sussex
Each type of holiday park is underwritten differently. We arrange finance for mixed holiday park in Selsey and across West Sussex. A mature static holiday-home park selling and siting caravans on licence pitches, a touring and camping park trading on nightly fees, and a new lodge or glamping development are credit-assessed in very different ways, and knowing which lender backs each format, and how they treat licence terms, site-fee income and holiday-home sales, is the work we do before a deal reaches credit. Around mostly domestic of holiday-park demand is domestic staycation trips (VisitBritain, 2024), which keeps well-run South East parks trading through the cycle.
Finance we arrange in Selsey
How much you can borrow against a Selsey holiday park
On a holiday park in Selsey, a park mortgage usually reaches around 50 to 65 percent of value or price, so you would budget for a deposit and working capital of roughly a third to a half plus costs. The figure is driven by the park's trading income, its EBITDA and the security of its pitch-fee base, not the postcode. Where a park is being bought at speed, at auction or before accounts support term debt, bridging finance secures it quickly and a park mortgage follows once trading is evidenced; development and expansion finance funds new pitches, lodges, glamping or facilities, typically against cost and end value. Many operators hold parks in a limited company or a group, and lenders are comfortable with corporate and SPV borrowing, multi-park portfolio facilities and partial releases. Interest rates depend on the lender, the leverage, the income and the licence and tenure, so we quote them deal by deal rather than as a headline rate. We size the right facility, rate and structure for your Selsey park.
Where holiday parks trade well around Selsey
Holiday parks in and around Selsey include Seal Bay Resort (Bunn Leisure) and West Sands Holiday Park (Bunn Leisure). They span mixed holiday park, and a lender will look at each park's tenure, licence period, pitch mix and trading record when sizing finance. Selsey sits on Selsey Bill, and a recognisable coastal or national-park destination is exactly what drives the occupancy and pitch values a holiday park can achieve.
Holiday parks in and around Selsey
- Seal Bay Resort · Bunn Leisure
- West Sands Holiday Park · Bunn Leisure
Named parks in the area, linked to source. Listed as market context, not endorsements or client parks.
Selsey holiday-park profile
- Coast / national parkSelsey Bill
- Named parks2 in Selsey
Location facts and Land Registry data. Market figures shown are national or South East-level, not Selsey-specific.
The South East holiday park market
Selsey is an established holiday-park market within South East, the kind of catchment lenders are comfortable underwriting. Trading parks with audited accounts and a secure licence attract competitive park-mortgage pricing, while bridging and development finance suit acquisitions, pitch expansion and ground-up lodge or glamping schemes where the exit onto a term park mortgage is clear.
The Isle of Wight, the Hampshire coast and New Forest, the Kent coast and the Sussex coast carry a mix of coastal caravan parks and higher-spec lodge and holiday-village resorts, serving an affluent London and South East catchment.
The South East runs a mixed park market: coastal static-caravan parks on the Isle of Wight, the Kent and Sussex coast, alongside higher-spec lodge and holiday-village resorts in the New Forest and on the south coast (the Camber Sands resort, refurbished island parks). The affluent London catchment and strong bathing-water quality support premium lodge values. We arrange acquisition, refinance and development finance across the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Kent and Sussex coast, including lodge and glamping diversification on higher-value sites.
Market commentary and figures for South East are drawn from UKCCA (Pitching the Value 2024, 2024); Savills (Holiday & Home Park Update, 2025).
Sources and methodology
Holiday-park market figures are published nationally or regionally, not per town, so the pitch fees, occupancy and yields on this page are presented as context for a Selsey park appraisal and attributed to their sources (operator-published site fees (indicative); UKCCA, Pitching the Value 2024). Town-level material is different: the named parks above, the site-licence and planning authority are genuinely local and sourced. We do not publish a Selsey-specific occupancy or yield as if it were measured. Across the UK there are around around 6,200 holiday parks (UKCCA, Pitching the Value 2024, 2023).
FAQ
Holiday park finance in Selsey: common questions
Can you get a mortgage on a holiday park in Selsey?
Yes. A holiday park in Selsey is financed with a specialist holiday park or commercial mortgage assessed on the park's trading income, pitch-fee base, licence and tenure rather than a residential loan-to-value. We arrange them for operators and investors buying or refinancing a park, typically to around 50 to 65 percent of value, and place each one with a lender that genuinely backs the leisure-park sector.
How much deposit do I need to buy a holiday park in Selsey?
Most park lenders advance around 50 to 65 percent of value on a Selsey park, so plan for a deposit and working capital of roughly 35 to 50 percent of the price plus costs. A park with audited accounts, a long site licence and a strong pitch-fee and holiday-home sales record supports the top of the range; a park with a short licence, weak trading or a development angle is funded more cautiously, sometimes via bridging first.
What are Selsey holiday park finance rates and terms?
Rates depend on the lender, the leverage, the trading income and the licence and tenure, so we quote them deal by deal rather than as a headline. Indicatively, holiday park term mortgages run on commercial terms, development and expansion finance higher, and bridging from around 0.75 percent per month, with terms from months on a bridge to 20 to 25 years on a park mortgage. For market context, indicative UK annual pitch fees run at £4,500 to £6,000 (operator-published site fees (indicative), 2024 to 2025).
Can I develop or expand a holiday park in Selsey?
Often, yes, but the site licence and planning position drive it: holiday parks operate under a caravan site licence and planning consent that set pitch numbers, the season and permitted use, and any expansion to add static, lodge, touring or glamping pitches usually needs consent. Expansion and new pitches are funded with development finance against cost and end value, refinancing onto a park mortgage once the new income is trading. We arrange both routes across West Sussex.
Funding a holiday park in Selsey?
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