BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Exmoor, 3 habitat banksBlackdowns, 5 habitat banksDevon Redlands, 2 habitat banksThe Culm, 1 habitat bankDartmoor, 2 habitat banksSevern and Avon Vales, 8 habitat banksThames Valley, 3 habitat banksSouth Downs, 6 habitat banksBristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges, 7 habitat banksWealden Greensand, 5 habitat banksSouth Coast Plain, 3 habitat banksIsle of Wight, 5 habitat banksNew Forest, 2 habitat banksSomerset Levels and Moors, 1 habitat bankMid Somerset Hills, 2 habitat banksSouth Devon, 6 habitat banksCornish Killas, 2 habitat banksSouth Hampshire Lowlands, 1 habitat bankDorset Heaths, no habitat banks yetCotswolds, 11 habitat banksUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksWeymouth Lowlands, no habitat banks yetSouth Purbeck, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksQuantock Hills, no habitat banks yetAvon Vales, 3 habitat banksHampshire Downs, 5 habitat banksSalisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs, 3 habitat banksMarshwood and Powerstock Vales, no habitat banks yetMendip Hills, 1 habitat bankMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksThames Basin Heaths, 1 habitat bankBlackmore Vale and Vale of Wardour, 2 habitat banksDorset Downs and Cranborne Chase, 4 habitat banksYeovil Scarplands, 2 habitat banksVale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, 5 habitat banks

Buy inside Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes and you need no extra units. Next door in Blackdowns, Exmoor or Devon Redlands, you need a third more. Green: registered habitat banks, placed to within about 4 km.

Prices by habitat

Typical prices for units in Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes: 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 †.

Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

In Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes

Per area unit
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£18,500 to £22,000Most common £19,500Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, 6 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£23,000 to £26,500Most common £25,500Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, 4 banks

From the wider area †

Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £29,000Most common £25,000† South West, 16 banks
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£25,000 to £25,000Most common £25,000† South West, 5 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£23,000 to £33,500Most common £26,000† South West, 8 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£25,000 to £35,000Most common £28,000† South West, 11 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£26,500 to £36,000Most common £35,000† South West, 13 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
Wet WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£36,000 to £48,000Most common £42,000† England, 13 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£41,000 to £50,000Most common £45,500† South West, 4 banks
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£44,000 to £55,000Most common £52,000† South West, 4 banks

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

Inside Vale of Taunton and Quantock FringesNo multiplier
£78,0004 units at £19,500
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 £78,000 inside Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, and about £106,700 from a neighbouring area.

Vale of Taunton and Quantock FringesBuying inside Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes costs about 27% less than buying next door.

Most common prices in Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes, its neighbours and South West, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes have bought units so far.

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 Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes

£19,500

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

Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes£19,500Neighbouring areas£20,000England£22,000

Most common asking price per unit, + VAT, November 2026.

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BNG Pricing Report

Typical BNG unit prices for every part of England. Brought to you by Biodiversity Units UK.

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