BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. High Leicestershire
Southern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksNorth Norfolk Coast, 1 habitat bankSouth 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 banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetCharnwood, no habitat banks yetBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, no habitat banks yetThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksWhite Peak, 2 habitat banksCannock 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 bankNorthamptonshire Vales, 2 habitat banksRockingham Forest, 3 habitat banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banksDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside High Leicestershire. Buy next door in Leicestershire Vales, Trent Valley Washlands or Kesteven Uplands and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices from the wider area

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

High Leicestershire 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
£20,000 to £25,000Most common £24,000† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 6 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £28,500Most common £26,500† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 4 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£26,500 to £32,000Most common £28,000† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 3 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£24,000 to £31,000Most common £30,000† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 4 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£30,000 to £32,500Most common £30,000† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 3 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £38,000Most common £35,000† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 4 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† High Leicestershire and neighbours, 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 High Leicestershire, 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 High Leicestershire 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.

High LeicestershireNo habitat banks sell units inside High Leicestershire, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in High Leicestershire, its neighbours and East Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where High Leicestershire developers bought units

Most units for sites in High Leicestershire were bought inside the area.

High Leicestershire5 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