BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Exmoor, 3 habitat banksVale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, 5 habitat banksBlackdowns, 5 habitat banksDevon Redlands, 2 habitat banksThe Culm, 1 habitat bankGreater Thames Estuary, 3 habitat banksSuffolk Coast and Heaths, 2 habitat banksSouth Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands, 5 habitat banksClun and North West Herefordshire Hills, 1 habitat bankDartmoor, 2 habitat banksNorthamptonshire Uplands, 1 habitat bankSevern and Avon Vales, 8 habitat banksNorthern Thames Basin, 11 habitat banksInner London, no habitat banks yetNorth Kent Plain, 4 habitat banksThames Valley, 3 habitat banksSouth Downs, 6 habitat banksBristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges, 7 habitat banksNorth Downs, 4 habitat banksWealden Greensand, 5 habitat banksLow Weald, 14 habitat banksHigh Weald, 10 habitat banksRomney Marshes, no habitat banks yetSouth Coast Plain, 3 habitat banksIsle of Wight, 5 habitat banksNew Forest, 2 habitat banksSomerset Levels and Moors, 1 habitat bankMid Somerset Hills, 2 habitat banksSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksSouth Hampshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankDorset Heaths, no habitat banks yetCotswolds, 11 habitat banksMalvern Hills, no habitat banks yetUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksWeymouth Lowlands, no habitat banks yetSouth Purbeck, no habitat banks yetBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksQuantock Hills, no habitat banks yetBlack Mountains and Golden Valley, no habitat banks yetHerefordshire Plateau, 1 habitat bankHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 3 habitat banksForest of Dean and Lower Wye, no habitat banks yetMarshwood and Powerstock Vales, no habitat banks yetNorthamptonshire Vales, 2 habitat banksPevensey Levels, no habitat banks yetMendip Hills, 1 habitat bankDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksHerefordshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankSouth Herefordshire and Over Severn, no habitat banks yetMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksThames Basin Lowlands, 2 habitat banksThames Basin Heaths, 1 habitat bankBlackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour, 2 habitat banksDorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 4 habitat banksYeovil Scarplands, 2 habitat banksAvon Vales, 3 habitat banks

Buy inside Avon Vales and you need no extra units. Next door in Upper Thames Clay Vales, Cotswolds or Berkshire and Marlborough Downs, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 6 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Avon Vales: the middle half of current asking prices. Where fewer than three banks list a habitat here, we use the nearest wider area and mark it †.

Avon Vales rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Avon Vales

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,000 to £21,500Most common £18,000Avon Vales, 6 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,000 to £24,000Most common £23,000Avon Vales, 4 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £35,000Most common £32,500Avon Vales, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£25,000 to £25,000Most common £25,000† South West, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£23,500 to £30,000Most common £25,500† Avon Vales and neighbours, 4 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£23,000 to £33,500Most common £26,000† South West, 8 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £34,500Most common £31,000† Avon Vales and neighbours, 4 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£36,000 to £48,000Most common £42,000† England, 13 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£41,000 to £50,000Most common £45,500† South West, 4 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£44,000 to £55,000Most common £52,000† South West, 4 banks

† Fewer than three banks list this habitat in Avon Vales, so the range comes from the area named. Bank and supplier names are never shown. Per unit, before any multiplier, + VAT. From platform listings and quotes to 26 October 2026.

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What buying further away costs

Units from outside Avon Vales are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

Inside Avon ValesNo multiplier
£72,0004 units at £18,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£125,3005.33 units at £23,500
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£168,0008 units at £21,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £72,000 inside Avon Vales, and about £125,300 from a neighbouring area.

Avon ValesBuying inside Avon Vales costs about 43% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Avon Vales, its neighbours and South West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Avon Vales developers bought units

Most units for sites in Avon Vales were bought inside the area.

Avon Vales8 allocations
England3,269 allocations

Inside the area, 1×Neighbouring, 1.33×Further away, 2×

Natural England register, allocations to 23 October 2026, by the development's area.

How grassland prices have moved

Other Neutral Grassland in the South is down 19% since February 2024.

£28,875Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026
South of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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Grassland in Avon Vales

£18,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £23,500 next door

Avon Vales£18,000Neighbouring areas£23,500England£22,000

Most common asking price per unit, + VAT, November 2026.

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Indicative market estimates based on delivery within the NCA or LPA, from our latest quarterly BNG Pricing Report. Supplier prices can vary. Where local supply is limited, out-of-area delivery may apply, which could affect pricing through the spatial risk multiplier. Units are subject to availability. Habitats in your area may be in demand, so we recommend reserving units early. Prices as of 26 October 2026, per unit, + VAT.© 2026 Biodiversity Units UK