BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Wirral, no habitat banks yetSouthern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksManchester Pennine Fringe, 3 habitat banksSouth West Peak, 4 habitat banksMersey Valley, 5 habitat banksShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banksMease/Sence Lowlands, no habitat banks yetPotteries and Churnet Valley, 1 habitat bankLancashire Coal Measures, 2 habitat banksSefton Coast, no habitat banks yetSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksLancashire and Amounderness Plain, 3 habitat banksLincolnshire Wolds, 3 habitat banksCentral Lincolnshire Vale, 2 habitat banksNorthern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands, no habitat banks yetHumberhead Levels, 5 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetMid Severn Sandstone Plateau, no habitat banks yetShropshire Hills, 2 habitat banksCharnwood, no habitat banks yetManchester Conurbation, 1 habitat bankThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banksYorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe, 2 habitat banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksDark Peak, no habitat banks yetWhite Peak, 2 habitat banksMerseyside Conurbation, no habitat banks yetOswestry Uplands, no habitat banks yetCannock Chase and Cank Wood, 5 habitat banksNeedwood and South Derbyshire Claylands, 1 habitat bankTrent Valley Washlands, 3 habitat banksLeicestershire and Nottinghamshire Wolds, 1 habitat bankKesteven Uplands, 3 habitat banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banksCheshire Sandstone Ridge, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside Cheshire Sandstone Ridge. Buy next door in Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain or Mersey Valley and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices from the wider area

With no local listings, we pool the character areas around Cheshire Sandstone Ridge. Where that is still too thin, we use the region or England.

Cheshire Sandstone Ridge rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Cheshire Sandstone Ridge

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,500 to £23,000Most common £20,000Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 7 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £28,000Most common £25,000Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 7 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£27,500 to £31,000Most common £30,000Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 3 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£28,000 to £33,000Most common £30,000Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 5 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£34,000 to £35,000Most common £34,000Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 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
£22,000 to £40,000Most common £25,000† England, 17 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,500 to £29,500Most common £26,000† Cheshire Sandstone Ridge and neighbours, 3 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £37,500Most common £30,000† Cheshire Sandstone Ridge and neighbours, 3 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£34,000 to £49,000Most common £40,000† England, 37 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£44,500 to £49,000Most common £49,000† North West, 3 banks

† Fewer than three banks list this habitat in Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, 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 Cheshire Sandstone Ridge are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£106,7005.33 units at £20,000
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£160,0008 units at £20,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £106,700 from a neighbouring area, and about £160,000 from further away.

Cheshire Sandstone RidgeNo habitat banks sell units inside Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, its neighbours and North West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Cheshire Sandstone Ridge developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Cheshire Sandstone Ridge have bought units so far.

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 North is down 16% since February 2024.

£27,825Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026
North of England, including the Midlands, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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Grassland in Cheshire Sandstone Ridge

£20,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £20,000 next door

Cheshire Sandstone Ridge£20,000Neighbouring areas£20,000England£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