BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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West Cumbria Coastal Plain, 2 habitat banksCumbria High Fells, no habitat banks yetEden Valley, 1 habitat bankNorth Pennines, 2 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 banksPotteries and Churnet Valley, 1 habitat bankLancashire Coal Measures, 2 habitat banksSefton Coast, no habitat banks yetBowland 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 banksManchester Conurbation, 1 habitat bankThe Fens, 4 habitat banksHowgill Fells, no habitat banks yetSherwood, 3 habitat banksOrton Fells, 1 habitat bankHowardian Hills, no habitat banks yetLancashire Valleys, 3 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 yetNeedwood and South Derbyshire Claylands, 1 habitat bankSouthern Pennines, 7 habitat banks

Buy inside Southern Pennines and you need no extra units. Next door in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, Pennine Dales Fringe or Yorkshire Dales, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 6 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Southern Pennines: 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 †.

Southern Pennines rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Southern Pennines

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£23,500 to £23,500Most common £23,500Southern Pennines, 3 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£17,500 to £30,000Most common £30,000Southern Pennines, 4 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £30,000Most common £30,000Southern Pennines, 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
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£23,500 to £35,000Most common £29,500† England, 44 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£28,000 to £36,000Most common £32,000† Southern Pennines and neighbours, 5 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£34,000 to £36,000Most common £36,000† Southern Pennines and neighbours, 3 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† Southern Pennines and neighbours, 3 banks

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

Inside Southern PenninesNo multiplier
£94,0004 units at £23,500
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 £94,000 inside Southern Pennines, and about £125,300 from a neighbouring area.

Southern PenninesBuying inside Southern Pennines costs about 25% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Southern Pennines, its neighbours and Yorkshire and The Humber, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Southern Pennines developers bought units

Most units for sites in Southern Pennines were bought inside the area.

Southern Pennines38 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 Pennines

£23,500

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

Southern Pennines£23,500Neighbouring 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