BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase
Exmoor, 3 habitat banksVale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, 5 habitat banksBlackdowns, 5 habitat banksDevon Redlands, 2 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 banksSouth 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 Hampshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankDorset Heaths, no habitat banks yetCotswolds, 11 habitat banksIsle of Porland, no habitat banks yetWeymouth Lowlands, no habitat banks yetSouth Purbeck, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksQuantock Hills, no habitat banks yetAvon Vales, 3 habitat banksHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 3 habitat banksMarshwood and Powerstock Vales, no habitat banks yetPevensey Levels, no habitat banks yetMendip Hills, 1 habitat bankThames Basin Lowlands, 2 habitat banksThames Basin Heaths, 1 habitat bankBlackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour, 2 habitat banksYeovil Scarplands, 2 habitat banksDorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 4 habitat banks

Buy inside Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase and you need no extra units. Next door in Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, New Forest or Blackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase: 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 †.

Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£21,000 to £23,500Most common £23,000Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 3 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,000 to £29,000Most common £28,000Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £29,000Most common £25,000† South West, 16 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£25,000 to £25,000Most common £25,000† South West, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£23,000 to £33,500Most common £26,000† South West, 8 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £35,000Most common £28,000† South West, 11 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£26,500 to £36,000Most common £35,000† South West, 13 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 Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 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 Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

Inside Dorset Downs and Cranborne ChaseNo multiplier
£92,0004 units at £23,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£96,0005.33 units at £18,000
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 £92,000 inside Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, and about £96,000 from a neighbouring area.

Dorset Downs and Cranborne ChaseBuying inside Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase costs about 4% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, its neighbours and South West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase developers bought units

Most units for sites in Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase were bought inside the area.

Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase29 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 Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase

£23,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £18,000 next door

Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase£23,000Neighbouring areas£18,000England£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