How much do you pay

[pumkinlover]

£2.50/pole

[pumkinlover]

[steve76]

£30 for a 25 x 7 meter ish plot, plus a 7 x 7 meter ish bit at the top that has my greenhouse, shed and compost bins on, water included but that's it..

[Unwashed]

League Table £/pole

BoardStupid      £1.70
sazhig           £1.94
lincsyokel2      £2.35
saddad           £2.40
pumpkinlover     £2.50
nodig            £2.85
macmac           £3.33
steve76          £3.35
jimtheworzel     £3.53
manicscousers    £5.50
newtona2         £6.00
Unwashed         £6.94
PJW_Letchworth  £11.20

I'm 90% confident that the average rent is in the range £2.52 - £4.79, and most likely it's £3.66.

[goodlife]

Our society owns it's land..after member is purchased his plot in a from of shares..he only pays £6 per year membership.
So..I've got 2 plots..that 40poles and about £50 =once a 'life time' payment and then 2x£6 per year.
I don't know how you are going to fit that in your survey ::)
 

 

[Unwashed]

Our society owns it's land..after member is purchased his plot in a from of shares..he only pays £6 per year membership.
So..I've got 2 plots..that 40poles and about £50 =once a 'life time' payment and then 2x£6 per year.
I don't know how you are going to fit that in your survey ::)

No, that's tricky isn't it.  What happens if the member quits her allotments, does she sell her shares to anyone else?

[cornykev]

Mines £6.40 per pole
6 poles= £38.40
+95p water charge
6 poles = £5.70
Total= £44.10

[Squash64]

Ours is currently £28 per year for a full-size plot (25ft. x 130ft) which includes water.

It is going up in stages from October this year -
Oct. 2011 - £40
Oct. 2012 - £60
Oct. 2013 - £75

[Alex133]

Mine's £5.75 a rod - not sure how this equates to poles but think may be around £5.60???

[Lottiman]

Mine is 60 feet by 40 feet I thought it was going up this year after miss use of water by some people , but it stayed the same at £5.00 inc water.

[BAK]

Our standard rent for a 5 pole plot in 2011 is £14, i.e. £2.80 per pole. This includes water.

In 2010 the rent was £11, i.e. £2.20 per pole. So, the increase in 2011 was circa. 27%.

[Trevor_D]

£2.60 per pole, plus a £5 surcharge for NSALG & insurance (per member, ie. regardless of how much land is rented).

Car park, secure fencing & gates, water on or near every plot, composting toilet, newsletter, free machinery, manure, pallets, bark chippings.

[shirlton]

Ours is currently £28 per year for a full-size plot (25ft. x 130ft) which includes water.

It is going up in stages from October this year -
Oct. 2011 - £40
Oct. 2012 - £60
Oct. 2013 - £75

ERDINGTON AND SUTTON COLDFIELD

[picman]

Our years rent is £3 per pole up to 7 Poles, (177sqm) 50% reduction over 60 or on benefit ,( free rent in the second year if 2/3 cultivated ) water is £7.55 per plot , the association membership also charge this is to cover,  insurance , NSALG , use of machinery fuel and maintenance .We have 12 plots in two polytunnels we rent out at £10. We collect rents on behalf of the council and get a 25% discount . All this makes the bills quite complex.... our year starts Jan 1st ,

[Unwashed]

Mine is 60 feet by 40 feet I thought it was going up this year after miss use of water by some people , but it stayed the same at £5.00 inc water.

Hi Lottiman, are you saying your whole 40x60 plot costs you £5.00, or it's £5.00 per pole?

[Unwashed]

£2.60 per pole, plus a £5 surcharge for NSALG & insurance (per member, ie. regardless of how much land is rented).

Car park, secure fencing & gates, water on or near every plot, composting toilet, newsletter, free machinery, manure, pallets, bark chippings.

Trevor, for the comparison I'll call yours £3.60/pole which is the effective rate for a typical 5 pole plot.

[Unwashed]

Our years rent is £3 per pole up to 7 Poles, (177sqm) 50% reduction over 60 or on benefit ,( free rent in the second year if 2/3 cultivated ) water is £7.55 per plot , the association membership also charge this is to cover,  insurance , NSALG , use of machinery fuel and maintenance .We have 12 plots in two polytunnels we rent out at £10. We collect rents on behalf of the council and get a 25% discount . All this makes the bills quite complex.... our year starts Jan 1st ,

Hi picman, as your association membership pays for your site maintenance I'll roll that into your pole rate - what does the association charge?

When you say you get a 25% discount, do you mean as against your council's other sites who don't collect the rents on behalf of the council?

[Digeroo]

Can't remember what I said last year, it has not increased, do you still have the figures.  Our were measured in paces so do vary somewhat, I think it depended on which pair of boots the farmer was wearing.

[goodlife]

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What happens if the member quits her allotments, does she sell her shares to anyone else?
Association will return the value to the quitter and the new allotment holder will pay the same value to association ..so value stays same..it is only the GH's etc. that is left to negotiation if and how much money chance hands between themselves. ;)

[vicki.m]

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.

[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