Fencing & Gates by Property Type
Boundary specs suited to how your property is actually built — conservation constraints, shared access, new-build clay, damp period brickwork and more.
Fencing & Gates for Victorian Terraces
Victorian terraces bring narrow rear access, low brick front boundaries and party-wall style rear fences shared with neighbours either side — access and boundary ownership drive the spec more than the garden itself.
Fencing & Gates for 1930s Semi-Detached Homes
1930s semis typically have a side access gate between the house and boundary and a wider, more regular rear garden than a Victorian terrace — the spec question is usually driveway/side gate first, boundary fencing second.
Fencing & Gates for Edwardian Terraces
Edwardian terraces sit close in layout to their Victorian neighbours but usually have a slightly wider frontage and deeper front garden, giving more scope for a considered front boundary as well as the rear fence.
Fencing & Gates for New-Build Estate Homes
Developer-installed fencing on new-build estates is usually built to a minimum spec intended to last just past handover — most owners are quoting us within 3–5 years to replace panels that are already racking or greying badly.
Fencing for Flats, Maisonettes & Shared Gardens
Flat and maisonette gardens usually involve a freeholder or management company, a smaller demarcated amenity space rather than a full garden, and sign-off requirements before any boundary work starts.
Fencing & Decking for Sloping Gardens
A sloping garden forces a choice between a stepped fence (level bays, small drops between) and a raked fence (rails follow the slope) — the wrong choice for your slope angle causes gaps, awkward gates and drainage problems.
Fencing & Gates for Corner Plots
Corner plots carry more total boundary length than a standard mid-terrace or semi, and any boundary near a road junction has to respect sightline requirements that don't apply away from the corner.
Fencing for Long, Narrow Gardens
A long, narrow garden has proportionally more boundary length per usable square metre than a square plot, and often benefits from internal zoning fencing as much as the perimeter boundary itself.
Fencing & Gates in Conservation Areas
Conservation area status can remove permitted development rights that apply elsewhere, meaning boundary changes that would need no permission on a normal street may need a council check here.
Fencing & Gates for Listed & Period Properties
A listed building's curtilage — including some boundary structures — can itself be protected, meaning listed building consent may be needed even for work that would be unregulated at a neighbouring unlisted house.
Fencing & Gates for Rear Alley Access Properties
A rear alley gives useful material access for fencing work, but it also means the rear boundary is a genuine security line facing a semi-public route rather than a private neighbour's garden.
Fencing, Gates & Decking for Large Detached Gardens
A large detached garden rarely needs a single fencing spec — different boundary sections and different zones (driveway, rear garden, side access) often justify genuinely different materials within the same project.
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