Swift Bordeaux Static Caravan Guide: History, Specs, Value & Prices

Looking up a Swift Bordeaux value, a 2012 Bordeaux, or whether today's brochure model is the same family as your older unit? This guide covers the Bordeaux as a long-running Swift holiday home, how to recognise common layouts, typical specs, and what one is realistically worth - separating Static Caravan Buyer indicative buying guidance from private sales and inflated park tickets.

Last valuation guide update: October 2026

Swift Bordeaux quick guide

How much is a Swift Bordeaux worth?

For common older Swift Bordeaux examples from roughly 2010-2014, in normal saleable condition, Static Caravan Buyer's indicative buying guidance is that offers may sit around £4,000-£9,000. That figure is explicitly Static Caravan Buyer indicative buying guidance for common older saleable examples - not published industry sale data. Certainty is softened: mid-to-late 2010s examples in good order often sit higher, and a tired early unit without DG/CH is not the same asset as a later bonded, galvanised example.

When evidence for your exact year is thin, we prefer an individual valuation over stretching this band. Private and retail asking prices can be significantly higher again.

What would Static Caravan Buyer actually pay for a Swift Bordeaux?

For a normal older (roughly 2010-2014) Bordeaux in saleable condition, our indicative buying guidance commonly sits around £4,000-£9,000, subject to year, size, whether DG/CH are fitted, condition, location and collection. That is cash-for-caravan money with collection arranged - not a park retail ticket and not a best-case private land sale.

Newer brochure-era Bordeaux models need year-specific figures. Condition and transport always move the needle.

Swift Bordeaux prices you may see online

You may see Bordeaux models advertised from the low teens off-site through to £30,000+ on parks for mid-2010s stock, and much higher for nearly new on-pitch packages. That does not mean your caravan realises those figures as cash for removal.

Examples from public listings and reviews include off-site/trader-style asking in the teens for some 2014-2015 units, while sited park packages for similar eras can sit far higher because pitch, decking, site fees context and retailer margin are included. A 2023 review also noted a sited three-bedroom Bordeaux advertised in the low seventies as a classified example - a retail park ticket, not trade. Treat these as asking prices only.

Retail asking price != private sale value != trade purchase price.

• Trade / cash buyer: often the quickest clean exit, especially where park age limits block a private pitch transfer.
• Private sale: can achieve more than trade, especially for tidy mid-size family layouts that own-land buyers recognise.
• Retail / on-park asking: usually the highest headline number, and often not comparable to selling the caravan alone for removal.

Model history

Swift is widely known for touring caravans, but the group has also built static holiday homes for many years. Coverage of the Bordeaux has repeatedly described it as one of Swift's most popular and longest-running static ranges.

On origin dating, keep expectations realistic. A 2023 Leisuredays review said Bordeaux has been around since Swift went into statics in 2005. Swift's own heritage material notes Cottingham factory activity around 2005-06, and Parklife/partner content refers to a first Debut holiday home for 2005. Bordeaux specifically tied to 2005 is secondary review commentary, not a Swift archive sheet that names Bordeaux's first year. Prefer: Bordeaux is a long-running range; secondary reviews have linked it to Swift's early static years around the mid-2000s; if a precise first year matters for paperwork, confirm from the plate and any original documents.

By the 2012 model year, a contemporary Leisuredays review listed four Bordeaux layouts: 33 x 12 two-bed, 35 x 12 two-bed, 38 x 12 two-bed and 38 x 12 three-bed. Optional "Aspect" patio doors were available on the lounge end. At that time, woodgrain aluminium cladding was standard, while double glazing and central heating were options on the reviewed generation - an important valuation point for early stock.

Later Bordeaux generations kept the same core size family while specification moved on: Fusion galvanised chassis (with longer finish warranty on fully galvanised versions), bonded wall construction, Thermaglas double glazing as standard on current pages, condensing gas combi heating, Duvalay mattresses, integrated fridge freezer and microwave, and distinctive folded steel bargeboards with lighting on recent exteriors. Swift's current Bordeaux pages still present multiple 33/35/38 x 12 two- and three-bedroom layouts, with options such as front-aspect sliding doors, cladding colour choices, dishwasher, electric fire and audio packs.

