South East England GDV Calculator (BCIS Q2 2026)

South East England BCIS Q2-2026: 2,350 to 3,200 £/sqm. GDV 420 to 680 £/sqft. Surrey, Kent and Sussex commuter belt pulls the mid band high; coastal Sussex and Hampshire anchor the floor.

BCIS Q2 2026 band

  • Low: 2,350 £/sqm
  • Mid: 2,700 £/sqm
  • High: 3,200 £/sqm
  • Regional index (UK = 100): 107

GDV working band

Resale GDV 420 to 680 £/sqft (low to high). Mid 525 £/sqft. Sense-check against current Land Registry Price Paid postcode-area aggregates before committing a bid.

Surrey, Kent, Sussex commuter belt premium versus coastal Sussex/Hampshire.

Viability culture

  • Most SE councils have adopted CIL and reference the 17.5 percent PoGDV PPG-Viability benchmark.
  • Sevenoaks, Guildford, Tunbridge Wells and Wokingham operate strict small-sites thresholds.

Working GDV anchors

  • Surrey commuter belt: £520 to £680/sqft.
  • Coastal Sussex / Hants: £420 to £525/sqft.
  • Always sense-check with Land Registry Price Paid before bidding.

Open the workbench with these rates

Inputs
MAX LAND BID£330,287At 20% profit on cost, 9 units, 950 sqft GIA each.
MARGINAL
GDV£3,815,438
Build cost£2,144,666
Prof fees£257,360
s106/CIL/BNG£108,000
Contingency£188,252
Finance interest£192,252
Target profit£578,106
Total costs (excl land)£2,890,530
Senior debt @ LTGDV£2,480,034
PoC18.5%
PoGDV15.6%
LTC77.0%
Sensitivity (PoC %)
Build -5%Build +5%Build +10%Build +15%Build +20%
GDV -15%18%7%2%-2%-6%
GDV -10%19%13%8%4%-0%
GDV -5%18%20%14%10%5%
GDV 0%18%19%20%15%11%
GDV +5%17%18%19%20%16%

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.