Sales of farmland by buyer type: non-farmers are buying a greater share of land

Purchaser type, by number of sales, for land over 100 acres, England

Private Investor

Farmer

Lifestyle

Institutional Investor

Overseas Buyer

100%

75

50

25

0

2000

2006

2012

2018

2024

Private Investor

Farmer

Lifestyle

Institutional Investor

Overseas Buyer

100%

75

50

25

0

2000

2003

2006

2009

2012

2015

2018

2021

2024

Farmer

Lifestyle

Private Investor

Institutional Investor

Overseas Buyer

100%

75

50

25

0

2000

2003

2006

2009

2012

2015

2018

2021

2024

Farmer

Lifestyle

Private Investor

Institutional Investor

Overseas Buyer

100%

75

50

25

0

2000

2003

2006

2009

2012

2015

2018

2021

2024

Guardian graphic. Source: Strutt & Parker Farmland Database. Note: Data for 2024 covers Q1-Q3 only. Lifestyle buyers are not primarily motivated by agricultural or commercial interests