PROPERTY WATCH: Separate land plots near Kill and Rhode sold at auction

Jordan Auctioneers successfully sold a smashing land holding of 63 acres with farmyard just outside the village of Kill by auction on Wednesday last, September 13.

Before an attendance of about 25 people bidding was brisk from the outset with several interested parties.

Opening at €800,000 four bidders battled it out before the hammer fell at €1,335,000 equating to a price of just under €22k per acre. It is understood the purchaser was locally based.

The entire was in a good location with frontage on to the Barberstown Road and easily accessible to a range of locations including Naas 8 km, Straffan 8 km, Newcastle 12 km, Dublin 30 km and Junction 7 of the Naas Dual Carriageway.

The land was laid out in 5 divisions and all top quality with no waste whatsoever and currently in permanent pasture with tremendous shelter with piped water to all divisions from a private well.

The farmyard comprises cattle handling facilities for 150 head with 2 silage pits and 2 yards together with crush and holding pens.

Offaly land

Meanwhile, Jordan Auctioneers also held another successful auction last week of 48 acres (19.42 hectares) at Ballystrig, Rhode, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

There were only three parties in attendance, but all were bidders making for a good auction.

Bidding opened at €450,000 with two purchasers battling it out and it wasn’t until the hammer almost fell that the eventual buyer came in and secured the lands for a figure of €715,000 equating to just under €15,000 per acre.

The purchaser is believed to be from the general area.

The lands are located approximately 1.5km from the Village of Rhode with frontage of aproximately 60 metres onto the R441.

The land is all in one block currently in grass with superb