Sell part of your garden in Durham
We buy garden land across County Durham. In Durham, as everywhere, the offer depends on the land itself: its access, its planning prospects and what can sensibly be built.
Selling the end of your garden lets you stay in your home and release capital. We'll tell you whether a plot is realistic before you spend anything.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Selling land near Durham?
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Durham at a glance
From Durham, it's 6 miles to Chester-le-Street and 6 miles to Houghton-le-Spring. We buy land across that whole stretch of County Durham, not only within the town.
| Town | Durham |
|---|---|
| County | County Durham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | DH1 |
| OS grid square | NZ24 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Chester-le-Street (6 mi), Houghton-le-Spring (6 mi), Stanley (8 mi) |
| Distance from Darlington | About 17 miles north |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| Ways to sell | Outright, subject to planning, option or joint venture |
What we look for around Durham
- Long rear gardens backing onto a lane or road
- Wide side gardens on corner plots
- Gardens with room for access past the existing house
- Gardens where similar plots nearby have gained permission
Some of the best small sites are two or three long gardens combined. We can talk to you and your neighbours together if that helps.
What decides the value of garden land near Durham
Access
A separate access onto a lane is ideal; access past your house needs enough width.
Neighbour amenity
Privacy, light and outlook for neighbours shape what can be built.
Trees
Protected or large trees can limit the plot.
Plot size
Value follows the size and type of home the plot can take.
Four routes to a sale
Outright purchase
Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.
Subject-to-planning sale
The usual route for garden land: we complete when permission is granted.
Option agreements
Useful when several neighbours' gardens are being assembled.
Joint ventures
Possible if you'd like a share of the new home's value.
How a sale works
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.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in England
Planning framework
Planning decisions in England follow the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026, and the local plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. Plans are reviewed periodically, which is when new housing sites are usually allocated.
Garden land
Councils judge garden plots against local plan policies on character, design and neighbours' amenity. The August 2026 revision of national policy adds support for some development on residential curtilage land, within limits.
Land registration
Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.
When the land isn't straightforward
You're worried about losing privacy
We can agree a design that protects your home, and conditions in the contract can set limits.
Neighbours may object
Objections are judged against policy. A careful design reduces genuine impact.
Useful to send us
- The address or postcode
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Your title number, if you know it
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
What people ask us about garden land
Will selling part of my garden reduce my home's value?
It can, especially if the garden becomes small or overlooked. We'll talk this through so you can weigh it against the plot price.
Do I need planning permission to sell garden land?
Not to sell it, but planning permission is what gives the land its value, so we usually buy subject to planning.
Who pays for the planning application?
On a subject-to-planning deal, we do.
Do you cover the villages around Durham?
Yes. Villages between Durham, Chester-le-Street and Houghton-le-Spring often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
More land we buy in Durham
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Green belt and grey belt land
- Land for affordable homes
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- 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 Durham
- Garden land and backland in County Durham
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Durham
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.