Farmland prices and rents in the United Kingdom
Arable land in the United Kingdom cost an average of EUR 23,412 per hectare in 2018 (GBP 20,713), and permanent grassland EUR 17,932. The price of arable land rose by 0.6% in five years.
The latest figures Eurostat holds for the United Kingdom are for 2018.
- Arable land, 2018
- EUR 23,412 per ha
- Permanent grassland, 2018
- EUR 17,932 per ha
- Arable land, 5-year change
- +0.6%
- Regions with prices
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Price of farmland in the United Kingdom, EUR per hectare
Prices and rents by region
Latest year reported for each region, euro per hectare; rents are for one year.
| Region | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Rent | Arable land, 5-year change | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland (UK) | 32,705 | 28,440 | — | +12% | 2018 |
| Wales | 23,043 | 17,806 | — | −1.0% | 2018 |
| Scotland | 18,412 | 8,379 | — | +14% | 2018 |
Year by year, EUR per hectare
| Year | Arable land | Permanent grassland | Arable land, GBP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23,412 | 17,932 | 20,713 |
| 2017 | 23,450e | 17,736e | 20,558 |
| 2016 | 25,730e | 18,595e | 21,085 |
| 2015 | 30,292e | 21,797e | 21,987 |
| 2014 | 26,634e | 21,162e | 21,470 |
| 2013 | 23,283e | 18,799e | 19,773 |
| 2012 | 21,905e | 17,574e | 17,762 |
| 2011 | 18,885e | 16,164e | 16,390 |
Letters after a figure come from Eurostat: e = estimated, p = provisional, d = definition differs, b = break in series. Husfarm leaves out zero values and figures that differ from the rest of a series by a factor of four or more, which points to a different unit or definition. Charts and five-year changes start after the latest break in a series.
Questions and answers
How much does a hectare of farmland cost in the United Kingdom?
Eurostat puts the average price of arable land in the United Kingdom at EUR 23,412 per hectare in 2018, and of permanent grassland at EUR 17,932 (2018). Prices differ between regions; the regional table lists them.
Are farmland prices rising in the United Kingdom?
The average price of arable land rose by 0.6% between 2013 and 2018, from EUR 23,283 to EUR 23,412 per hectare.
Other countries
Sources
- Eurostat: Agricultural land prices by region (apri_lprc) and Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region (apri_lrnt), last updated 10 July 2026. Prices · Rents. Licence: CC BY 4.0; charts and changes calculated by Husfarm.
- Other publishers of farmland prices and rents, country by country: farmland price sources in the Husfarm directory.