East of England GDV Calculator (BCIS Q2 2026)

East of England BCIS Q2-2026: 2,300 to 3,150 £/sqm. GDV 380 to 640 £/sqft. Cambridge growth corridor lifts mid; Norwich and Chelmsford anchor the floor.

BCIS Q2 2026 band

  • Low: 2,300 £/sqm
  • Mid: 2,650 £/sqm
  • High: 3,150 £/sqm
  • Regional index (UK = 100): 104

GDV working band

Resale GDV 380 to 640 £/sqft (low to high). Mid 470 £/sqft. Sense-check against current Land Registry Price Paid postcode-area aggregates before committing a bid.

Cambridge growth corridor lifts the mid band; Norwich and Chelmsford anchor the low band.

Cambridge growth corridor uplift

  • Cambridge South, Trumpington, Northstowe and Waterbeach carry a 10 to 25 percent GDV premium versus the regional mid.
  • Cambridgeshire CIL and the Cambridge Investment Plan stack costs on a typical scheme.

CIL across East councils

  • Cambridge, Huntingdonshire, South Cambridgeshire and Essex boroughs operate CIL.
  • Indicative rates run £100 to £250/sqm on Greenfield sites.

Open the workbench with these rates

Inputs
MAX LAND BID£8,152At 20% profit on cost, 9 units, 950 sqft GIA each.
MARGINAL
GDV£3,415,725
Build cost£2,104,950
Prof fees£252,594
s106/CIL/BNG£108,000
Contingency£184,916
Finance interest£188,845
Target profit£567,861
Total costs (excl land)£2,839,305
Senior debt @ LTGDV£2,220,221
PoC20.0%
PoGDV16.6%
LTC78.0%
Sensitivity (PoC %)
Build -5%Build +5%Build +10%Build +15%Build +20%
GDV -15%7%-2%-7%-11%-14%
GDV -10%14%3%-1%-5%-9%
GDV -5%20%9%4%-0%-4%
GDV 0%19%15%10%5%1%
GDV +5%18%20%15%10%6%

Cells show profit-on-cost percentage at each GDV stress / build-cost shock pair. Cells below your target PoC turn amber-warm; cells below 10 percent abort.

BCIS General Building Cost Index Q2 2026· Q2 2026Appraisal model reviewed by Oliver Wakefield-Smith (data integrity) with chartered-surveyor (MRICS) and CTA tax review. No affiliate links.