BNG Pricing Reportby Biodiversity Units UK
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Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain, 18 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 yetThames Valley, 3 habitat banksMid Norfolk, 3 habitat banksThe Brecks, 1 habitat bankSouth Suffolk and North Essex Clayland, 6 habitat banksEast Anglian Chalk, 4 habitat banksBedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, 12 habitat banksCotswolds, 11 habitat banksLeicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield, no habitat banks yetMid Severn Sandstone Plateau, no habitat banks yetCharnwood, no habitat banks yetMalvern Hills, no habitat banks yetUpper Thames Clay Vales, 13 habitat banksBedfordshire Greensand Ridge, 2 habitat banksThe Fens, 4 habitat banksHigh Leicestershire, no habitat banks yetBerkshire and Marlborough Downs, 3 habitat banksTeme Valley, 1 habitat bankAvon Vales, 3 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 banksDunsmore and Feldon, 4 habitat banksArden, 4 habitat banksMidvale Ridge, 1 habitat bankChilterns, 12 habitat banksYardley-Whittlewood Ridge, 0 habitat banks

No habitat banks sell units inside Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge. Buy next door in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands, Cotswolds or Northamptonshire Vales 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 Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge. Where that is still too thin, we use the region or England.

Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge rangeWider area range †England rangeMost common price

From the wider area

Per area unit
Floodplain Wetland MosaicHigh distinctiveness
£21,000 to £31,000Most common £22,000† East Midlands, 3 banks
Other Neutral GrasslandMedium distinctiveness
£20,500 to £24,000Most common £22,500† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 14 banks
Wood Pasture and ParklandVery high distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,500Most common £24,500† England, 5 banks
Heathland and ShrubMedium distinctiveness
£22,500 to £29,000Most common £25,000† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 12 banks
Traditional OrchardsHigh distinctiveness
£25,500 to £32,500Most common £27,500† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 4 banks
Individual TreesMedium distinctiveness
£26,500 to £32,000Most common £28,000† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 3 banks
Lowland MeadowsVery high distinctiveness
£25,000 to £30,000Most common £28,500† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 5 banks
Woodland and ForestMedium distinctiveness
£30,000 to £34,000Most common £30,000† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 5 banks
Mixed Deciduous WoodlandHigh distinctiveness
£34,500 to £45,500Most common £35,500† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 5 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
Lakes and ponds (non-priority)Medium distinctiveness
£40,000 to £62,500Most common £45,000† Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge and neighbours, 3 banks

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

A neighbouring areaMultiplier 0.75
£120,0005.33 units at £22,500
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 £120,000 from a neighbouring area, and about £188,000 from further away.

Yardley-Whittlewood RidgeNo habitat banks sell units inside Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge, so every unit here comes with the multiplier.

Most common prices in Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge, its neighbours and East Midlands, + VAT, November 2026.

Where Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge developers bought units

Fewer than five developments in Yardley-Whittlewood Ridge 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 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 keeps getting cheaper

£23,500

a unit of Other Neutral Grassland in the North, down 16% from £27,825 in February 2024

£27,825Feb 2024£23,500Oct 2026

North of England, one off-site unit, + VAT. BNG Pricing Report, 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