BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Southern Lincolnshire Edge, no habitat banks yetTrent and Belvoir Vales, 4 habitat banksLincolnshire Coast and Marshes, 1 habitat bankDerbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent, 2 habitat banksNorth Norfolk Coast, 1 habitat bankNorth 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 bankNorthern Thames Basin, 11 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksSouth 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 banksLincolnshire Wolds, 3 habitat banksCentral Lincolnshire Vale, 2 habitat banksNorthern Lincolnshire Edge with Coversands, no habitat banks yetLeicestershire 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 bankSherwood, 3 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetNottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield, 12 habitat banksTrent 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 banksMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bank

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

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in The Brecks: 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 †.

The Brecks rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In The Brecks

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,000 to £22,000Most common £19,000The Brecks, 7 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£23,000 to £30,000Most common £26,000The Brecks, 7 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£28,000 to £30,000Most common £30,000The Brecks, 4 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£35,000 to £36,000Most common £36,000The Brecks, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£36,000 to £40,500Most common £36,000The Brecks, 3 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£49,500 to £54,000Most common £54,000The Brecks, 3 banks

From the wider area †

Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,500 to £35,500Most common £22,000† The Brecks and neighbours, 3 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£27,500 to £36,000Most common £30,000† The Brecks and neighbours, 5 banks
Calcareous GrasslandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £45,000Most common £37,500† England, 12 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£35,000 to £40,000Most common £40,000† East of England, 4 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 The Brecks, 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 The Brecks are discounted by the spatial risk multiplier, so you need more of them. Pick a habitat and your units.

Inside The BrecksNo multiplier
£76,0004 units at £19,000
A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£106,7005.33 units at £20,000
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 £76,000 inside The Brecks, and about £106,700 from a neighbouring area.

The BrecksBuying inside The Brecks costs about 29% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in The Brecks, its neighbours and East of England, + VAT, November 2026.

Where The Brecks developers bought units

Most units for sites in The Brecks were bought further away.

The Brecks7 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 The Brecks

£19,000

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

The Brecks£19,000Neighbouring 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