{"id":15213,"date":"2026-10-23T11:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oates.ie\/auctioneers\/?p=15213"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:01:04","slug":"buying-land-or-a-site-roscommon-westmeath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oates.ie\/auctioneers\/buying-land-or-a-site-roscommon-westmeath\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying land or a site in Roscommon or Westmeath: what to check first"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s a site for your own home or a few acres to add to the farm, buying land in Roscommon or Westmeath is great value compared with most of the country. Here is what to check before you buy, and what it costs.<\/p>\n

What land is selling for<\/h2>\n

The latest SCSI and Teagasc land market review gives these average prices per acre for 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
County<\/th>\nFarm size<\/th>\nGood quality<\/th>\nPoorer quality<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Roscommon<\/td>\nUnder 50 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac10,333<\/td>\n\u20ac5,167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roscommon<\/td>\n50\u2013100 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac10,033<\/td>\n\u20ac6,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roscommon<\/td>\nOver 100 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac7,000<\/td>\n\u20ac6,300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westmeath<\/td>\nUnder 50 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac15,500<\/td>\n\u20ac7,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westmeath<\/td>\n50\u2013100 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac13,500<\/td>\n\u20ac7,533<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westmeath<\/td>\nOver 100 acres<\/td>\n\u20ac15,750<\/td>\n\u20ac8,050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The national average for good-quality land was \u20ac14,126 an acre, and the report expects prices to rise by around 4% in 2026. Every holding is different, of course: access, drainage, road frontage and location all make a big difference.<\/p>\n

Stamp duty on land and sites<\/h2>\n

Land and sites are charged at the non-residential stamp duty rate of 7.5%<\/strong>. Two reliefs can reduce this a lot for farmers:<\/p>\n