Land for sale near Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia
29 land and acreage listings within 25 km of Sydney Forks, in Cape Breton County. Median asking price $69,900; 8 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $2,174/ac. 7 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 1 a creek through the land.
Price cuts near Sydney Forks
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.86-acre lot with a creek Cape Breton |
$25,000 was $29,000 | 0.86 | $28,992/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 48 acres Blacketts Lake |
$85,000 was $96,000 | 48 | $1,771/ac | near market | |
| 22 acres Sydney Forks |
$369,000 was $379,000 | 22 | $16,773/ac |
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Price per acre by lot size near Sydney Forks
Median asking price per acre of the 18 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings near Sydney Forks
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 acres on a lake Gillis Lake |
$60,000 | 50 | $1,200/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 109 acres Northside East Bay |
$164,900 | 109 | $1,513/ac | above market | |
| 48 acres Blacketts Lake |
$85,000 | 48 | $1,771/ac | near market | |
| 33 acres Upper Leitches Creek |
$68,500 | 33 | $2,076/ac | near market | |
| 11 acres Upper Leitches Creek |
$25,000 | 11 | $2,273/ac | below market | |
| 116 acres Big Pond |
$299,000 | 116 | $2,578/ac | above market | |
| 17.5 acres Cape Breton |
$69,900 | 17.5 | $3,994/ac | near market | |
| 16 acres Cape Breton |
$74,900 | 16 | $4,681/ac | near market | |
| 35.8 acres Big Pond |
$319,000 | 35.8 | $8,913/ac | ||
| 2.5 acres on a lake East Bay |
$29,900 | 2.5 | $11,840/ac | Lakefront | below market |
| 4.5 acres Lot 1A · Cape Breton |
$64,000 | 4.5 | $14,382/ac | near market | |
| 2.4 acres Sydney Forks |
$40,000 | 2.4 | $16,667/ac | near market | |
| 22 acres Sydney Forks |
$369,000 | 22 | $16,773/ac | ||
| 2.8 acres Blacketts Lake |
$54,900 | 2.8 | $19,748/ac | above market | |
| 2.7 acres Lot 2 · Northside East Bay |
$54,900 | 2.7 | $20,485/ac | near market | |
| 0.64-acre lot Lot 22 · Sydney Forks |
$14,500 | 0.64 | $22,802/ac | below market | |
| 0.63-acre lot Lot 24 · Sydney Forks |
$14,500 | 0.63 | $22,968/ac | below market | |
| 23 acres on a lake East Bay |
$549,900 | 23 | $23,909/ac | Lakefront | |
| 4 acres on a lake Lot 4 · Enon |
$99,000 | 4 | $24,750/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 0.86-acre lot with a creek Cape Breton |
$25,000 | 0.86 | $28,992/ac | Creek through | near market |
| 2.5 acres St. Andrews Channel |
$74,000 | 2.5 | $29,482/ac | near market | |
| 1.3 acres Big Pond |
$40,000 | 1.3 | $31,250/ac | below market | |
| 1.4 acres Big Pond |
$167,000 | 1.4 | $119,286/ac | ||
| Land on the ocean Lot 1 · Ben Eoin |
$80,000 | Not stated | – | Oceanfront | |
| Land on the ocean Lot 3 · Ben Eoin |
$80,000 | Not stated | – | Oceanfront | |
| Land on the ocean Lot 2 · Ben Eoin |
$80,000 | Not stated | – | Oceanfront | |
| Land Sydney Forks |
$45,000 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Sydney Forks |
$29,900 | Not stated | – | ||
| Land Lot 2 · Leitches Creek |
$75,000 | Unclear | – |
About Sydney Forks
The town
Sydney Forks is a small rural community on Trunk 4, about 13 km southwest of Sydney. Statistics Canada doesn't count it separately; it is part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), which had about 93,700 people in 2021. Nova Scotia's place-names record says the name was in use by 1811 and gives the Mi'kmaw name as Natwagemk. Farming started early here: Philip Ingouville, from Jersey, received a large land grant in 1788 and had cleared about 80 ha (200 acres) by 1811. The nearest full hospital is Cape Breton Regional in Sydney, with a 24-hour emergency department. CBRM's Planning and Development Department issues building and development permits here and checks each application against its zoning rules.
Around it
Blacketts Lake lies about 2 km west of the community, and Howie Centre sits just to the northeast. Meadows Road leaves Trunk 4 at Sydney Forks and runs south toward the Meadows area, about 3 km away. Northbound, Trunk 4 reaches Exit 6 of Highway 125 in about 8 km. JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport is the nearest with scheduled flights, including Air Canada service to Toronto and Montreal. Before you buy, check zoning and permits with CBRM: for a lot entered from a provincial road such as Trunk 4, it wants an approved Public Works access permit with the application, and for a new septic system, proof that the installation was registered with Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change.
Sources
- Nova Scotia Archives, Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia (Sydney Forks, Meadows Road)
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (table 98-10-0002)
- Cape Breton Regional Municipality, building and development permits
- Nova Scotia Public Works, Schedule B trucking routes
- Nova Scotia Health, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
- JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 6, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.