1 acre on a lake for sale in Merritt, BC
$599,900 · Merritt, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia · 55 km from Kamloops (nearest town of 10,000+)
Advertised on Kijiji as “6961 Old Nicola Trail Trail Merritt, British Columbia”
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Try it free for 24 hours- AcreScout's value model estimates a price per acre for this lot from the nearest listings of about the same size and rates it above market: more than a third above that estimate. Most nearby lots of about this size aren't on the water, so a higher price is expected.
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- Listed May 22, 2026.
- Price cut from $629,900 on November 4, 2026.
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- Across Canada, lots of 0.75–1.5 acres are typically listed at $99,900 ($92,892/ac). Prices for every lot size
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- Lawyer or notary. A real estate lawyer (a notary in Quebec) searches the title for liens, easements and rights-of-way and handles the transfer. Rural land carries more of these than a house in town.
Access Pro Bono legal referral service - Survey. Rural boundaries are often old or unmarked. A land surveyor shows where the lines really are, whether the access road crosses a neighbour's land, and how many acres you are buying.
Association of BC Land Surveyors members - Well. Bare land rarely has a tested well. A licensed well contractor knows typical depths and yields nearby and what drilling costs.
Registered well drillers (GWELLS) - Septic. Without town sewer you need a septic system, and the soil has to suit one. Have a designer or installer look before you buy: poor soil can make a lot costly or impossible to build on.
ASTTBC registered onsite wastewater practitioners - Financing and insurance. Most home lenders finance a house plus about 5 acres and want a bigger down payment on bare land. A licensed mortgage broker knows which lenders take land (credit unions and, for farm land, Farm Credit Canada). Arrange insurance before you take possession.
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Check whether the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR): the Agricultural Land Commission limits subdividing, extra homes and non-farm uses there.
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Land of about this size in Thompson-Nicola Regional District
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.99-acre lot Kamloops |
$119,000 | 0.99 | $120,202/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Lot 2 · Barrière |
$165,000 | 1 | $163,366/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Lot 4 · Barrière |
$165,000 | 1 | $165,000/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Cache Creek |
$174,900 | 1 | $174,900/ac | near market | |
| 1 acre with a creek Merritt |
$185,000 | 1 | $185,000/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 1 acre Walhachin |
$199,000 | 1 | $199,000/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre on a lake near Nicola |
$649,000 | 1 | $636,275/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 1 acre Kamloops |
$650,000 | 1 | $650,000/ac | above market |
Each listing's value check compares it with the nearest listings of about the same size, so one lot can rate above market at a lower price per acre than another elsewhere in the region.
82 listings near Merritt · All 454 listings in Thompson-Nicola Regional District · British Columbia