Alternative to Potton: prefab timber frame and SIPs homes
By Matheus Agueda · 18 October 2026
Short answer: if you are comparing Potton, the direct alternative is Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison: homes that are already built — 72 modular and container homes from £9,042 and used mobile homes from £6,667 — each with its delivered price, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries. Further down: what Potton states on its own website, the side-by-side comparison and the source of every fact.
Potton is, according to its website, a builder of totally customisable turnkey homes, owned by another company that its privacy policy names. 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 Potton states on its website
The home page describes bespoke timber frame and SIPs homes, and the about page says the company manufactures insulated closed panel timber frame homes. According to the manufacture, build and erect page, all of its homes use pre-fabricated build systems, an offsite method of construction, with a large proportion of the components built in a controlled factory environment and then assembled on site.
The timber frame homes page addresses the reader as the prospective owner of a totally customisable turnkey home. The planning services page says the company can include planning advice and application submission to the local authority.
Green Village units available now
Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
Where Potton is based
The privacy policy says Potton is owned by a limited company, which is registered in England and Wales, with its registered office at Lower Grenofen, Grenofen, Tavistock, Devon PL19 9ES; the pages consulted do not state a company number. On the factory, Potton's own pages differ: its home page mentions a factory in Herefordshire, while its timber frame page mentions a factory in Cambridgeshire. We quote both neutrally and do not choose between them. The pages consulted do not state a show home or an area served.
What Green Village offers
Green Village Mobile Homes, a Portuguese company active since 2023, is an importer and reseller: it sells homes that already exist — new and used 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 and the delivered price for the destination you choose, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, Green Village's logistics division, is included in the price and is insured at 100 % of the home's value.
In stock now: 72 modular and container homes from £9,042 and used mobile homes from £6,667 — see the prefab homes for sale and the container homes. Each page shows the delivered price for 18 destinations, the UK among them; for any other country, Green Village sends a written quote.
Potton and Green Village side by side
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article and is not Potton, with which it has no business relationship. The information about Potton comes from its public website, accessed on 18 October 2026, and may change — always check directly on the company's website.
| Criterion | Potton | Green Village |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Timber frame and SIPs homes | Mobile homes, modular homes, container homes and capsules, already built |
| Construction system | Insulated closed panel timber frame; pre-fabricated offsite system | Ready-built units; each page lists the unit's characteristics |
| New / used | Bespoke new homes | New and used |
| Production | Factory; home page says Herefordshire, timber frame page Cambridgeshire | Importer and reseller: mobile homes from the UK, the Netherlands and France; modular and container homes from suppliers in China |
| Showroom or show home | Not stated on the pages consulted | Maia (main store), Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment), Jundiaí |
| Area served | Not stated on the pages consulted | Worldwide: delivered price for 18 destinations, the UK among them; quotes for any other country |
| Kit or turnkey | Totally customisable turnkey homes | Finished unit, installation included |
| Online catalogue | Not stated on the pages consulted | A page per unit with photos, characteristics and the delivered price |
| Transport | Not stated on the pages consulted | 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 Potton and Green Village
- A customised turnkey home. According to its website, Potton builds totally customisable turnkey homes using pre-fabricated build systems made largely in a factory environment.
- Planning advice from the builder. The site says it can include planning advice and application submission to the local authority.
- 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 prefab homes for sale and the container homes.
- One price that covers the delivery. Transport, organised by Mobile Home Logistic, and installation 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 five stores in four countries: the main store in Maia, Portugal, and stores in Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo (Spain), La Séguinière (France, by appointment) and Jundiaí (Brazil). 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.
Every builder and seller in the UK, side by side: prefab, modular and timber frame home builders in the UK.
Other comparisons: Border Oak, Solo Timber Frame and Fleming Homes.
Frequently asked questions
What are the alternatives to Potton? Green Village is one: it sells homes that are already built — modular homes, container homes and new and used mobile homes — each with its own page and delivered price in the catalogue, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured at 100 %. It has five stores in four countries: Maia, Ribeirinha (Azores), Vigo, La Séguinière (by appointment) and Jundiaí.
Who owns Potton? According to its privacy policy, Potton is owned by a limited company registered in England and Wales, with its registered office in Tavistock, Devon.
Where is the Potton factory? Its pages give two different answers: the home page mentions a factory in Herefordshire, and the timber frame homes page mentions a factory in Cambridgeshire.
Are Potton homes prefabricated? The site says all of its homes use pre-fabricated build systems, an offsite method of construction, with a large proportion of the components built in a controlled factory environment.
Built to order or ready-built: what is the difference? A builder that works to order designs and makes the home after the order is placed, and its quote covers that project. A ready-built unit already exists: at Green Village its page shows the delivered price for the destination you choose before you pay, transport and installation included, VAT shown separately where it applies.
Where can I read reviews of Potton? Green Village does not rate other companies: for opinions about Potton, 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://www.potton.co.uk/
- https://www.potton.co.uk/self-build-services/timber-frame-homes
- https://www.potton.co.uk/about
- https://www.potton.co.uk/privacy-policy
- https://www.potton.co.uk/self-build-services/manufacture-build-erect
- https://www.potton.co.uk/self-build-services/planning-services