The average price paid for farmland in Antrim was virtually unchanged in 2019. Last year’s average land price of £9,857/ac is only £6 lower than the 2018 average. Antrim remains the fourth most expensive county for buying land in NI and ranks 12th across all 32 counties of Ireland.
The most expensive sale recorded in our survey in Antrim was £16,500/ac for a 20ac block in the middle of the county. Almost a third of the sales recorded were over the £12,000/ac mark, with the highest prices generally seen in mid and western parts of Antrim. Prices are lower elsewhere, with sales around the £7,000/ac mark typical in northern parts of the county.
Over the past 10 years, average land prices in the Saffron County have been relatively steady. It ranges from £10,451/ac, as seen in 2010, to £8,457/ac in 2015. Last year’s average of £9,857/ac is the third-highest across the past decade.
The total volume of land publicly advertised for sale in Antrim was down by 809ac, or 22%, last year. The total number of lots offered fell from 100 to 95, meaning the average lot size last year was 31ac, compared to 34ac in 2018.
Average: £9,857 (€11,229)*No of farms offered: 95Total acreage offered: 2,898Average lot size: 31acBiggest farm offered: 340ac*Based on 30 transactions
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NI land market drops 15% in 2019
NI land averages over £10,000/acre
The average price paid for farmland in Antrim was virtually unchanged in 2019. Last year’s average land price of £9,857/ac is only £6 lower than the 2018 average. Antrim remains the fourth most expensive county for buying land in NI and ranks 12th across all 32 counties of Ireland.
The most expensive sale recorded in our survey in Antrim was £16,500/ac for a 20ac block in the middle of the county. Almost a third of the sales recorded were over the £12,000/ac mark, with the highest prices generally seen in mid and western parts of Antrim. Prices are lower elsewhere, with sales around the £7,000/ac mark typical in northern parts of the county.
Over the past 10 years, average land prices in the Saffron County have been relatively steady. It ranges from £10,451/ac, as seen in 2010, to £8,457/ac in 2015. Last year’s average of £9,857/ac is the third-highest across the past decade.
The total volume of land publicly advertised for sale in Antrim was down by 809ac, or 22%, last year. The total number of lots offered fell from 100 to 95, meaning the average lot size last year was 31ac, compared to 34ac in 2018.
Average: £9,857 (€11,229)*No of farms offered: 95Total acreage offered: 2,898Average lot size: 31acBiggest farm offered: 340ac*Based on 30 transactions
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NI land market drops 15% in 2019
NI land averages over £10,000/acre
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