Hi,

I'm not sure if self-build is exactly the correct term; to be more
specific, I'm planning to pay someone else to build a house on a plot of
land in the country.

I have a few places in mind, and they all have planning permission for
properties that, with a bit of tweaking, could fit the bill. What I can't
get much of a handle on is ballpark pricing for properties of a particular
size and construction.

Can anyone point me to a decent service or resource in the UK that would
let me get a better idea?

Roughly speaking, I'm looking at 75000 - 125000 for the land, and 100000 -
150000 for the property. Not much to go on, but does this seem reasonable?

TIA

Sean

"seani" <seani@ergates.house> wrote in message 
news:pan.2005.08.12.23.05.19.622749@ergates.house...

> Hi,
>
> I'm not sure if self-build is exactly the correct term; to be more
> specific, I'm planning to pay someone else to build a house on a plot of
> land in the country.
>
> I have a few places in mind, and they all have planning permission for
> properties that, with a bit of tweaking, could fit the bill. What I can't
> get much of a handle on is ballpark pricing for properties of a particular
> size and construction.
>
> Can anyone point me to a decent service or resource in the UK that would
> let me get a better idea?
>
> Roughly speaking, I'm looking at 75000 - 125000 for the land, and 100000 -
> 150000 for the property. Not much to go on, but does this seem reasonable?
>
> TIA
>
> Sean


A surprisingly good guide to building cost is to use cost per sq.foot 
(counting ground floor area, plus first floor area, plus garage etc).

Providing you're not doing anything fancy, 90 / sq.ft might be a good 
starting point - though others here should be able to refine that figure. 
The labour element can be the most variable bit... depends where you are, 
etc.


-- 
Martin

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