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 bankShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banksNorth East Norfolk and Flegg, no habitat banks yetThe Broads, 2 habitat banksGreater Thames Estuary, 3 habitat banksSuffolk Coast and Heaths, 2 habitat banksSouth Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands, 5 habitat banksMease/Sence Lowlands, no habitat banks yetClun and North West Herefordshire Hills, 1 habitat bankNorthamptonshire 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 yetNew Forest, 2 habitat banksSomerset Levels and Moors, 1 habitat bankMid Somerset Hills, 2 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksSouth Hampshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetMid Severn Sandstone Plateau, no habitat banks yetShropshire Hills, 2 habitat banksCharnwood, no habitat banks yetUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, no habitat banks yetThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksQuantock Hills, no habitat banks yetTeme Valley, 1 habitat bankBlack Mountains and Golden Valley, no habitat banks yetAvon Vales, 3 habitat banksHerefordshire Plateau, 1 habitat bankHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksOswestry Uplands, no habitat banks yetCannock Chase and Cank Wood, 5 habitat banksNeedwood and South Derbyshire Claylands, 1 habitat bankTrent Valley Washlands, 3 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 3 habitat banksForest of Dean and Lower Wye, no habitat banks yetLeicestershire and Nottinghamshire Wolds, 1 habitat bankKesteven Uplands, 3 habitat banksNorth West Norfolk, 3 habitat banksCentral North Norfolk, 1 habitat bankNorthamptonshire Vales, 2 habitat banksRockingham Forest, 3 habitat banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banksMendip Hills, 1 habitat bankDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 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 banksCotswolds, 11 habitat banks

Buy inside Cotswolds and you need no extra units. Next door in Upper Thames Clay Vales, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands or Severn and Avon Vales, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 8 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Cotswolds: 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 †.

Cotswolds rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Cotswolds

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£23,500 to £24,000Most common £24,000Cotswolds, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £28,000Most common £24,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 27 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£23,000 to £30,000Most common £25,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 13 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£22,000 to £31,500Most common £26,500† Cotswolds and neighbours, 9 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £36,000Most common £28,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 11 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £36,000Most common £30,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 11 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£28,500 to £46,000Most common £32,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 3 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £43,000Most common £38,500† Cotswolds and neighbours, 7 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£40,000 to £49,500Most common £45,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 3 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£45,500 to £47,500Most common £47,000† Cotswolds and neighbours, 3 banks

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

Inside CotswoldsNo multiplier
£96,0004 units at £24,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£120,0005.33 units at £22,500
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 £96,000 inside Cotswolds, and about £120,000 from a neighbouring area.

CotswoldsBuying inside Cotswolds costs about 20% less than buying next door.

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

Where Cotswolds developers bought units

Most units for sites in Cotswolds were bought inside the area.

Cotswolds64 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 Cotswolds

£24,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £22,500 next door

Cotswolds£24,000Neighbouring areas£22,500England£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