Everyone wants a price before they pick up the phone, and fair enough. Here is an honest guide to what fencing costs in South Wales — with the caveat that a real number always comes from seeing the garden, and that quote is free.
As a UK ballpark, garden fencing typically runs from around £45 a metre for basic panel fencing up to £85–£150 a metre for composite, supplied and fitted, with quality feather edge and closeboard around £55–£90 a metre. Those are 2025 trade-guide averages (Checkatrade, MyJobQuote), not a quote — the very cheapest panel jobs come in under them, and that is rather the point, because a fence set in properly dug, concreted posts and strained tight lasts years longer than a bargain run that leans after the first gale.
What actually moves your figure is the run length, the fence type, the ground (rock and clay slow everything and cost more), access, how many gates and corners there are, and whether the old fence needs removing. Ben builds at the quality end — posts dug deep and concreted, boards strained tight, built to a spec not the cheapest price — so expect the mid-to-upper of those ranges, and a fence that earns it by lasting.
Because so much depends on the garden, an honest price only comes from measuring it. Ben does that free: he walks the run, checks the ground and access, and gives you a written, itemised fixed price with no call-out fee and no obligation. That way you get a real number for your job, not a misleading per-metre headline.
As a UK ballpark, roughly £45/m for basic panels up to £85–£150/m for composite, supplied and fitted, with quality feather edge and closeboard around £55–£90/m (2025 trade-guide averages). Your real figure depends on the fence type, ground, access and gates — Ben measures up and quotes it free and fixed.
Because "fencing" covers everything from a cheap panel dropped in a shallow hole to board-by-board closeboard on deep concreted posts. A low quote usually means thinner materials and less groundwork, which is why it fails sooner. Compare what is actually being built, not just the price.
Yes — Ben's site visit and written itemised quote are completely free, with no call-out fee and no obligation. You get a real, fixed price for your specific job rather than a vague ballpark over the phone.
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No call-out fee, no obligation. Tell Ben what you are after and he will arrange a free site visit, then quote you a fixed price.