BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. Hampshire Downs
Greater Thames Estuary, 3 habitat banksSevern 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 yetSouth Coast Plain, 3 habitat banksIsle of Wight, 5 habitat banksNew Forest, 2 habitat banksMid Somerset Hills, 2 habitat banksSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksSouth Hampshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankDorset Heaths, no habitat banks yetCotswolds, 11 habitat banksUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksWeymouth Lowlands, no habitat banks yetSouth Purbeck, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksAvon Vales, 3 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 3 habitat banksForest of Dean and Lower Wye, no habitat banks yetPevensey Levels, no habitat banks yetMendip Hills, 1 habitat bankMidvale 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 banksHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banks

Buy inside Hampshire Downs and you need no extra units. Next door in South Downs, Wealden Greensand or North Downs, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 5 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Hampshire Downs: 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 †.

Hampshire Downs rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Hampshire Downs

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £24,500Most common £23,000Hampshire Downs, 3 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£30,000 to £35,000Most common £35,000Hampshire Downs, 3 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £35,000Most common £35,000Hampshire Downs, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£20,500 to £26,000Most common £22,500† Hampshire Downs and neighbours, 9 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£21,500 to £26,500Most common £24,000† Hampshire Downs and neighbours, 3 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£26,500 to £30,500Most common £28,000† Hampshire Downs and neighbours, 3 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £37,500Most common £35,000† Hampshire Downs and neighbours, 6 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£33,500 to £47,500Most common £35,000† South East, 3 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£31,000 to £38,000Most common £38,000† Hampshire Downs and neighbours, 3 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
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£52,500 to £56,000Most common £54,000† South East, 9 banks

† Fewer than three banks list this habitat in Hampshire Downs, 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.

10 of 13 area habitats here have no local range. Most habitat bank supply is not listed publicly.Ask us what's available in Hampshire Downs
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What buying further away costs

Units from outside Hampshire Downs are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

Inside Hampshire DownsNo multiplier
£92,0004 units at £23,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£106,7005.33 units at £20,000
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£180,0008 units at £22,500

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £92,000 inside Hampshire Downs, and about £106,700 from a neighbouring area.

Hampshire DownsBuying inside Hampshire Downs costs about 14% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Hampshire Downs, its neighbours and South East, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Hampshire Downs developers bought units

Most units for sites in Hampshire Downs were bought further away.

Hampshire Downs37 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 Hampshire Downs

£23,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £20,000 next door

Hampshire Downs£23,000Neighbouring areas£20,000England£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