Concerning land size measurements in Nigeria, how many plots are an acre and how many acres are equivalent to a hectare? An overview is provided in this article.
The majority of people who buy land in Lagos State and other parts of Nigeria are not very familiar with the dimensions and sizes of Nigerian land. If you’re looking to purchase land or construct a new home, you should be familiar with a couple of these numbers. The first challenge is to comprehend Nigeria’s land measurement method.
Knowing the number of plots in an acre in Nigeria is helpful while purchasing, disposing of, or using your land. You can measure land using this information to see if you are paying more for a larger area or selling a smaller bit for less.
The measurements of land in Nigeria nowadays are in feet, meters, hectares, and acres. Utilizing your land effectively requires knowing how many plots there are in an acre or hectare. If you know how big or little your land is, for example, you may decide what size is sufficient when building a home, residential property, farming, sharing as an inheritance, and more. These are the national standard measurements for land.
A Land sellers use an acre as a standard unit of measurement, and it is almost equivalent to the size of a standard football field. There is so much one can do with an acre in Nigeria to generate income. Most big real estate developers in Nigeria maximize profits by buying large hectares of land and selling them as plots and acres.
A PLOT OF LAND
A plot is a marked-out piece of land for the purpose of building or farming. The word ‘plot’ is an arbitrary term used to describe a land division carved out for property development.
The size of a plot can vary for different reasons depending on location and the individual or corporate body selling it. Some individuals still sell a plot of land as 648 Square meters (sqm or m²) but real estate developers usually do not use that. Some real estate companies sell their land per square meters (sqm or m²) while some sell at 300sqm, 450sqm, 500sqm, and 600sqm as the case may be.
Here is the explanation of different sizes and measurements of a plot of land or proper understanding:
648sqm(standard size): This is either 18m by 36m or 60feet by 120feet.
600sqm: Either 20m by 30m or 65feet by 100feet.
500sqm: Either 20m by 25m or 55feet by 100feet
450sqm: Either 15m by 30m or 50feet by 100feet.
300sqm(half of a plot): Either 10m by 30m or 33feet by 50feet.
AN ACRE OF LAND
An Acre is a standard unit of measurement used by land sellers and it is almost equivalent to the size of a standard football field.
Please note that an acre can be of any shape. It could be square-shaped, triangular, rectangular or circular in shape as long as its area is equal to 43,560 square feet.
An acre can be expressed as:
4,046 Square meters
43,560 Square feet or (660 feet x 66 feet) makes
6 plots of land, depending on the area of each plot.
A HECTARE OF LAND
A hectare is one of the least known metric units and one which potential buyers and Estate developers seem to struggle with -It is a land measuring:
100m x 100m OR
328ft x 328ft OR
10,000 sqm OR
Two and a half acres OR
15 plots.
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Terminologies used to describe Land
Corner-piece Plot:
A corner-piece plot is located at a road intersection and has border with at least 2 access roads. Cornerpiece plots are desired for several reasons, for example a cornerpiece plot is the best to show off your architectural masterpiece. It also offers easier access and works better for commercial establishments.
In addition, corner-piece plots are usually allocated with some extra land as setbacks for the roads. As a result of these, corner-piece plots of land tend to be more expensive than others in the same location.
Setback:
Setback is the minimum distance which a building or other structure must be set back from a street, road, river, stream or shore. If your land is located next to an access road or water body, the setback is the space you must give when building. Setbacks are set by state and local governments. If your land is in an estate, there are likely to be setback rules that apply to as well.
Commercial Plot:
In planned estates, there are specific plots designated as commercial plots and in which all commercial establishments within that estate must be established. Commercial plots are usually located close to the main entrance, along access roads and on cornerpiece plots.
Mixed-use land:
Most lands in Nigeria are residential lands, but there are also specific commercial zones in which no residential buildings are permitted. Mixed used lands bring the best of both worlds helping the landlord to be flexible in his land usage. A landlord with a plot of mixed use land can choose to construct a block of flats as a residential building, or a shopping complex as a commercial building. But he could also choose to combine both residential and commercial spaces within the same building.
Dry land:
In many parts of Gbagada, Maryland and Isheri on the Lagos mainland and Lekki, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki on the Island, a lot of the land is marshy and waterlogged. Building on such land will be more expensive because rather than a simple foundation, a raft foundation will be needed, which is more expensive. There may be also be need for piling which is an additional expensive undertaking. Sellers of land in locations with dry and stable land advertise this fact as a way to attract buyers. Building on dry land won’t require a very expensive foundation and the building will be cheaper to own and maintain.
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Title:
A title is the legal rights a land owner has to his land. The title for a piece of land is noted in the title documents that were given to the owner when he bought the land, or that he acquired after he already bought the land.
The title documents show that the owner is the legal owner of the land and serves as proof of ownership. In Nigeria, different types of titles can serve as valid legal proof of ownership.
They include:
Certificate of Occupancy (C of O),
Right of occupancy (R of O),
Deed of assignment,
Deed of transfer,
Survey plan, etc.
In Conclusion: Now that you know how many plots make an acre in Nigeria, use this information when planning how to use your land or determine the right price to sell or buy a piece of land. It will also help you during land inheritance and succession issues.
Before you buy land anywhere in Nigeria, ensure you make a proper investigation about the size before you make a financial or legal commitment to avoid being cheated. I hope this knowledge about land sizes and measurements in Nigeria will guide you when buying landed properties.