BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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  3. Southern Lincolnshire Edge
Trent 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 banksSouth West Peak, 4 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 bankNorthamptonshire Uplands, 1 habitat bankMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksSouthern Magnesian Limestone, 4 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 yetCharnwood, no habitat banks yetThe Fens, 4 habitat banksMelbourne Parklands, 1 habitat bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetSouthern 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 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 banksRockingham Forest, 3 habitat banksLeicestershire Vales, 3 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksSouthern Lincolnshire Edge, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside Southern Lincolnshire Edge. Buy next door in The Fens, Trent and Belvoir Vales or Kesteven Uplands and you need a third more units. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 5 km.

Prices from the wider area

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

Southern Lincolnshire Edge rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Southern Lincolnshire Edge

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,000 to £24,000Most common £21,000Southern Lincolnshire Edge, 7 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£20,500 to £25,000Most common £22,000Southern Lincolnshire Edge, 3 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£25,500 to £29,000Most common £28,000Southern Lincolnshire Edge, 6 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£33,500 to £37,000Most common £35,500Southern Lincolnshire Edge, 3 banks

From the wider area

Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,500 to £37,000Most common £22,000† Southern Lincolnshire Edge and neighbours, 3 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£19,000 to £30,000Most common £26,500† East Midlands, 4 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £36,000Most common £29,500† East Midlands, 5 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£35,000 to £47,000Most common £40,000† Southern Lincolnshire Edge and neighbours, 3 banks
Open MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £40,000Most common £40,000† England, 6 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£33,500 to £46,500Most common £40,500† East Midlands, 3 banks
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£36,000 to £48,000Most common £42,000† England, 13 banks

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

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£109,3005.33 units at £20,500
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 £109,300 from a neighbouring area, and about £188,000 from further away.

Southern Lincolnshire EdgeNo habitat banks sell units inside Southern Lincolnshire Edge, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Southern Lincolnshire Edge, its neighbours and East Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Southern Lincolnshire Edge developers bought units

Most units for sites in Southern Lincolnshire Edge were bought in a neighbouring area.

Southern Lincolnshire Edge11 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 Southern Lincolnshire Edge

£21,000

the most common price for a unit of Other Neutral Grassland here, against £20,500 next door

Southern Lincolnshire Edge£21,000Neighbouring areas£20,500England£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