Topic: How much do you pay

[Unwashed]

Hi there

We pay £2.51 a SM, £38.96 for our half plot, that includes water.

Next year it says the price is going up from £13.50 per 100 sq mtrs to £16.30
Bea

Hi Stripeybea, sorry, your numbers seem inconsistent.  Are you saying you pay £2.51 per square metre, or £0.13 per square meter, or if your half plot is 50 square meters then £0.78 per square metre?

[herring8]

£58/year for full plot in Liverpool - that's without concessions.  My plot is not perfectly rectagonal it's around 10 yds wide at the rear and 15 yds wide at the front.  It's roughly 30 yds from front to back.

[Chloe]

Our site goes in different bands and square meterage.

A plot measuring up to 100 sq meters with no facilities would cost £16.40 per year
Where a plot measuring 276+ square metres with no facilities  would cost you £32.50

The same size plots with all facilities, water/fencing/toilets/car park would cost you, £26.85 and  £63.75

Hope this is of some help

[Stripeybea]

Hi there

We pay £2.51 a SM, £38.96 for our half plot, that includes water.

Next year it says the price is going up from £13.50 per 100 sq mtrs to £16.30
Bea

Hi Stripeybea, sorry, your numbers seem inconsistent.  Are you saying you pay £2.51 per square metre, or £0.13 per square meter, or if your half plot is 50 square meters then £0.78 per square metre?

D'Oh
its me reading the invoice wrong  :-[

We have 251 square metres so pay £38.96 for the year

Going up next year from £13.50 per 100 sq mtrs to £16.30 for the year

Bea

[Unwashed]

its me reading the invoice wrong  :-[

We have 251 square metres so pay £38.96 for the year

Going up next year from £13.50 per 100 sq mtrs to £16.30 for the year

Bea

I still make £38.96 for 251 square metres more like £15.00 per 100 square meter rather then £13.50.  I'm going to call your rate £3.88/pole as that seems to be what you pay.

[Unwashed]

Our site goes in different bands and square meterage.

A plot measuring up to 100 sq meters with no facilities would cost £16.40 per year
Where a plot measuring 276+ square metres with no facilities  would cost you £32.50

The same size plots with all facilities, water/fencing/toilets/car park would cost you, £26.85 and  £63.75

Hope this is of some help

Tell me you pay Chloe and I'll use that as the comparison figure.

[Unwashed]

League Table £/pole

flitwickone     £0.25
goodlife        £0.30
lottiman        £0.57
Fork            £1.00
BoardStupid     £1.70
sazhig          £1.94
lincsyokel2     £2.35
squash64        £2.35
shirlton        £2.35
saddad          £2.40
pumpkinlover    £2.50
BAK             £2.80
nodig           £2.85
macmac          £3.33
steve76         £3.35
jimtheworzel    £3.53
Trevor_D        £3.60
Stripeybea      £3.88
herring8        £4.68
manicscousers   £5.50
Alex133         £5.75
newtona2        £6.00
Digeroo         £6.75
cornykey        £7.35
Unwashed        £6.94
vicki.m         £8.99
PJW_Letchworth £11.20

I'm 90% confident that the average rent is in the range £3.03 - £4.69, and most likely it's £3.86.

[vicki.m]

I'm really suprised mine comes out near the highest price, I thought I was getting a really good deal - mind you I was on the verge of getting one of those £5 a week garden centre ones when I got the letter form the council offering me a plot .

