Builder · UK
Contessa prices and resale values
A used Contessa asks a median of £22,500 across 29 boats observed. The range loses value more slowly than comparable boats from other builders.
Median asking price of 29 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · Firm · asking, not sold
- Loses a year, across the range
- 2.2%
- of asking price for each year of age · 1.5 points better than other builders (same mix of types: 3.7%) · from 26 boats in 2 models
- Published models
- 2 + 5 awaiting data
- Boats observed
- 29
The range
Every model by the build years of the boats we have seen, grouped by range. The figure is the median asking price. Dashed models have too few boats to publish yet.
Other models Sailing yachts · 7 models
- Contessa 26£7,000
- Contessa 32£29,500
- Contessa 35, 3 boats observed, built 1975–1977, not yet published
- Contessa 43, 4 boats observed, built 1977–1981, not yet published
- Contessa 28, 2 boats observed, built 1979–1980, not yet published
- Contessa 34, 3 boats observed, built 1979–1983, not yet published
- Contessa 38, 2 boats observed, built 1982–1983, not yet published
Which hold value best
Share of asking price lost for each year of age. Shorter is better. The tick marks the same type of boat from other builders. Models need 20 boats across six build years, and a consistent fit, to be ranked.
No Contessa model has 20 boats across six build years yet, so none can be ranked. 2 models have 10 or more boats.
Against other builders
The four builders whose boats most overlap with Contessa's by type and length, on the same basis.
| Builder | Models | Boats | Median asking | Loses a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly | 17 | 191 | £15,500 Firm | 1.9% |
| Contessa | 2 | 29 | £22,500 Firm | 2.2% |
| Pearson | 17 | 173 | £19,000 Firm | 2.6% |
| Moody | 20 | 183 | £43,500 Firm | 2.7% |
| Catalina Yachts | 35 | 712 | £36,500 Firm | 4.0% |
Every model
Sort by any column. Medians are asking prices, not sold prices. Models with fewer than five boats are listed with their count but no figure yet. Built is the span of build years among the boats we have seen.
| Contessa 26 | Sail | 7.8 m | 1966–2022 | 15 | £7,000 Indicative | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contessa 32 | Sail | 9.8 m | 1972–1992 | 14 | £29,500 Indicative | — |
| Contessa 43 | Sail | 13.0 m | 1977–1981 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Contessa 34 | Sail | 10.3 m | 1979–1983 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contessa 35 | Sail | 10.6 m | 1975–1977 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contessa 28 | Sail | 8.4 m | 1979–1980 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Contessa 38 | Sail | 11.6 m | 1982–1983 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
Questions about Contessa prices
How much does a used Contessa cost?
A used Contessa asks a median of £22,500 across 29 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices. The middle half ask between £7,000 and £29,500. These are asking prices, not sold prices.
Does a Contessa hold its value?
Across the range, a used Contessa loses about 2.2% of its asking price for each year of age, against 3.7% for the same types of boat from other builders.
Why is a Contessa model missing a price?
We publish a model once five boats have been listed. 5 models are listed above with their count so far, including the Contessa 43, the Contessa 34 and the Contessa 35, and will get a published figure when they reach five.