Sell part of your garden in Northern Ireland, without selling your home
Land with development potential can sit tied up for years in an option agreement or a promotion agreement, waiting on planning that might or might not come through on the timeline you were told. We buy development land across Northern Ireland directly, for cash, so you get a number now instead of a promise for later.
- No public listing, no viewings walking through your own garden
- With or without planning permission already in place
- We pay your legal fees, you pay nothing
- Complete in as little as four weeks, or on your timeline
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What usually brings someone to this page
No two garden plot sales start from quite the same place.
- A side or rear garden with its own access
Enough space, and a way in that doesn’t run straight through your own driveway.
- A plot already earmarked for a single new home
Whether that thought came from you, a neighbour, or someone who’s already asked about it.
- Garden ground you're selling to free up cash
Funding a move, a renovation, or retirement, without having to sell the house itself.
- A garden plot tied to a house you've inherited but don't live in
Land that came with a property you’re not using yourself.
- A plot someone's already approached you about
A self-builder or small developer who’s noticed the potential before you formally decided to sell.
- Garden land larger than you actually need
More space than you use day to day, sitting there rather than doing anything for you.
What we actually look at
Access, separate from your own
Whether the plot can be reached without crossing your driveway or garden matters a great deal.
Size and shape
Enough space for a single home, realistically, not just enough space on paper.
Planning status
Existing permission, a previous application, or nothing on record, each change how we approach it. Putting a new home on garden land needs planning permission regardless of who applies for it or when.
Boundaries and services
Where the new line will actually run, and whether services can reach the plot without disrupting your own.
How it works, start to finish
Tell us about the plot
Size, roughly where it sits relative to your house, and anything you know about planning or access.
We assess it properly
Access, boundaries, planning status and size, looked at together, with your own home in mind, not just the plot in isolation.
You get a number
No-obligation, and it accounts for the practical side of splitting a garden, not just the land itself.
We take it from there
Solicitors instructed and paid for by us, including the boundary and access arrangements, completing whenever suits you.
A direct sale vs. listing your garden publicly
| Feature | We Buy Land NI |
Estate agent / public listing |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy during the sale |
No public listing, no board
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Listed online, viewings arranged
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| Viewings through your garden |
None
|
Standard part of the process
|
| Agent commission |
None
|
1 to 3% + VAT
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| Legal fees |
We pay them
|
You pay them
|
| Boundary and access arrangements |
Handled as part of the sale
|
Often left to negotiate separately
|
| Typical completion |
4 to 6 weeks
|
Weeks to months, if a buyer's found
|
What's a garden plot actually worth in Northern Ireland?
More than the equivalent piece of agricultural land, usually, because of the development potential attached to it, but there’s no fixed figure since so much depends on access, size and planning status. A plot with its own access and a straightforward boundary will generally be worth more than one that needs complicated arrangements with the retained house, but both are worth a proper look.
We weigh up access, size, planning status and how the plot sits alongside your own property. Around Armagh and Tyrone that often means considering how close the plot sits to a settlement; the same factors apply across the rest of Northern Ireland, just weighted differently by area.
It won't uproot you
Selling part of a garden doesn’t mean selling the house, moving out, or losing your own privacy once the sale’s done. Boundaries, fencing and access are all worked out as part of the process, not left for you to sort out afterwards with a stranger next door. If keeping your own garden usable and private matters to you as much as the sale itself, that’s factored into how we approach the whole thing, not treated as an afterthought.
Selling a garden plot you've inherited
Garden land sometimes comes attached to a house you’ve inherited but don’t live in yourself, which can make it harder to judge than a plot next to your own home. We work with executors and multiple beneficiaries regularly, and we’ll wait for a grant of probate rather than push things along. Where the plot and the house have different intended futures, whether one’s being kept and one sold, that’s a conversation worth having early; anything legally complex is still best left to your solicitor.
Where we're buying: Armagh, Tyrone and the rest of Northern Ireland
County Armagh
Armagh, Portadown, Lurgan, Craigavon, Keady and the surrounding rural areas.
County Tyrone
Omagh, Dungannon, Cookstown, Strabane and the surrounding rural areas.
County Antrim
Belfast, Ballymena, Antrim, Larne, Lisburn.
County Down
Newry, Bangor, Downpatrick, Newtownards, Banbridge.
County Fermanagh
Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Irvinestown.
County Derry
Derry, Coleraine, Limavady, Magherafelt.
Landowners We've Helped
Two acres of rough ground I’d inherited and couldn’t shift. Offer on the Tuesday, money in the bank six weeks later.
Margaret K.
No agent boards, no viewings, no fees. They handled the solicitors and kept me updated the whole way.
Declan M.
Two acres of rough ground I’d inherited and couldn’t shift. Offer on the Tuesday, money in the bank six weeks later.
Sam R.
Development land questions people actually ask us
Can I really sell just part of my garden?
Yes. You don’t need to sell or move out of your house to sell part of the garden around it, the two are separate.
Do I need planning permission before I sell?
Not necessarily. Putting a new home on the plot needs planning permission, but that can be sought before or after a sale. We take the current planning status into account either way.
Will selling part of my garden affect my own home?
It shouldn’t, if boundaries, fencing and access are handled properly, which is part of what we work through as part of the sale.
Is my garden even big enough to sell as a plot?
Depends on shape and access as much as raw size. Worth telling us the rough dimensions and we’ll give you an honest view.
Will there be viewings through my own garden?
No. There’s no public listing and no strangers arranged to view, since we buy directly.
What about shared access or a driveway we currently both use?
That’s exactly the kind of thing we work out as part of the sale, rather than leaving you to sort out with a buyer afterwards.
Can I sell a garden plot attached to a house I've inherited?
Yes. We work with executors and multiple beneficiaries, and can wait for a grant of probate before completing.
Does the buyer or the seller need to get planning permission?
Either is possible, and it’s something we discuss directly with you rather than assume, since it depends on your own plans and timeline.
How quickly could this actually move?
An offer within 24 hours of hearing from you, typically. Once solicitors are in, most sales complete in four to eight weeks.
What do you need from me to work out a value?
Roughly where the plot sits relative to your house, its size, and anything you know about planning or access. A sketch or photo helps but isn’t essential.
Get a free valuation on your garden plot
No obligation to accept it, and no public listing while you decide.