BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. Rockingham Forest
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 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 yetNorthamptonshire 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 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 banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 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 banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banksDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksChilterns, 12 habitat banksRockingham Forest, 3 habitat banks

Buy inside Rockingham Forest and you need no extra units. Next door in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, Kesteven Uplands or Northamptonshire Vales, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Rockingham Forest: 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 †.

Rockingham Forest rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Rockingham Forest

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£20,000 to £25,000Most common £25,000Rockingham Forest, 4 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£32,500 to £36,500Most common £35,000Rockingham Forest, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,000 to £31,000Most common £22,000† East Midlands, 3 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £28,000Most common £24,500† Rockingham Forest and neighbours, 12 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £36,000Most common £29,500† East Midlands, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£24,500 to £32,000Most common £30,000† Rockingham Forest and neighbours, 4 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£26,500 to £30,000Most common £30,000† Rockingham Forest and neighbours, 6 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£31,500 to £44,000Most common £37,500† Rockingham Forest and neighbours, 6 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 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
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£35,500 to £49,500Most common £42,500† Rockingham Forest and neighbours, 4 banks

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

Inside Rockingham ForestNo multiplier
£100,0004 units at £25,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£120,0005.33 units at £22,500
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 £100,000 inside Rockingham Forest, and about £120,000 from a neighbouring area.

Rockingham ForestBuying inside Rockingham Forest costs about 17% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Rockingham Forest, its neighbours and East Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Rockingham Forest developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Rockingham Forest have bought units so far.

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 Rockingham Forest

£25,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £22,500 next door

Rockingham Forest£25,000Neighbouring areas£22,500England£22,000

Most common asking price per unit, + VAT, 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