[cornykev]

Still not bad Vicki, that's if you work it out per week. :D

[lincsyokel2]

League Table £/pole

flitwickone     £0.25
goodlife        £0.30
lottiman        £0.57
Fork            £1.00
BoardStupid     £1.70
sazhig          £1.94
lincsyokel2     £2.35
squash64        £2.35
shirlton        £2.35
saddad          £2.40
pumpkinlover    £2.50
BAK             £2.80
nodig           £2.85
macmac          £3.33
steve76         £3.35
jimtheworzel    £3.53
Trevor_D        £3.60
Stripeybea      £3.88
herring8        £4.68
manicscousers   £5.50
Alex133         £5.75
newtona2        £6.00
Digeroo         £6.75
cornykey        £7.35
Unwashed        £6.94
vicki.m         £8.99
PJW_Letchworth £11.20

I'm 90% confident that the average rent is in the range £3.03 - £4.69, and most likely it's £3.86.

would be interesting to add which county the plots are in, see if theres a reverse north/south divide.

Im in Lincolnshire.

[Flighty]

I've just paid the 2010/11 annual bill for my half plot (about 30 by 60 feet) which was £13-25.

[Unwashed]

Hello,

Mine is £31.70 includes water.

It's the price given for a 1/2 plot, but mines a bit smaller than a standard half plot, it's 32 feet by 30 feet which I think although I could be wrong is about 4 poles maube jsut under.

Hi Vicki, 32'x30' is 3.5 poles, and that makes your pole rate £8.99 per pole.  If your plot is undersized and you're paying over the odds you might want to talk to your landlord about a rent reduction.

[Lottiman]

Hi Unwashed. Sorry yes that was £ 5.00 per annum for the whole plot.

[cobnut]

I think I've established that I have a 20 pole plot.  I pay £11 per year for this (also pay a key deposit and deposit in case we leave it in a state).  But £11 is the same price whether you have a full (40 pole) or 1/3 sized plot.

[picman]

Unwashed update , our membership fee is for machinery maintenance , fuel, replacement etc , the council has responsibly for site maintenance , so not part of pole rate, 25% is available for local associations (9 of 15 sites) who collect the council rent for them , they send me a bill (as treasurer) for all our plots less 25% ( I usually have to tell them what it should be ) ... county is Worcestershire it is complicated but works quite well.
 

[Chloe]

Hi Unwashed,

My plot is 339 sq metres and I pay £62.00.

Our site doesn't have all the facilities.

Chloe

[Unwashed]

League Table £/pole

flitwickone     £0.25
goodlife        £0.30
cobnut          £0.45
lottiman        £0.57
Fork            £1.00
BoardStupid     £1.70
sazhig          £1.94
Flighty         £2.00
lincsyokel2     £2.35
squash64        £2.35
shirlton        £2.35
saddad          £2.40
pumpkinlover    £2.50
BAK             £2.80
nodig           £2.85
macmac          £3.33
steve76         £3.35
jimtheworzel    £3.53
Trevor_D        £3.60
Stripeybea      £3.88
picman          £4.51
Chloe           £4.57
herring8        £4.68
manicscousers   £5.50
Alex133         £5.75
newtona2        £6.00
Digeroo         £6.75
Unwashed        £6.94
cornykey        £7.35
vicki.m         £8.99
PJW_Letchworth £11.20

I'm 90% confident that the average rent is in the range £2.98 - £4.49, and most likely it's £3.73.

Funnily enough last year's survey gave the average as £4.60 which is significantly higher than this year and that rather flies in the face of the news we hear of substantial increases.

This is what the distribution of rates looks like so far.  If you're paying over £7.00/pole you're in the top 10 percent.


Keep the rates coming - the more samples, the more accurate the picture.  Cheers.

[tonybloke]

£2 per rod rent, £3 per plot subs/fees
total for 10 rod plot =£23 ( water is charged separately)

[Unwashed]

£2 per rod rent, £3 per plot subs/fees
total for 10 rod plot =£23 ( water is charged separately)

Ah, but how much does the tax-payer subsidise your hobby for you to pay just £2.30/pole? ;)

[tonybloke]

£2 per rod rent, £3 per plot subs/fees
total for 10 rod plot =£23 ( water is charged separately)

Ah, but how much does the tax-payer subsidise your hobby for you to pay just £2.30/pole? ;)

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