1 Acre Land for Sale in Sri Lanka: Prices and Listings

1 acre land price in Sri Lanka.

Land in Sri Lanka is sold by the perch. 1 acre is 160 perches, which is 43,560 square feet or about 4,047 square metres, and 1 hectare is about 395 perches. A 1 acre land price is therefore the price per perch multiplied by 160.

One listing here is acre-size or larger on LankaNewHomes: Ridgeview at Victoria Golf Resort (Kandy, up to 274 perches).

For a sense of the price per perch, these are the published prices on LankaNewHomes by district: Colombo: Rs. 65,000 to Rs. 6,950,000 per perch (113 plots); Gampaha: Rs. 77,500 to Rs. 2,650,000 per perch (46 plots); Kalutara: Rs. 75,000 to Rs. 690,000 per perch (24 plots); Kurunegala: Rs. 90,000 to Rs. 1,750,000 per perch (22 plots); Galle: Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1,700,000 per perch (19 plots); Kandy: Rs. 85,000 to Rs. 375,000 per perch (12 plots). They are for the plots listed here, so they are a guide to the market, not a quote for a particular acre. Multiply the price per perch of the plot you are looking at by 160 to see what an acre there would cost.

Large blocks are priced very differently from small plots: the price per perch depends on the location, the road frontage, how the land is used (residential, agricultural or commercial) and whether it can be subdivided. Whatever the price, ask for the deed and the approved survey plan, check how wide the access road is, and find out about drainage, flooding in the rainy season and utilities (water, electricity, internet) before you commit. Our short guide, before buying land in Sri Lanka, covers the title check and building approvals.

Listing on LankaNewHomes is free for sellers, and an enquiry from any plot goes straight to the developer or builder with no agent in between.