In short: the name and footprint family have run for a long time; the spec level is not continuous year to year. Always price by year and fitted options.

How to identify a Swift Bordeaux

• Plate first: "Bordeaux", year and exact length x width.
• Size family: most Bordeaux statics you will meet are 12 ft wide in 33, 35 or 38 ft lengths.
• Layout cue: front lounge, U-shaped kitchen behind on many eras, bedrooms aft; 38 ft three-bed packs more twin accommodation into the same width.
• Older vs newer exterior: early reviewed stock could still be single-glazed unless options were taken; later units show uPVC DG as standard and, on recent models, lit bargeboards and full-height front aspect glazing.
• Doors: optional front patio / sliding / French-door packages appear under different marketing names across years (Aspect and similar). Check what is actually fitted.
• Interior finishes: woodgrain and soft-furnishing colours change by season (for example later Nebraska Oak / purple accent descriptions on manufacturer pages). Finish alone is a weak ID without the plate.

Specs and typical layout

Across years, dealer and manufacturer material commonly points to:

• 33 x 12, 35 x 12, 38 x 12 (2 bed); 38 x 12 (3 bed) - sizes sourced from the 2012 Leisuredays review generation and still echoed on later range pages
• Sleeps typically 4-6 plus lounge bed where fitted
• Open-plan lounge with freestanding sofas (fold-out bed common)
• U-shaped kitchen with oven, hob, extractor; integrated fridge freezer and microwave on later standard specs
• Master bedroom with ensuite on many two-bed layouts (exact ensuite content varies by year)
• Twin bedroom(s) with Duvalay mattresses on recent stock
• Family shower room
• Chassis: Fusion family on mid/late examples; fully galvanised versions preferred for coastal siting in older reviewer advice

Important older caveat: on early-2010s reviews, DG and CH were options, not automatic. Do not assume every Bordeaux of that era has both.

Current manufacturer highlight lists also emphasise bonded exterior walls, coated steel pantile roof, PVC gutters/downpipes, USB sockets and multi-year manufacturer / structural warranties on new units - warranty remaining is rarely transferable in a useful way on older used sales, so treat those as new-stock features.

What affects Swift Bordeaux value?

Even within the same year and size, offers move with:

• Year and whether DG/CH are present and working
• Damp readings and floor condition
• Size (38 ft three-beds can attract family buyers; smaller 33 ft units suit tighter plots)
• Cladding and bargeboard/roof condition
• Kitchen appliance completeness
• Location and collection access
• Whether the sale includes a pitch package or is pure removal

Park age limits matter for private on-park buyers. They matter less for a cash purchase where the unit is coming off the pitch.

Known features and quirks

• Long-running name. Continuity of the Bordeaux badge can lull sellers into thinking all years are equal. They are not.
• Options matter on early stock. A 2012-era unit without the DG/CH options is a different trade proposition from one that had them fitted.
• Value positioning. Reviews have long described Bordeaux as strong on specification-for-money rather than as Swift's most luxurious badge. That still shapes used demand.
• Front-door options change photos and kerb appeal; confirm before comparing your unit to brochure images.
• Sleep marketing. "Plus berths" sofa beds inflate advertised capacity; buyers still care most about fixed bedrooms.
• First-year precision. If you need a definitive Bordeaux launch year for insurance or paperwork, read the plate - secondary "since 2005" commentary is useful context, not a factory archive certificate.

Selling a Swift Bordeaux

If age limits are closing in, or you do not want to wait for the right private buyer, a direct cash sale is often the simplest path.

We buy Swift Bordeaux holiday homes across the UK, any year and any condition. No estate agent fees, no commission, and we arrange collection. Payment is made on collection day before the caravan is loaded.

1. Call 0800 644 5000 or use the free offer form on the site.
2. Tell us the year, size, bedroom count, whether it has DG/CH, condition and where it sits.
3. Get a free, no-obligation cash offer.
4. Choose a collection date that works for you.

From early single-glazed-option eras through later bonded 38 x 12 family layouts, we will give you a straight answer on value and next steps.