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Browse active Abbotsford Acreages for Sale in the City of Abbotsford, BC on the MLS®, covering Sumas Mountain (Straiton Road, Sumas Mountain Road, and Dawson Road), Bradner (Bradner Road and Downes Road), Aberdeen (Fraser Highway and Ross Road), Matsqui (Harris Road and Mt. Lehman North), Sumas Prairie, and South Poplar. Buyers comparing properties on this page will find 1 to 20+ acre country homes, non-ALR forested hillside estates on Sumas Mountain, hobby farms with detached workshops and horse barns, and small ALR residential acreages.
Pair these live listings with our Abbotsford Neighbourhood Guides (covering all 9 Abbotsford MLS® sub-areas, SD34 school catchments, parks, and ALR / zoning rules) or use the quick links below to jump to our buyer guide, 7 local FAQs, and related Abbotsford searches.
Abbotsford Real Estate & MLS® Guide
Buyers searching for an acreage in Abbotsford—a home on 1 to 20+ acres with privacy, space for a detached workshop, RV/truck parking, or hobby farming—encounter two fundamentally different land-use regimes: Non-ALR Rural Residential Acreages and Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Acreages. Knowing which category an address falls into is the single most important first step before touring.
Non-ALR rural residential acreages (typically zoned RR2 or RR3 under Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014) are concentrated on the forested slopes of Sumas Mountain and Straiton in northeast Abbotsford, along with select rural pockets in Bradner and Aberdeen. Because these parcels sit outside the ALR, they are not bound by provincial Agricultural Land Commission house floor-area caps or farm-use covenants. By contrast, rolling 2 to 10 acre parcels across Bradner, Aberdeen, Matsqui, South Poplar, and Sumas Prairie mostly sit inside the ALR (A1 or A2 zoning), offering gentle pasture or berry topography and potential BC Assessment Farm Class property tax savings if leased or farmed.
Active listings on this page span Sumas Mountain (Straiton Road, Sumas Mountain Road, and Dawson Road), Bradner (Bradner Road and Downes Road), Aberdeen (Fraser Highway and Ross Road), Matsqui (Harris Road and Mt. Lehman North), Sumas Prairie, and South Poplar. Compare individual neighbourhoods on our Abbotsford Neighbourhood Guides hub.
Verify school catchments with Abbotsford School District 34, check parcel zoning and Development Permit Areas on the City of Abbotsford webmap, and review our Abbotsford Zoning Guide.
Buyer Due Diligence & Local Rules
Most Abbotsford acreages outside the urban boundary rely on a private drilled water well and an onsite septic system rather than municipal water and sanitary sewer. During your subject period, always complete a professional well flow-rate test (gallons per minute recovery) and a comprehensive bacteria/metals/nitrates lab water quality test, alongside a Type 1 or Type 2 septic inspection and tank pump-out. If you plan to build an outbuilding, coach house, or 40x60 shop, check the parcel's lot coverage limits, Streamside Protection (riparian creek) setbacks, Steep Slope or Floodplain Development Permit Area overlays, and ALC additional-residence rules.
Whether you are comparing strata buildings around Central Abbotsford and Abbotsford West, family homes in Abbotsford East and Poplar, or rural and ALR properties across Bradner, Aberdeen, Matsqui, Sumas Mountain, and Sumas Prairie, we pull the title search, strata or permit file, and recent sold comparables before you remove subjects.
Frequently Asked Questions
Top acreage areas include Sumas Mountain / Straiton (forested hillside estates, many outside the ALR), Bradner and Aberdeen on the west side (rolling country acreages with quick Highway 1 access), Matsqui along the northern ridge and prairie, and South Poplar.
Check the exact parcel on the BC Agricultural Land Commission map and the City of Abbotsford webmap. Properties zoned A1 or A2 are inside the ALR, whereas properties zoned RR2 or RR3 (common on Sumas Mountain) are generally outside the ALR.
On ALR land, provincial and municipal rules generally permit one additional small residence up to 90 sq m (968 sq ft) subject to zoning, servicing, and setbacks. On non-ALR Rural Residential lots, secondary suite and accessory building rules are governed by City of Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014.
Unless the parcel is connected to a municipal water line, you should always include contract subjects for a well flow-rate test, a certified laboratory potability water test, and a professional septic system inspection.
Commercial vehicle parking and home-occupation uses depend strictly on whether the property is in the ALR (where non-farm commercial trucking or contractor yards are heavily restricted by the ALC) or on non-ALR rural land. Always verify permitted uses with the City of Abbotsford before offering.
Acreage buyers focus primarily on the residence, shop, privacy, and 1 to 10 acres of land (including hobby farms), whereas our Abbotsford Farms and Poultry Farms pages also cover large commercial agricultural operations up to 160+ acres.
Call or text Jared Gibbons at 604-928-1361 or email jared@jaredgibbons.ca to schedule acreage viewings and receive a full zoning, ALR, well/septic, and covenant report.
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Written by Jared Gibbons — Personal Real Estate Corporation, Royal LePage Little Oak Realty. Top 1% of all Realtors in the Fraser Valley | 10 straight years in the FVREB Medallion Club | More than $500M in sales | 5.0 ★ across 49 Google reviews. Direct: 604-928-1361 · jared@jaredgibbons.ca.
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“Working with Jared made selling our condo a much smoother experience than we expected. …”
M.H.20 Sep 2026
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