BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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West Cumbria Coastal Plain, 2 habitat banksMorecambe Bay Limestones, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Dales, 3 habitat banksPennine Dales Fringe, 5 habitat banksVale of Pickering, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Wolds, 1 habitat bankWirral, no habitat banks yetVale of York, 3 habitat banksSouthern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksHumber Estuary, no habitat banks yetLincolnshire Coast and Marshes, 1 habitat bankDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksManchester Pennine Fringe, 3 habitat banksCheshire Sandstone Ridge, no habitat banks yetSouth West Peak, 4 habitat banksMersey Valley, 5 habitat banksShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banksNorth Norfolk Coast, 1 habitat bankPotteries and Churnet Valley, 1 habitat bankLancashire Coal Measures, 2 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksSefton Coast, no habitat banks yetBowland 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 bankLincolnshire 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 yetManchester Conurbation, 1 habitat bankThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksHowardian Hills, no habitat banks yetLancashire Valleys, 3 habitat banksSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banksYorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe, 2 habitat banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksHolderness, 1 habitat bankWhite 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 banksNorth West Norfolk, 3 habitat banksCentral North Norfolk, 1 habitat bankDark Peak, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside Dark Peak. Buy next door in Southern Pennines, South West Peak or Manchester Pennine Fringe and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 5 km.

Prices from the wider area

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

Dark Peak rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area

Per area unit
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,000 to £31,000Most common £22,000† East Midlands, 3 banks
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£23,500 to £24,000Most common £24,000† Dark Peak and neighbours, 11 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£19,000 to £30,000Most common £26,500† East Midlands, 4 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£27,000 to £30,000Most common £29,500† Dark Peak and neighbours, 9 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £36,000Most common £29,500† East Midlands, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£27,000 to £30,000Most common £30,000† Dark Peak and neighbours, 8 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£33,500 to £36,500Most common £35,500† East Midlands, 7 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £54,000Most common £40,000† East Midlands, 5 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£33,500 to £46,500Most common £40,500† East Midlands, 3 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£36,000 to £48,000Most common £42,000† England, 13 banks

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

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£128,0005.33 units at £24,000
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£188,0008 units at £23,500

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £128,000 from a neighbouring area, and about £188,000 from further away.

Dark PeakNo habitat banks sell units inside Dark Peak, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Dark Peak, its neighbours and East Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Dark Peak developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Dark Peak 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 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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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