Key Points
- Three farms owned by Wrexham Council were sold in the 2024/25 financial year.
- Details of the sale were communicated to a council committee via the audited accounts of the authority.
- Sale of land generated £3.6m, whereas assets for sale were valued at £2.816m.
- The self-assessment report for Wrexham Council in 2024/25 indicates capital gains from disposals of £3.7m approximately.
- Under the Agricultural Policy, three out of nine farms of Wrexham Council needed to be disposed of according to the Asset Management Strategy 2023/28 of the council.
Wrexham (Wales Times) October 23, 2026 — uk/local/wrexham/">Wrexham Council sold three of its farms during 2024/25, with land disposals generating £3.6m, according to information presented to a council committee and reported by Wrexham.com.
As reported by Wrexham.com, the council’s audited accounts showed assets held for sale worth £2.816m. The report stated that three farms were sold during the financial year and that land sales brought in £3.6m.
The figures were considered as part of the council’s financial reporting for 2024/25. Wrexham Council’s own Self-Assessment for that year states that disposals of assets achieved capital receipts “in the order of £3.7m” during 2024/25, which it said supported the authority’s overall budgetary position.
What did Wrexham Council sell?
The publicly available reporting identifies the disposals as three council farms, but does not name the individual holdings, their locations, purchasers or individual sale prices. Wrexham.com reported that the council’s audited accounts recorded assets held for sale worth £2.816m and that land sales generated £3.6m.
Wrexham Council’s Asset Management Strategy 2023/28 provides context for the decision. The strategy says the council’s relevant section managed nine farms across the county borough, and that three were due for disposal in line with the council’s Agricultural Policy.
That policy context indicates the sales were not presented as an unexpected change of direction, but as part of a planned approach to the council’s agricultural estate. The strategy document does not, in the material reviewed, identify the three farms by name.
How much money was raised?
The headline figure reported by Wrexham.com was £3.6m from land sales. The same report said the audited accounts showed assets held for sale valued at £2.816m.
There is a difference between that £3.6m figure and the council’s own wider figure for capital receipts. Wrexham Council’s Self-Assessment 2024/25 says asset disposals achieved capital receipts of about £3.7m during the year.
The two figures are not necessarily contradictory. The £3.6m figure reported by Wrexham.com relates specifically to land sales, while the council’s £3.7m figure refers more broadly to capital receipts from asset disposals during 2024/25. The council’s document does not provide a farm-by-farm breakdown in the material reviewed.
Why did the council sell the farms?
The council’s Asset Management Strategy 2023/28 states that three of the nine farms it managed were due for disposal under its Agricultural Policy.
The strategy does not, in the excerpt available, set out a detailed public explanation for each individual sale. However, it places the disposals within the council’s wider management of its property and land holdings.
Wrexham Council’s Self-Assessment links the proceeds to the authority’s budgetary position, saying the capital receipts supported it. That indicates the sales formed part of the council’s financial planning, rather than being isolated transactions with no budgetary relevance.
What do the audited accounts show?
The audited accounts were the source used for the disclosure to the council committee. As reported by Wrexham.com, they showed assets held for sale worth £2.816m and recorded £3.6m from land sales.
Assets held for sale are properties or land that an authority has decided to dispose of and which meet the accounting conditions for that classification. The £2.816m figure therefore represents the value of assets held for sale in the accounts, rather than necessarily the final sale price of every individual asset.
The council’s Statement of Accounts is the formal financial record explaining its finances and financial position for the year. Wrexham Council publishes such documents through its finance-documents service.
What happens to the money?
The council’s Self-Assessment says the capital receipts supported its overall budgetary position during 2024/25.
Capital receipts from asset sales are generally distinct from day-to-day revenue income. They arise when a council sells an asset, such as land or property, rather than from council tax, business rates or government grant funding.
The available council documents do not specify, in the material reviewed, how the £3.6m from land sales was allocated to particular projects, debt reduction or reserves. The reporting and council documents therefore do not support a claim that the money was spent on any specific service or scheme.
Background of the development
Wrexham Council’s Asset Management Strategy 2023/28 recorded that the authority managed nine farms in the county borough. It stated that three of those farms were due for disposal under the council’s Agricultural Policy.
The subsequent 2024/25 audited accounts, as reported by Wrexham.com, recorded the sale of three farms and land-sale receipts of £3.6m. This aligns with the earlier strategy’s identification of three farms for disposal.
Wrexham Council’s Self-Assessment for 2024/25 separately records that asset disposals produced capital receipts of about £3.7m, supporting the council’s budgetary position. Taken together, the documents show a planned reduction in the council’s farm holdings alongside a wider programme of asset disposals.
Prediction: what it means for Wrexham residents
For Wrexham residents, the immediate effect is financial rather than practical. The sale proceeds add to the council’s capital receipts and, according to the council’s own assessment, supported its budgetary position in 2024/25.
For tenants, farmers and rural communities, the development may raise questions about the future size and purpose of the council’s remaining agricultural estate. The Asset Management Strategy said the council managed nine farms and identified three for disposal; the audited accounts reported three farm sales.
For council taxpayers, the significance will depend on how future capital receipts are used. The published material confirms that disposals supported the budget position, but does not provide a detailed allocation of the land-sale proceeds. Residents are therefore likely to watch future council budget and asset-management reports for confirmation of how such receipts are applied.
