Sell part of your garden in New Malden
For owners of garden land in and around New Malden, we offer four ways to sell, from a clean outright purchase to deals that pay more once planning is granted.
Garden land is part of a residential garden sold for one or more new homes, often called a backland or garden plot. Long gardens backing onto a lane, or several neighbouring gardens combined, can make good sites if access and neighbours' privacy can be handled well.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in New Malden
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Land around New Malden
The land we're most interested in near New Malden sits on the edge of the built-up area or in the villages towards Surbiton (2 miles) and Morden (3 miles).
Land is scarce and mostly brownfield. The outer boroughs contain Metropolitan Green Belt and metropolitan open land, both closely protected.
| Town | New Malden |
|---|---|
| County | Greater London |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | KT3 |
| OS grid square | TQ26 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Surbiton (2 mi), Morden (3 mi), Wimbledon (3 mi) |
| Distance from central London | About 9 miles south-west |
| 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 New Malden
- Long rear gardens backing onto a lane or road
- Wide side gardens on corner plots
- Large gardens of older detached houses
- Gardens where similar plots nearby have gained permission
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.
What affects the price
Effect on your house
Losing garden space can affect your home's value, which we take into account with you.
Neighbour amenity
Privacy, light and outlook for neighbours shape what can be built.
Trees
Protected or large trees can limit the plot.
Combined sites
Several gardens together can be worth more than each sold separately.
Choosing how to sell
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.
What happens next
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
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.
Planning and legal points for land in Greater London
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.
Common problems, and how we handle them
Your mortgage lender has a charge on the whole property
Your lender needs to agree to release the plot. Your solicitor arranges this.
Neighbours may object
Objections are judged against policy. A careful design reduces genuine impact.
Useful to send us
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
- How soon you'd ideally like to sell
Questions from landowners near New Malden
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.
What if my neighbour wants to sell too?
Combined sites often work better. We can make offers to both and structure the deal so each owner is treated fairly.
Who pays for the planning application?
On a subject-to-planning deal, we do.
Do you buy land in New Malden?
Yes. We consider land in and around New Malden and across Greater London. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Other land in New Malden
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- 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 New Malden
- Garden land and backland in Greater London
Ready to talk about your land in New Malden?
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.