BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Solway Basin, no habitat banks yetWest Cumbria Coastal Plain, 2 habitat banksCumbria High Fells, no habitat banks yetEden Valley, 1 habitat bankNorth Pennines, 2 habitat banksTyne and Wear Lowlands, 2 habitat banksDurham Magnesian Limestone Plateau, 2 habitat banksDurham Coalfield Pennine Fringe, 8 habitat banksSouth Cumbria Low Fells, no habitat banks yetMorecambe Bay Limestones, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Dales, 3 habitat banksPennine Dales Fringe, 5 habitat banksTees Lowlands, 11 habitat banksVale of Mowbray, 1 habitat bankNorth York Moors and Cleveland Hills, 3 habitat banksVale of Pickering, 1 habitat bankYorkshire Wolds, 1 habitat bankWirral, no habitat banks yetVale of York, 3 habitat banksSouthern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksHumber Estuary, no habitat banks yetLincolnshire Coast and Marshes, 1 habitat bankDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksManchester Pennine Fringe, 3 habitat banksCheshire Sandstone Ridge, no habitat banks yetSouth West Peak, 4 habitat banksMersey Valley, 5 habitat banksShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banksNorth 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 bankClun and North West Herefordshire Hills, 1 habitat bankLancashire Coal Measures, 2 habitat banksNorthamptonshire Uplands, 1 habitat bankSevern and Avon Vales, 8 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksSefton Coast, no habitat banks yetThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksBowland Fells, no habitat banks yetSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksMorecambe Coast and Lune Estuary, no habitat banks yetLancashire and Amounderness Plain, 3 habitat banksBowland Fringe and Pendle Hill, 1 habitat bankLincolnshire Wolds, 3 habitat banksCentral Lincolnshire Vale, 2 habitat banksNorthern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands, no habitat banks yetHumberhead Levels, 5 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetMid Severn Sandstone Plateau, no habitat banks yetShropshire Hills, 2 habitat banksCharnwood, no habitat banks yetManchester Conurbation, 1 habitat bankBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, no habitat banks yetThe Fens, 4 habitat banksHowgill Fells, no habitat banks yetMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetTeme Valley, 1 habitat bankOrton Fells, 1 habitat bankHowardian Hills, no habitat banks yetLancashire Valleys, 3 habitat banksSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banksYorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe, 2 habitat banksHolderness, 1 habitat bankDark Peak, no habitat banks yetWhite Peak, 2 habitat banksMerseyside Conurbation, no habitat banks yetHerefordshire Plateau, 1 habitat bankOswestry Uplands, no habitat banks yetCannock 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 banksHerefordshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banks

Buy inside Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and you need no extra units. Next door in Southern Pennines, Pennine Dales Fringe or Southern Magnesian Limestone, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 11 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield: 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 †.

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£20,000 to £24,500Most common £20,000Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 3 banks

From the wider area †

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
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £30,000Most common £29,500† Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and neighbours, 10 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£23,500 to £35,000Most common £29,500† England, 44 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£23,500 to £30,000Most common £30,000† Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and neighbours, 9 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£31,000 to £36,000Most common £35,000† Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and neighbours, 4 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£36,000 to £36,000Most common £36,000† Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and neighbours, 4 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
£36,000 to £48,000Most common £42,000† England, 13 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£42,000 to £54,000Most common £54,000† Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield and neighbours, 3 banks

† Fewer than three banks list this habitat in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 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.

12 of 13 area habitats here have no local range. Most habitat bank supply is not listed publicly.Ask us what's available in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield
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What buying further away costs

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

Inside Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire CoalfieldNo multiplier
£80,0004 units at £20,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£125,3005.33 units at £23,500
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£184,0008 units at £23,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £80,000 inside Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, and about £125,300 from a neighbouring area.

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire CoalfieldBuying inside Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield costs about 36% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, its neighbours and Yorkshire and The Humber, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield developers bought units

Most units for sites in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield were bought inside the area.

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield111 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 in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield

£20,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £23,500 next door

Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield£20,000Neighbouring areas£23,500England£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