Sell agricultural land in Chepstow
Our interest in agricultural land around Chepstow is simple: we're buying land to build homes on, so we look for sites where homes are realistic and price them on that basis.
Farmland near a town or village can be worth much more than its farming value suggests. We focus on that kind of land and explain where any premium comes from.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Chepstow?
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Chepstow at a glance
Our appraisals for Chepstow start with the NP16 postcode district and the OS grid square ST59, then widen out to Portishead, Monmouth and Mangotsfield, all within about 13 miles.
South-east Wales, from the Valleys towns to Newport and the Wye Valley National Landscape in Monmouthshire.
| Town | Chepstow |
|---|---|
| County | Gwent |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode district | NP16 |
| OS grid square | ST59 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Portishead (12 mi), Monmouth (12 mi), Mangotsfield (13 mi) |
| Distance from Newport | About 14 miles east |
| Planning system | Planning Policy Wales and Local Development Plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
Land we're keen to see around Chepstow
- Land with vacant possession, or where tenancies can be ended
- Single fields being sold off a larger holding
- Grassland and arable land of any grade near settlements
- Land with redundant farm buildings or yards
Whether you are retiring, restructuring or releasing a parcel to fund the rest of the farm, we can look at a single field or a larger block.
What affects the price
Location
Distance from the nearest settlement is the biggest single factor in any development premium.
Rights and schemes
Environmental scheme agreements, wayleaves and rights of way need checking before sale.
Severance
Selling a field can affect access to, or the value of, the land you keep.
Planning prospects
Hope value applies where homes could realistically be built.
Choosing how to sell
Outright purchase
A clean sale at farmland value plus any hope value we can justify.
Subject-to-planning sale
Higher price paid when permission is granted on the field.
Option agreements
Common for edge-of-town farmland promoted through the local plan.
Joint ventures
Lets farming families share in development over time.
What happens next
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
Rules that apply in Wales
Planning framework
Planning in Wales follows Planning Policy Wales, the national plan Future Wales and the Local Development Plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. When plans are reviewed, landowners can put land forward as a candidate site.
Farm tenancies
Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies and farm business tenancies apply in Wales as in England, with their own notice and compensation rules.
Land registration
HM Land Registry covers Wales as well as England. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold.
When the land isn't straightforward
The land is tenanted
We look at the tenancy type and the notice and compensation rules before pricing.
Selling one field affects the rest of the farm
Rights of access and services can be reserved so the rest of the holding is protected.
Useful to send us
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
- How soon you'd ideally like to sell
What people ask us about agricultural land
What is overage?
Overage is a promise in the sale contract that the buyer will pay you more if the land later gains planning permission or is developed. It lets you share in future uplift after a lower price today.
Do I pay tax when I sell farmland?
Capital gains tax may be due, and reliefs may apply depending on your circumstances. Rules change, so speak to an accountant before you sell.
What about the tenant?
Tenanted land can be sold, but the tenant's rights continue. Ending a tenancy follows statutory rules, so we assess this at the start.
Do you cover the villages around Chepstow?
Yes. Villages between Chepstow, Portishead and Monmouth often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Farmland and agricultural land near Chepstow
More land we buy in Chepstow
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Green belt and grey belt land
- Land for affordable homes
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Redundant commercial and industrial land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Option agreements
- Joint ventures
- All land in Chepstow
- Farmland and agricultural land in Gwent
Ready to talk about your land in Chepstow?
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.