Fencing prices for Great Yarmouth homes
Fencing cost calculator for Great Yarmouth
How much should a fence cost? Tap any of the twelve jobs below. Up comes the price range a published UK guide gives for it, a typical figure where the guide has one, and a link so you can check it.
There is nothing to type. If the figure looks workable, the form under the result asks a local fencer to price your own job.
Find a typical fencing price
Tap whichever job is most like your own. Some jobs then ask for a length or a number of panels, because the guides give separate figures for each.
Every figure is a typical UK guide price from the published guide named with it. Not one is a price for your fence. Your own price turns on the length and height of the fence, the posts you choose, the ground they go into and how easy it is to reach the boundary.
All the fencing guide prices together
| Job | UK guide price |
|---|---|
| New timber panel fence for a typical gardenA new fence of standard wooden panels along a 10 to 15 metre garden boundary, with materials and labour. The guide gives about £1,500 as its average fence installation. | £1,200 to £1,800typical about £1,500 |
| Closeboard (feather edge) fence: 15 metresFeather edge fencing built on site over 15 metres, with VAT. The lower figure is the fence fitted and the higher figure adds taking away the old one. The installer who publishes the table describes these as 2023 costs. | £930 to £998 |
| Closeboard (feather edge) fence: 21 metresFeather edge fencing built on site over 21 metres, with VAT. The lower figure is the fence fitted and the higher figure adds taking away the old one. The installer who publishes the table describes these as 2023 costs. | £1,302 to £1,397 |
| Closeboard (feather edge) fence: 30 metresFeather edge fencing built on site over 30 metres, with VAT. The lower figure is the fence fitted and the higher figure adds taking away the old one. The installer who publishes the table describes these as 2023 costs. | £1,860 to £1,995 |
| Composite fencing: 10 metres (6 panels)Composite fencing over 10 metres, fully installed with panels, posts and labour. | £950 to £1,500 |
| Composite fencing: 15 metres (8 panels)Composite fencing over 15 metres, fully installed with panels, posts and labour. | £1,250 to £1,900 |
| Composite fencing: 25 metres (14 panels)Composite fencing over 25 metres, fully installed with panels, posts and labour. | £2,150 to £3,350 |
| Replacing one wooden fence panelSwapping a single damaged wooden panel for a new one, with labour and materials. | £110 to £220 |
| Re-setting or replacing a fence postDigging out a loose or snapped post and setting it again, or putting in a new one, with labour and materials. | £160 to £265 |
| Replacing a few damaged fence boardsPutting new wooden boards in place of a few broken ones, with labour and materials. | £100 to £200 |
| Taking down an old fence: About 11 metres (6 panels)A fence installer's charge for half a day taking down about 11 metres of fence. Skip hire or tip charges for the waste may be on top. | £150 to £200 |
| Taking down an old fence: About 15 metres (8 panels)A fence installer's charge for a full day taking down about 15 metres of fence. Skip hire or tip charges for the waste may be on top. | £300 to £400 |
| Staining a fence: 8 panels, 2 metres highOil stain on eight panels 2 metres high, a job of four to six hours, with stain and labour. | £140 to £190 |
| Staining a fence: 12 panels, 2 metres highOil stain on twelve panels 2 metres high, about a day's work, with stain and labour. | £190 to £270 |
| Garden gate, fittedGarden gate installation. The low figure is a metal gate of standard size and the high figure is a pair of wooden gates across a drive. The guide's average is £400. | £175 to £750typical about £400 |
| Manual driveway gatesDriveway gates opened by hand. The guide's headline range for driveway gates is £700 to £2,500, and its range for manual gates runs up to £3,500 depending on material and size. | £700 to £3,500 |
| Electric sliding gateAn electric sliding gate, installed. The guide puts the average at about £4,250 and says the work takes two to five days. | £2,500 to £6,000typical about £4,250 |
| Steel fencing: Front garden, 18 feet long and 3 feet highSteel fencing along an 18 foot front garden at 3 feet high, from the guide's table of total costs. | £395 to £1,350 |
| Steel fencing: Back garden, 30 feet long and 6 feet highSteel fencing along a 30 foot back garden at 6 feet high, from the guide's table of total costs. | £660 to £2,250 |
Every figure is a typical UK guide price from the published guide named with it. Not one is a price for your fence. Your own price turns on the length and height of the fence, the posts you choose, the ground they go into and how easy it is to reach the boundary.
Where each fencing figure was read
- MyJobQuote fence installation cost guide
- Fence Installers feather edge cost per metre guide
- MyJobQuote composite fencing cost guide
- MyJobQuote fence repair cost guide
- MyJobQuote fence removal cost guide
- MyJobQuote fence staining and painting cost guide
- Checkatrade garden gate installation cost guide
- MyBuilder driveway gate cost guide
- PriceYourJob electric sliding gate cost guide
- MyJobQuote metal fence cost guide
How to use these figures
Think of each range as a pair of goalposts. A quote inside it is in normal territory. A quote well outside it deserves a question, which may have a good answer.
Each result has a short note beneath it, and it is worth a glance. Some figures cover materials and labour together. The fence removal figures are labour for a set amount of time. The closeboard figures come from one installer's own price table, which it describes as 2023 costs, so expect today's prices to sit above them.
No job is on the list unless a guide we opened gives a clear figure for it. Where a guide only prices a set length, that length is shown and nothing has been scaled up or down.
What moves a fencing price in Great Yarmouth
Length and height
More fence costs more, and a six foot fence uses more timber and longer posts than a four foot one.
Posts and gravel boards
Concrete posts and concrete gravel boards add to the bill and take longer to fit. On an exposed coast they are often money well spent.
The old fence
Taking down and carting away what is there is a job in itself, more so when old posts are set in big lumps of concrete.
Getting to the boundary
A garden reached only through the house, or with no parking close by, takes longer. So does a boundary thick with shrubs or built up against sheds.
The ground
Soft, sandy or made-up ground needs deeper holes and more concrete. Tree roots and buried rubble slow the digging.
From a published range to a figure for your fence
A fencer needs the length, the height and a look at the posts to give a firm figure. Pace the boundary out or count the panels before you fill in the form.
Then ask for the quote in writing, with the panel type, the posts, the gravel boards and removal of the old fence each named. Our guide to choosing a fencer in Great Yarmouth lists what to check, and fencing prices in Great Yarmouth explains hourly, daily and per metre figures.
Common questions
How much should I budget for a new fence?
MyJobQuote's fence installation guide gives an average of about £1,500 and a range of £1,200 to £1,800 for a typical 10 to 15 metre garden with standard wooden panels. Composite fencing over 15 metres is £1,250 to £1,900 in its composite guide. Allow more for concrete posts, extra height and removal of the old fence.
Are these Great Yarmouth prices?
No. They are UK guide prices, because nobody publishes fencing prices for Great Yarmouth alone. They give you a sensible range to hold a local quote against.
Why does closeboard show two figures so close together?
The installer's table gives one price for the fence fitted and a second, slightly higher, with the old fence taken away. Those two figures are shown as the range.
Fencing services in Great Yarmouth
- Fence panelsNew panel fences fitted and tired panels swapped.
- Closeboard fencingFeather edge timber fencing built on site for exposed gardens.
- Fence repairs and storm damageBlown-out panels, snapped boards and leaning runs put right.
- Garden and driveway gatesSide gates, drive gates and electric gates hung true.