Fencing in Oakham
Closeboard, composite and aluminium slatted fencing for Oakham gardens, with posts concreted to suit the wet Vale of Catmose clay.
Expect closeboard timber fencing in Oakham to cost £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts, with composite or aluminium slatted panels from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high. These are guide prices, confirmed in writing after our visit. The local priority is the wet Vale of Catmose clay, so post depth and gravel boards come first.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Vale of Catmose clay; slow to drain
- 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 Oakham
Oakham gardens are bounded in three very different ways. Around the castle, All Saints and the Market Place, many rear plots already have stone walls, and a fence tends to run off one or sit alongside it. Behind the Victorian and interwar houses off Brooke Road, Braunston Road and Burley Road, long narrow gardens need a straight, solid run down each side. On the Barleythorpe and Oakham Heights estates, the builder's original panels are often the first thing owners want replaced.
We build two kinds of fence. The first is closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards, the best-value option and a long-lasting one when the posts are right. The second is composite or aluminium slatted fencing on aluminium posts, which costs more but never needs painting. Both can be matched with gates, privacy screens and LED-lit capping, so a side passage, a rear boundary and a patio screen can all be finished in the same style.
What makes Oakham different
Much of Oakham sits on the heavy clay of the Vale of Catmose, and that clay stays wet through the winter. Timber left in contact with it does not last, which is why every closeboard run we build here sits on gravel boards above the soil, with concrete posts set in concrete at the right depth. Oakham is also named in Rutland's flood strategy as a surface water risk area, so on low gardens we think about where water will go before we close off a boundary with solid boards.
A typical Oakham job is replacing tired panels along both sides and the back of a semi or detached house garden, often on one of the newer estates or behind an interwar house off Burley Road. It usually means taking out the old panels and posts, setting new concrete posts, fitting gravel boards and closeboard, and adding a side gate to the drive.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas · Rutland flood risk strategy.
Permissions in Oakham
- 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 Oakham 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. Rutland County Council: tree works
- 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 Oakham
- Gravel boards keep timber clear of Oakham's wet clay
- Post depth judged on the ground we find, not a standard hole
- Builder-grade estate panels at Barleythorpe and Oakham Heights replaced
- Fences run neatly up to existing stone walls in the old town
- 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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Driveway — Google review
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