The average price paid for land in NI rose by almost £500/ac during 2025 to pass the £15,000/ac mark for the first time, the Irish Farmers Journal can reveal.
Our annual survey of the NI land market found an average price of £15,202/ac last year, which is up by 3% or £466/ac on 2024 levels.
Armagh has overtaken Dublin as the most expensive county in Ireland to buy land, with its average price rising by 13% to reach £22,833/ac.
Prices eased back by 4% in Down to settle at £19,109/ac on average, although the figure is still the second highest ever recorded for the county.
In Tyrone, the market hit its highest point on record, with the average price rising 24% to reach £17,578/ac.
Record highs were also seen in Antrim (£15,009/ac) and Fermanagh (£10,380/ac).
Derry saw its second highest average price of £12,623/ac.
Our figures confirm that land is much harder to buy in NI than in the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
Northern counties take four of the top seven places across the all-island land price rankings and the NI average is €4,850/ac higher than the ROI equivalent of €12,876/ac.
See Land Price Report pages 12-14 and pages 62-70 for more.
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