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Table 10: Average Length of Term of farm tenancies in England by farm type, 2014/15 to 2023/24 (months)

Updated 23 January 2025
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2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 403 48 40 56
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 79 47 30 63
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 69 48 35 61
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 55 66 43 89
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 50 49 30 68
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 71 45 35 55
2014/15 2010 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 79 38 19 57
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 209 9 9 10
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 6 9 7 11
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 66 10 9 10
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 7 10 9 12
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 49 9 8 10
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 51 9 7 10
2014/15 2010 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 30 10 9 10
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 428 62 52 73
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 80 53 36 70
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 85 57 40 74
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 53 79 39 120
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 56 89 52 126
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 72 51 39 63
2015/16 2010 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 82 53 39 66
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 85 16 13 20
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 12 20 12 28
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 15 12 11 12
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 15 19 4 35
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 6 16 7 26
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 18 12 11 13
2015/16 2010 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 19 19 10 29
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 193 9 9 10
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 67 9 9 10
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 43 8 7 8
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 47 9 9 10
2015/16 2010 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 25 11 10 11
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 422 58 50 67
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 73 49 33 64
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 78 57 41 72
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 58 75 40 109
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 59 81 47 114
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 66 49 38 61
2016/17 2010 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 88 54 39 69
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 106 16 13 20
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 18 18 12 24
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 18 12 11 12
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 19 17 6 28
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 7 15 8 23
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 21 12 11 14
2016/17 2010 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 23 23 10 37
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 181 9 9 9
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 58 9 9 10
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 44 8 8 9
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 47 9 8 10
2016/17 2010 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 416 60 52 68
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 78 45 32 59
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 73 57 41 72
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 55 55 33 76
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 59 94 63 124
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 63 63 34 92
2017/18 2010 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 88 59 46 71
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 126 14 13 16
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 22 19 12 25
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 27 12 12 12
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 22 14 9 19
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 6 21 5 38
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 26 13 11 14
2017/18 2010 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 23 16 10 21
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 168 9 9 9
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 52 9 9 10
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 39 9 8 9
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 46 9 8 10
2017/18 2010 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 417 59 51 68
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 76 46 32 60
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 73 57 41 72
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 55 53 31 74
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 59 90 62 118
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 64 64 32 95
2017/18 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 90 59 47 71
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 126 15 13 17
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 22 19 13 25
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 27 12 12 12
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 22 14 9 19
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 6 22 4 39
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 26 13 11 14
2017/18 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 23 15 10 21
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 168 9 9 9
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 52 9 9 10
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 39 9 8 9
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 46 9 8 10
2017/18 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) c c c c
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 408 59 50 68
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 76 42 27 57
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 75 55 38 73
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 53 64 35 92
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 59 92 62 122
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 59 50 33 68
2018/19 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 86 65 46 84
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 145 14 12 16
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 27 13 11 16
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 40 13 11 14
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 24 16 8 23
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 6 24 4 44
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 28 12 11 14
2018/19 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 20 17 9 24
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 160 9 8 9
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 47 9 9 10
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 43 9 8 10
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 41 9 8 10
2018/19 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 20 9 7 10
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 399 55 47 63
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 78 43 32 53
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 76 53 39 67
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 42 40 26 55
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 56 75 47 103
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 61 62 31 93
2019/20 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 86 61 45 77
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 148 14 12 16
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 29 14 11 16
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 40 13 12 14
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 22 18 6 30
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 7 19 5 33
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 28 13 11 14
2019/20 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 22 15 11 19
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 152 9 8 9
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 44 9 9 10
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 37 8 6 9
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 41 8 7 9
2019/20 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 20 9 7 11
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 369 59 50 68
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 72 56 31 81
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 73 54 38 70
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 40 35 24 45
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 51 91 63 120
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 60 62 36 88
2020/21 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 73 62 43 81
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 152 14 12 16
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 31 13 11 14
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 36 13 12 14
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 20 19 6 33
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 6 12 11 12
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 32 13 11 14
2020/21 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 27 16 10 21
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 167 9 8 9
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 48 9 9 10
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 43 9 7 10
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 41 8 7 10
2020/21 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 18 9 7 10
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 364 68 54 82
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 72 73 17 129
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 72 57 41 73
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 35 40 27 53
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 50 105 57 152
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 60 72 45 99
2021/22 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 75 72 48 97
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 149 23 6 41
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 32 59 -15 134
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 32 12 11 14
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 19 18 6 29
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 10 12 12 12
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 33 13 11 16
2021/22 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 23 13 12 14
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 180 9 8 9
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 54 10 9 10
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 45 8 7 10
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 49 9 8 10
2021/22 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 20 9 8 10
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 280 81 61 102
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 48 84 6 163
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 80 79 60 98
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 18 61 36 86
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 37 106 56 156
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 54 75 48 102
2022/23 2013 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 43 85 50 121
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 142 23 3 44
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 23 17 10 23
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 39 13 11 14
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 16 106 -65 277
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 12 12 12 13
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 33 12 12 13
2022/23 2013 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 19 13 12 14
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 165 10 9 10
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 49 10 9 10
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 42 9 8 11
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 40 9 9 10
2022/23 2013 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 24 10 9 11
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 280 79 59 100
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 47 86 2 169
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 80 77 58 97
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 20 62 39 86
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 37 106 61 150
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 52 76 47 105
2022/23 2017 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 44 70 50 90
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 142 25 2 48
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 22 17 10 23
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 39 13 11 14
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 18 95 -56 245
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 12 12 12 13
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 32 12 12 13
2022/23 2017 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 19 13 12 15
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 165 10 9 10
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 49 10 9 10
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 42 9 8 10
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 40 10 9 10
2022/23 2017 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 23 10 9 11
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 282 74 54 93
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 54 80 18 142
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 79 67 46 88
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 19 59 36 81
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 31 117 59 175
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 53 62 40 84
2023/24 2017 FBT Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 46 69 49 89
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 159 20 5 35
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) 27 15 11 19
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 45 12 12 12
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) 14 88 -58 233
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 17 12 12 12
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 35 12 12 13
2023/24 2017 Informal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 21 13 12 13
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type All farms Average length of term (months) 165 10 9 11
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type Cereals Average length of term (months) c c c c
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type Dairy Average length of term (months) 46 10 9 11
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type General Cropping Average length of term (months) c c c c
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type LFA Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 40 10 8 11
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type Lowland Grazing Livestock Average length of term (months) 45 10 9 11
2023/24 2017 Seasonal Farm type Other Average length of term (months) 21 10 9 11