Container homes for sale in the UK: sellers compared
By Matheus Agueda · 24 October 2026
Short answer: Green Village Mobile Homes, which publishes this comparison, has 65 container homes online, each with its own listing and the delivered price for the destination you choose, VAT shown separately where it applies, in the container homes catalogue; transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and 100 % insured. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries, with the main store in Maia (Portugal). The other 5 sellers below sell container homes to UK buyers and follow in alphabetical order, each with what it states on its own website.
Sellers use the words container home and container house in different ways: some convert shipping containers, others describe container-format units on a steel frame with sandwich panels. The most objective ways to compare sellers are whether they build the home themselves or have it built by others, whether they sell it new or used, whether they state a showroom or a site you can visit, and which area they serve. For the difference between a container home and other small homes, see the guide container homes; for tiny houses, see tiny houses for sale in the UK, and for companies that deliver abroad, see container and capsule home companies that ship internationally. The seller information was consulted in October 2026.
Transparency: Green Village is one of the companies compared in this article. It has no commercial relationship with the other sellers listed; the details on each come from its own public website and may change — always confirm on the company's website.
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Each price includes transport and installation; VAT is shown separately.
The sellers compared
Container Housing
Container Housing is the website of MAC Container Company Ltd, which brands itself MAC Container Homes and says it sells new, custom-built container homes to individuals, businesses and organisations. Its sizes page describes a home delivered complete, with bedrooms, a sitting area, a kitchen and a bathroom, and its specifications page lists a standard and a superior specification. The terms page gives a registered office in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, and the contact page gives a head office in Essex; the delivery page says it can deliver anywhere in the UK.
Detailed comparison: Container Housing and Green Village
Home Containers
Home Containers (the site also uses the name Global Home Containers) says it designs and manufactures prefabricated homes and container buildings for the UK. It describes itself as a UK-focused modular building manufacturer for residential, commercial and social container projects, with turnkey modular homes and container houses. Its living containers page describes a steel frame with sandwich-panel construction, its homes-available-now page lists glamping pods, garden houses and Dutch-style cabins, and its contact page describes its work as across the UK.
Detailed comparison: Home Containers and Green Village
Iron and Pine
Iron and Pine describes itself as a manufacturer of modular buildings based in Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland, transforming recycled containers into holiday units, homes, garden rooms and commercial spaces. Its contact page gives an address in Dalbeattie. The standard products are built on a 20ft high cube container or on a single 40ft container, and its residential page mentions a home made from seven containers. The About page says it sends its products across the UK.
Detailed comparison: Iron and Pine and Green Village
Live Off Grid
Live Off Grid Limited designs tiny houses, container homes and modular pods, with a contact address in Old Trafford, Manchester. Its website says all of its homes are designed by Live Off Grid and built by other makers in the UK, Europe and Asia, depending on the range. Its tiny houses page presents a collection of steel container homes, from a 20ft layout to a 2 x 40ft layout, and the site says the majority of its cabins and homes are delivered turnkey.
Detailed comparison: Live Off Grid and Green Village
Universal Containers
Universal Containers says it specialises in new and used ISO containers, custom container conversions, container parts and accessories, and self-storage solutions, with a container park in Greater Manchester; container homes are one page within its container conversions. Its homes page says it converts new and used shipping containers into homes, that the buyer chooses the layout, materials and internal features, and that multi-container layouts are available. The contact page gives an address at its container park in Irlam, Manchester, which is also its registered office, and the about page says it delivers at any UK mainland address.
Detailed comparison: Universal Containers and Green Village
Quick comparison
| Seller | City | Product type | New/used | Showroom | Delivery zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Container Housing | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (registered office); Essex (head office) | Custom-built container homes in two specifications, standard and superior | New | Not stated on the pages consulted | Anywhere in the UK, per its delivery page |
| Home Containers | Not stated on the pages consulted | Container homes and container houses, with living containers on a steel frame with sandwich panels; also glamping pods, garden houses and cabins | Not stated on the pages consulted | Not stated on the pages consulted | Across the UK, per its contact page |
| Iron and Pine | Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway (contact address) | Container-based holiday units, annexes, homes and garden rooms | Converted from recycled containers | Not stated on the pages consulted | Across the UK, per its About page |
| Live Off Grid | Manchester (Old Trafford), contact address | Tiny houses, steel container homes and modular pods, designed by Live Off Grid and built by other makers | Not stated on the pages consulted | Not stated on the pages consulted | Not stated on the pages consulted |
| Universal Containers | Irlam, Manchester (contact address and registered office) | Container homes converted from new and used shipping containers, within a wider container range | New and used containers | A container park in Greater Manchester open to trade customers and the general public, per its site | Any UK mainland address, per its about page |
Green Village, on the same criteria
Green Village sells homes that already exist, in stock: new and used mobile homes, modular homes, container homes and tiny houses, each with its own listing, photos and the delivered price for the destination you choose, VAT shown separately where it applies. Each listing shows the delivered price for 18 destinations, the United Kingdom among them; for any other country Green Village sends a quote. Transport is organised by Mobile Home Logistic, included in the price and insured for 100 % of the home's value. Each listing states the warranty that applies: new units have a 3-year legal guarantee from delivery (Portuguese Decree-Law 84/2021), and new expandable container homes add a Green Village commercial warranty of 10 years on the structure, 5 years on the expanding system and 3 years on the interior finishes; used units have an 18-month legal guarantee and no commercial warranty. Container homes are in the container homes catalogue.
Frequently asked questions
Who sells container homes in the UK? The 5 sellers above state that they sell container homes or container houses: Container Housing, Home Containers, Iron and Pine, Live Off Grid and Universal Containers. Each section reports what the seller states on its own website. Green Village shows its container homes with the delivered price for the United Kingdom in the container homes catalogue.
Are these container homes made to order? Container Housing says its container homes are custom-built and that design choices are incorporated at the factory, and Universal Containers says the buyer chooses the layout, materials and internal features. Live Off Grid says its homes are designed by it and built by other makers. For any other detail, see each seller's website.
Is there a site I can visit? Universal Containers describes a container park in Greater Manchester that is open to both trade customers and the general public. Green Village has 5 stores in 4 countries, with the main store in Maia.
Where can I read more about container homes? The guide container homes explains the format; this list does not go beyond what each seller states on its own website.
Sources
- https://www.container-housing.co.uk/
- https://home-containers.com/
- https://www.ironandpine.co.uk/
- https://liveoffgrid.co.uk/
- https://universal-containers.com/