Land and farms for sale in Sidi Hassine

Sidi Hassine is one of the few delegations in the Tunis governorate where you can still find land. Beyond the densely built districts, to the west and south, houses give way to plots of cereals, olive trees and market gardens that herald the Mornaguia plain. In between, in Birine and Cité du 20 Mars, many plots are still empty among the recent builds. This page covers that double market: building plots in town and farmland on the edge.

Supply online is thin and patchy: a few listings at best, almost always posted by private owners or heirs. On Houni, you contact the seller directly, with no middleman. To compare with the rest of the capital, see all the land for sale in the Tunis governorate, where listings are scarce too.

Building plots: Birine, 20 Mars and the urban fringe

The typical building plot in Sidi Hassine is 100 to 300 m², on a street already laid out, with multi-storey houses on either side. It appeals to families who want to build at their own pace, as their neighbours did, and to small builders who put up two or three homes to sell or let.

Land for sale in Birine or 20 Mars costs far less than in the central districts, but the price per square metre can double depending on the width of the street and whether mains water, electricity and sewerage are there. In El Jaiara and around the old core of Sidi Hassine, empty plots have become rare and often go before they are even advertised.

Before signing, check the urban development plan in force with the municipality. It sets the number of floors allowed, the setbacks from the street and any land reserved for a future road or public facility. A plot that looks well placed can turn out to be partly earmarked for a planned road, which cuts the buildable area and the value of the land accordingly.

Farmland: land use comes first

On the edges of the delegation, agricultural plots come up for sale, sometimes one or more hectares, sometimes cut into small pieces. Before buying anything, ask the municipality or the agriculture department for a land use certificate. Land zoned as agricultural does not become buildable because houses are going up next door: building on it without a change of use risks a refused permit, or even demolition, and makes resale difficult.

For a genuine farming project, market gardening, livestock or an orchard, access to water is decisive. Find out whether there is an authorised well or a connection to an irrigation network, and check the water quality: near the Sebkha Séjoumi, the soil and the water table can be salty. Low-lying land close to the sebkha also takes runoff during autumn storms.

Title, joint ownership and access: what to check

Much of the land in Sidi Hassine was sold by carving up a large family property, with no individual title for each plot. The buyer then receives a contract for a share, which causes problems when applying for a building permit or a loan. Insist on a land title, or at least an approved subdivision plan, and check that every joint owner agrees.

Check access too: a landlocked plot served by a private track can be blocked by a neighbour. Go on site, measure the width of the right of way and ask for it to be written into the deed. If you would rather buy a build already under way than start from scratch, the houses for sale in Sidi Hassine include unfinished houses sold at close to the price of the land. The property for sale in Sidi Hassine completes the picture.