Fencing Cost Calculator
Expect to pay £100–£180 per 6ft panel fitted including posts, gravel boards and labour — roughly £60–£110 per metre supplied and installed. A typical 15-metre garden boundary lands around £1,500–£2,700, depending on the fence type, post material and how much old fencing has to come out first. This calculator uses the figures published in our fencing cost guide, adjusted for your region, so you get a realistic estimate in about 30 seconds before you start getting quotes.
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How this calculator works
Every figure in this calculator is the one published in the cost table on our fencing guide. Pick the option that matches your job and the calculator returns that published range, adjusted for your region - it does not model anything the guide does not already say.
That is deliberate. A calculator whose rates drift from the page it sits under is worse than no calculator, because two numbers on the same site disagree.
What it cannot know: access, the condition of what is already there, and anything structural. Those are what separate three real quotes from each other.
Published fencing costs (2026)
| Option | Typical 2026 cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| London & South East | £110–£150 | |
| South West | £95–£135 | |
| East of England | £95–£130 | |
| Midlands | £85–£120 | |
| North of England | £80–£115 | |
| Wales | £80–£120 | |
| Scotland | £85–£125 |
These are the figures from our fencing cost guide.
Who owns the fence, and how high you can build it
Two questions catch people out before the panels even arrive. First, whose fence is it? There is no rule that you own the one on the left or the right — that is a myth. The only reliable answer is your title plan: the boundaries you are responsible for are usually marked with a “T” pointing into your property, and you can pull the plan from the Land Registry for a few pounds. If a neighbour shares the boundary, a quick conversation now saves an awkward one later.
Second, how high? You can normally put up a fence up to two metres without planning permission, but the limit drops to one metre if it borders a road or a footpath alongside one — the Planning Portal has the detail, and a conservation area or a listed property can change the rules again. It is also worth deciding on gravel boards and concrete posts up front: they cost a little more but keep the timber off wet ground, which is what usually rots a fence first. For the full breakdown see our fencing cost guide or browse the landscaping hub.
Fencing calculator — FAQs
If only a panel or two has failed and the posts are sound, repairing is far cheaper — swapping a single panel costs roughly £40–£90 fitted. But once several posts have rotted at the base, or more than a third of the run is failing, a full replacement usually works out better value because the labour to piecemeal-repair adds up. As a rule of thumb, if repairs would cost more than about half the price of a new fence, replace it.
Usually not. Fences up to 2m high are permitted development, dropping to 1m next to a road or vehicle-access footpath. You will need permission for anything taller, and possibly at any height if you are in a conservation area or next to a listed building. Always measure from ground level and include any trellis topper in the total height.
There is no universal left-or-right rule — that’s a common myth. Ownership is set by your title deeds and Transfer plan, where boundaries you maintain are often marked with a “T” on your side of the line. Check your Land Registry title plan, and if it’s genuinely unmarked the boundary may be shared, in which case costs are typically split by agreement rather than obligation.
It depends heavily on type and posts. Cheap overlap panels on timber posts last 8–12 years; closeboard on concrete posts with gravel boards lasts 15–25 years; composite lasts 20–30 years and metal railings 25–40 years. Concrete posts and gravel boards are the single biggest factor in longevity because they stop rot at ground level.
Related cost guides
- Fencing cost guide — The full price guide
- All landscaping services — Browse the hub
- All BestBuilders services — Every trade we cover
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