BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Trent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksNorth East Norfolk and Flegg, no habitat banks yetThe Broads, 2 habitat banksGreater Thames Estuary, 3 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 banksNorthern Thames Basin, 11 habitat banksInner London, no habitat banks yetNorth Kent Plain, 4 habitat banksThames Valley, 3 habitat banksNorth Downs, 4 habitat banksWealden Greensand, 5 habitat banksLow Weald, 14 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksCotswolds, 11 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetCharnwood, no habitat banks yetUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, no habitat banks yetThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksCannock Chase and Cank Wood, 5 habitat banksNeedwood and South Derbyshire Claylands, 1 habitat bankTrent Valley Washlands, 3 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 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 banksMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksThames Basin Lowlands, 2 habitat banksThames Basin Heaths, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banks

Buy inside South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland and you need no extra units. Next door in Chilterns, Northern Thames Basin or South Norfolk and High Suffolk Claylands, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 7 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland: 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 †.

South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£21,000 to £22,500Most common £21,500South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 5 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,000 to £25,000Most common £22,000South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 5 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £35,000Most common £30,000South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£29,500 to £32,500Most common £30,000South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 3 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£43,500 to £49,000Most common £45,000South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 4 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
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£24,000 to £30,000Most common £27,500† South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland and neighbours, 7 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £30,000Most common £30,000† South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland and neighbours, 8 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£37,500 to £42,500Most common £40,000† South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland and neighbours, 3 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

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

Inside South Suffolk and North Essex ClaylandNo multiplier
£86,0004 units at £21,500
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£112,0005.33 units at £21,000
Further awayMultiplier 0.5
£168,0008 units at £21,000

Cost of the units you needCost of the extra units

Habitat

4 units of Other Neutral Grassland cost about £86,000 inside South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, and about £112,000 from a neighbouring area.

South Suffolk and North Essex ClaylandBuying inside South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland costs about 23% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, its neighbours and East of England, + VAT, November 2026.

Where South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland developers bought units

Most units for sites in South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland were bought further away.

South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland69 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 South is down 19% since February 2024.

£28,875Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026
South of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, November 2026.

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Grassland in South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland

£21,500

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £21,000 next door

South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland£21,500Neighbouring areas£21,000England£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