BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. East Anglian Chalk
Southern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banksNorth Norfolk Coast, 1 habitat bankNorth 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 yetPotteries and Churnet Valley, 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 banksNorth Downs, 4 habitat banksWealden Greensand, 5 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksCotswolds, 11 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetCharnwood, 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 banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksAvon Vales, 3 habitat banksHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksCannock 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 banksLeicestershire 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 banksDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksThames Basin Lowlands, 2 habitat banksThames Basin Heaths, 1 habitat bankEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banks

Buy inside East Anglian Chalk and you need no extra units. Next door in Chilterns, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands or South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 7 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in East Anglian Chalk: 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 †.

East Anglian Chalk rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In East Anglian Chalk

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £25,000Most common £24,000East Anglian Chalk, 9 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £25,000Most common £24,000East Anglian Chalk, 8 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £30,000Most common £30,000East Anglian Chalk, 4 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£38,500 to £45,000Most common £42,500East Anglian Chalk, 4 banks

From the wider area †

Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£23,000 to £30,000Most common £24,000† East Anglian Chalk and neighbours, 8 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
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £34,000Most common £30,000† East Anglian Chalk and neighbours, 6 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£26,500 to £36,000Most common £32,500† East Anglian Chalk and neighbours, 7 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £35,500† East Anglian Chalk and neighbours, 5 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

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

Inside East Anglian ChalkNo multiplier
£96,0004 units at £24,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£117,3005.33 units at £22,000
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 £96,000 inside East Anglian Chalk, and about £117,300 from a neighbouring area.

East Anglian ChalkBuying inside East Anglian Chalk costs about 18% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in East Anglian Chalk, its neighbours and East of England, + VAT, November 2026.

Where East Anglian Chalk developers bought units

Most units for sites in East Anglian Chalk were bought in a neighbouring area.

East Anglian Chalk13 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 East Anglian Chalk

£24,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £22,000 next door

East Anglian Chalk£24,000Neighbouring areas£22,000England£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