BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Northumberland Sandstone Hills, 1 habitat bankBorder Moors and Forests, 1 habitat bankSolway Basin, no habitat banks yetWest Cumbria Coastal Plain, 2 habitat banksEden Valley, 1 habitat bankNorth Pennines, 2 habitat banksTyne Gap and Hadrian's Wall, 1 habitat bankSouth East Northumberland Coastal Plain, 4 habitat banksTyne and Wear Lowlands, 2 habitat banksDurham Magnesian Limestone Plateau, 2 habitat banksDurham Coalfield Pennine Fringe, 8 habitat banksSouth Cumbria Low Fells, no habitat banks yetMorecambe Bay Limestones, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Dales, 3 habitat banksPennine Dales Fringe, 5 habitat banksTees Lowlands, 11 habitat banksVale of Mowbray, 1 habitat bankNorth York Moors and Cleveland Hills, 3 habitat banksVale of Pickering, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Wolds, 1 habitat bankVale of York, 3 habitat banksBowland Fells, no habitat banks yetSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksMorecambe Coast and Lune Estuary, no habitat banks yetLancashire and Amounderness Plain, 3 habitat banksBowland Fringe and Pendle Hill, 1 habitat bankHumberhead Levels, 5 habitat banksHowgill Fells, no habitat banks yetMid Northumberland, 3 habitat banksOrton Fells, 1 habitat bankHowardian Hills, no habitat banks yetLancashire Valleys, 3 habitat banksSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksHolderness, 1 habitat bankCumbria High Fells, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside Cumbria High Fells. Buy next door in West Cumbria Coastal Plain, Eden Valley or Orton Fells and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 6 km.

Prices from the wider area

With no local listings, we pool the character areas around Cumbria High Fells. Where that is still too thin, we use the region or England.

Cumbria High Fells rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,500 to £23,500Most common £20,000† North West, 16 banks
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
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £30,000Most common £25,500† North West, 14 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £36,000Most common £26,000† North West, 6 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £30,000Most common £26,500† North West, 11 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £45,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£28,000 to £33,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£31,500 to £36,000Most common £34,000† North West, 5 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 Cumbria High Fells, 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 Cumbria High Fells 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.

Cumbria High FellsNo habitat banks sell units inside Cumbria High Fells, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Cumbria High Fells, its neighbours and North West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Cumbria High Fells developers bought units

Most units for sites in Cumbria High Fells were bought further away.

Cumbria High Fells5 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 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 keeps getting cheaper

£23,500

a unit of Other Neutral Grassland in the North, down 16% from £27,825 in February 2024

£27,825Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026

North of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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Typical BNG unit prices for every part of England. Brought to you by Biodiversity Units UK.

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