Fencing in Uppingham
Fences for Uppingham's slopes, courtyards and hilltop gardens, stepped or raked to the ground and built on properly set posts.
For an Uppingham garden, budget £80–£100 per metre supplied and fitted on concrete posts for closeboard timber, or from about £240 per metre fitted at 1.8m high for slatted composite or aluminium. We fix the price in writing after visiting. Slopes are the main local issue, so most runs here are stepped or raked to follow the ground.
- Closeboard, fitted
- £80–£100 per metre
- Planning
- Not needed up to 2m (1m by a road)
- Ground
- Northampton Sand ironstone; variable, sloping
- 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 Uppingham
Uppingham is a hilltop town, and that shapes almost every fence we put up here. Gardens fall away from the house, run across a slope or sit a level above the neighbour, so a boundary rarely runs flat for long. Around the High Street and the Market Place, many properties have rear courtyards rather than gardens, where a neat screen matters more than length. On the roads out and the estates to the north and east, it is longer side and rear runs.
For courtyards we often suggest composite or aluminium slatted panels, which give privacy without the heavy look of solid boards and never need painting. For longer boundaries, closeboard timber on concrete posts with gravel boards is the value choice. Either way we work out whether to step the panels or rake them to follow the ground, and we match side gates and screens so the finish carries through. Where a run meets a neighbour's wall, we finish against it neatly.
What makes Uppingham different
Uppingham stands on Northampton Sand ironstone, which usually drains better than the clay around Oakham but changes from one end of a street to the other. Posts are set in concrete at the right depth for what we find when we dig. The bigger issue is the fall: water runs downhill across gardens, so a gravel board at the bottom of a slope needs to sit right, and the steps in a stepped fence need to leave no awkward gaps. The historic centre is a conservation area, so the usual limits apply there.
A typical Uppingham job is a family house on one of the roads out of town with a garden that drops away from the back door. It means removing old panels, setting concrete posts down the slope, stepping closeboard panels evenly with gravel boards under each one, and finishing with a gate to the side of the house.
Sources: Rutland conservation areas and Article 4 list · Historic England: building stones of Rutland.
Permissions in Uppingham
- 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 Uppingham 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 Uppingham
- Stepped or raked runs worked out for Uppingham's slopes
- Slatted screens sized for tight town-centre courtyards
- Village Article 4 rules checked for road-facing fences nearby
- Posts set to suit variable ironstone ground
- 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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