Fencing in Kettering
Closeboard and slatted fencing for Kettering's terraces, villas and new estates, with posts set for ironstone, clay or compacted new-build subsoil.
Closeboard timber in Kettering is typically £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, and slatted composite or aluminium costs from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. Both are guides until we confirm in writing. On new estates such as Hanwood Park, the thing to watch is compacted subsoil under thin topsoil, which every post has to get through.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Ironstone and clay; compacted new-build plots
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Our 2026 guide prices. Your fixed price comes in writing after the site visit. Full breakdown: fencing cost guide.
Fencing in Kettering
Kettering's boundaries vary with the age of the house. Victorian and Edwardian terraces near the centre often have narrow gardens with tall walls on one side and an old fence on the other. Villas along the Headlands have longer, wider plots. Interwar and post-war estates, Barton Seagrave and the growing Hanwood Park development each have their own pattern, with Hanwood Park plots often finished with basic panels the owners want to upgrade.
We build closeboard timber fencing on concrete posts with gravel boards, and composite or aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts. For a terrace garden, a slatted panel can make a small space feel tidier and more private. For a long villa garden, closeboard on concrete posts is usually the sensible choice for the main run, with a slatted screen closer to the house. A matching gate across the side passage finishes the job neatly.
What makes Kettering different
Ground around Kettering ranges from ironstone to clay, and on new-build plots it is often compacted subsoil under a thin layer of topsoil. That compacted layer is hard to dig and does not drain, so we break through it and set each post in concrete at the right depth. Kettering has 26 conservation areas and several site-specific Article 4 directions covering individual streets or buildings, so for any boundary facing the road we check your address first.
A typical Kettering job is a Victorian terrace or 1930s semi with a rear garden fence that has blown or rotted in places. We take out the run, set concrete posts, fit gravel boards and closeboard, and add a gate where the garden meets a rear alley or side path.
Sources: North Northamptonshire Article 4 directions · Hanwood Park.
Permissions in Kettering
- PlanningA fence, wall or gate is normally permitted development up to 2m high, or 1m where it sits next to a road or footpath used by vehicles. Listed buildings need consent, and some estates have planning conditions on front boundaries. Listed buildings and the Kettering conservation area have tighter rules, so we check your address before anything is designed. Planning Portal: fences, gates and walls
- TreesTrees in a conservation area need six weeks' notice before work, and protected trees need consent; both are free. North Northamptonshire: tree protection
- Design and priceWe measure up, check the ground and the planning position, and give you one fixed written price.
Rules checked October 2026.
What you get in Kettering
- Compacted subsoil broken through on Hanwood Park plots
- Address checked against Kettering's site-specific Article 4 directions
- Slatted panels to tidy narrow terrace gardens
- Long Headlands gardens run on concrete posts
- Concrete or aluminium posts set in concrete at the right depth
- Gravel boards so timber never sits in the soil
- Composite and aluminium slatted panels that never need painting
The specification
- Old fence taken down and away
- Post holes dug to depth and posts set in concrete
- Gravel boards fitted along the run
- Panels or boards fixed and capped
- Gates hung and latched
- Five year workmanship guarantee in writing
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