BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Southern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksSouth West Peak, 4 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 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 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 banksCotswolds, 11 habitat banksSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksCentral Lincolnshire Vale, 2 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetMid Severn Sandstone Plateau, no habitat banks yetShropshire Hills, 2 habitat banksCharnwood, no habitat banks yetMalvern Hills, 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 banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetTeme Valley, 1 habitat bankNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksWhite Peak, 2 habitat banksHerefordshire Plateau, 1 habitat bankCannock 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 banksDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksHerefordshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankSouth Herefordshire and Over Severn, no habitat banks yetChilterns, 12 habitat banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banks

Buy inside Leicestershire Vales and you need no extra units. Next door in Arden, Dunsmore and Feldon or Trent Valley Washlands, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Leicestershire Vales: 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 †.

Leicestershire Vales rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area †

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£20,000 to £23,500Most common £21,000† Leicestershire Vales and neighbours, 6 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,000 to £31,000Most common £22,000† East Midlands, 3 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£21,000 to £30,000Most common £23,000† Leicestershire Vales and neighbours, 5 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,000Most common £24,500† Leicestershire Vales and neighbours, 3 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£19,000 to £30,000Most common £26,500† East Midlands, 4 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£29,500 to £30,000Most common £30,000† Leicestershire Vales and neighbours, 3 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£31,000 to £36,000Most common £31,000† Leicestershire Vales and neighbours, 4 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 Leicestershire Vales, 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 Leicestershire Vales are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

Inside Leicestershire ValesNo multiplier
£84,0004 units at £21,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£112,0005.33 units at £21,000
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 £84,000 inside Leicestershire Vales, and about £112,000 from a neighbouring area.

Leicestershire ValesBuying inside Leicestershire Vales costs about 25% less than buying next door.

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

Where Leicestershire Vales developers bought units

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

Leicestershire Vales23 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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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