Alternative to JC Caravans: used static caravans from Essex compared
By Matheus Agueda · 26 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing JC Caravans, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: homes that are already built — used static caravans and mobile homes from £6,667 and 72 modular and container homes from £9,000 — each with its delivered price, transport and delivery to your plot included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Green Village has its main store in Maia (Porto). Further down: what JC Caravans states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
JC Caravans is, according to its website, a business based at St. Osyth, Essex, that supplies used static caravans nationwide and to Europe. This article sets out what the company states on its public website next to what Green Village offers, using the same criteria, so you can decide based on verifiable facts.
What JC Caravans states on its website
According to its website, JC Caravans supplies used static caravans, and the units it sells are all ex-privately owned, not ex-rental. The home page names uses such as a static caravan while building or renovating a home, staff accommodation, insurance purposes or office space, and the listings give each unit's size and bedrooms as stated — for example a 35 x 12 ft unit with three bedrooms.
The about page says it primarily supplies individuals looking to place a static caravan on their own land, and that a small selection of parks allow it to supply a unit and place it on their park. It has no new static caravans on its show area, but says that it can obtain availability for a new model on request.
Green Village units available now
Each price includes transport and delivery to your plot; VAT is shown separately.
Where JC Caravans is based
The home page gives its show area at Lamb's Farm, St. Osyth, Essex, CO16 8HS, and says viewing is available 7 days a week. The about page says it is based in Essex and can arrange delivery nationwide or even to Europe.
What Green Village offers
Green Village Mobile Homes, a Portuguese company active since 2023, is an importer and reseller of homes that already exist: new and used static caravans and mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France, and modular homes, container homes and capsules from suppliers in China. Each unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos, characteristics and the delivered price for the destination you choose, transport and delivery to your plot included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, the partner logistics company, of the same group, that transports Green Village homes, is included in the price and is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
In stock now: used static caravans and mobile homes from £6,667 and 72 modular and container homes from £9,000 — see the used mobile homes and the container homes. Each page shows the delivered price for 23 destinations, the UK among them; for any other country, Green Village sends a written quote.
JC Caravans and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not JC Caravans, with which it has no business relationship. The information about JC Caravans comes from its public website, accessed on 26 October 2026, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | JC Caravans | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Used static caravans; new ones on request | Static caravans and mobile homes, new and used; modular homes, container homes and capsules — all already built |
| Construction system | Not stated on the pages consulted | Ready-built units; each page lists the unit's characteristics |
| New / used | Used, all ex-privately owned and not ex-rental | New and used |
| Production | Not stated on the pages consulted | Importer and reseller: static caravans and mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France; modular and container homes from suppliers in China |
| Showroom or show home | Show area at Lamb's Farm, St. Osyth (Essex); viewing 7 days a week | Maia (main store) |
| Area served | Nationwide in the UK and to Europe, according to its website | Worldwide: delivered price for 23 destinations, the UK among them; quotes for any other country |
| Kit or turnkey | Not stated on the pages consulted | Finished unit, delivery to your plot included |
| Online catalogue | Yes, with a page per unit (checked 26/10/2026) | A page per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price |
| Transport | Delivery arranged nationwide or to Europe | Organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price, insured at 100 % |
| Written quote | Not stated on the pages consulted | Written, for every unit and destination |
How to choose between JC Caravans and Green Village
- Ex-privately owned used units. According to its website, every static caravan it sells was privately owned, not ex-rental, and the stock can be viewed at its show area in St. Osyth, Essex.
- A unit for your own land. The about page says it mainly supplies people placing a static caravan on their own land, and that a small selection of parks let it supply a unit and place it there.
- A home that is already built, with the delivered price online. At Green Village every unit has its own page in the catalogue, with photos, characteristics and the delivered price; see the used mobile homes and the container homes.
- One price that covers the delivery. Transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, and delivery to your plot are included in the price, VAT shown separately where it applies, and the transport is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
How to visit or contact Green Village
Green Village has its main store in Maia (Portugal). For a written quote on a unit and a destination, use the contact page. Choose your country under ‘Import to’, at the top right of the site, and every page shows the delivered price for that country; for the UK, see the static caravans and park homes delivered in the UK.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to JC Caravans? Green Village is one: it sells homes that are already built — new and used static caravans and mobile homes, modular homes and container homes — each with its own page and delivered price in the catalogue, transport and delivery to your plot included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured at 100 %. Its main store is in Maia (Porto), and it is preparing to open stores in large shopping centres; for Spain and France it works on a 100% direct import and export model.
Are the static caravans at JC Caravans ex-rental? No: according to its website, they are all ex-privately owned and not ex-rental.
Where is JC Caravans? At its show area at Lamb's Farm, St. Osyth, Essex (CO16 8HS), according to its home page.
Does JC Caravans sell new static caravans? It has no new static caravans on its show area, but its about page says it can obtain availability for a new model on request.
Where does Green Village deliver? Worldwide: each unit's page shows the delivered price for 23 destinations, the UK among them, transport and delivery to your plot included; any other country gets a written quote.
Where can I read reviews of JC Caravans? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about JC Caravans, see the public review platforms. Here we compare only public facts from the company's website. Public reviews of Green Village are on Google and Trustpilot.
Sources
- https://jccaravans.co.uk/
- https://jccaravans.co.uk/about-us/
- https://jccaravans.co.uk/statics-for-sale/