BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Wirral, no habitat banks yetSouthern 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 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 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 banksSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 habitat banksLancashire and Amounderness Plain, 3 habitat banksLincolnshire 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 bankMalvern 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 bankLancashire Valleys, 3 habitat banksSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banksYorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe, 2 habitat banksNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 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 bankShropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 habitat banks

Buy inside Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain and you need no extra units. Next door in Mersey Valley, Cannock Chase and Cank Wood or South West Peak, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 7 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain: 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 †.

Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,500 to £23,500Most common £20,000Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 9 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £30,000Most common £25,500Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 10 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£27,000 to £31,000Most common £30,000Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 4 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£30,000 to £31,000Most common £30,500Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 4 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£34,000 to £36,000Most common £34,000Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 5 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
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,500 to £29,500Most common £26,000† Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain and neighbours, 3 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £37,500Most common £30,000† Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain and neighbours, 3 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£30,000 to £49,000Most common £32,000† Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain and neighbours, 4 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£29,000 to £42,500Most common £34,500† Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain and neighbours, 3 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

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

Inside Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire PlainNo multiplier
£80,0004 units at £20,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£106,7005.33 units at £20,000
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 £80,000 inside Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, and about £106,700 from a neighbouring area.

Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire PlainBuying inside Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain costs about 25% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, its neighbours and West Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain developers bought units

Most units for sites in Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain were bought inside the area.

Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain107 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 Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain

£20,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £20,000 next door

Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain£20,000Neighbouring areas£20,000England£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