Prices from the wider area

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

Merseyside Conurbation rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area

Per area unit

Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness

£19,500 to £20,000Most common £20,000† Merseyside Conurbation and neighbours, 5 banks

Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness

£21,500 to £28,000Most common £23,500† Merseyside Conurbation 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

£24,500 to £26,500Most common £25,000† Merseyside Conurbation and neighbours, 4 banks

Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness

£22,000 to £40,000Most common £25,000† England, 17 banks

Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness

£25,000 to £36,000Most common £26,000† North West, 6 banks

Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness

£30,000 to £45,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks

Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness

£28,000 to £33,000Most common £30,000† North West, 5 banks

Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness

£31,500 to £36,000Most common £34,000† North West, 5 banks

Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness

£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks

Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness

£34,000 to £49,000Most common £40,000† England, 37 banks

Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness

£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks

Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness

£44,500 to £49,000Most common £49,000† North West, 3 banks

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

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75

£106,7005.33 units at £20,000

Further awayMultiplier 0.5

£160,0008 units at £20,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Units your site needs

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £106,700 from a neighbouring area, and about £160,000 from further away.

Merseyside ConurbationNo habitat banks sell units inside Merseyside Conurbation, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Merseyside Conurbation, its neighbours and North West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Merseyside Conurbation developers bought units

Most units for sites in Merseyside Conurbation were bought in a neighbouring area.

Merseyside Conurbation31 allocations

61%39%

England3,269 allocations

34%33%33%

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.

North of England, including the Midlands, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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£23,500

a unit of Other Neutral Grassland in the North, down 16% from £27,825 in February 2024

North of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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