Fencing in Basford

Fencing and Gates in Basford

Basford is really two jobs in one area. Around New Basford and Basford Gate the housing is late Victorian and Edwardian terracing built for the lace trade and the factories — small rear yards, brick boundary walls, and access down a shared entry or through the house. Out toward Old Basford and Cinderhill it opens up into interwar semis with side gates, driveways and gardens long enough for a proper fence run.

The terraces are the ones that need thinking about. A standard 6ft fence panel is about 1.83m wide; a Victorian entry is frequently under a metre. Panels go through on edge, or they do not go through at all, and on some jobs the only sensible answer is closeboard built in situ — posts, rails and featheredge boards carried through individually and assembled in the garden. It costs a little more in labour and it is the difference between a fence that fits and a fence that never arrives.

Brick is the other Basford feature. Plenty of boundaries here are low walls, some of them missing the railings that were taken for the war effort and never replaced. Where the wall is sound, wall-top railings or trellis add height and privacy without the cost of rebuilding. Where it is bowing, it needs taking down properly rather than fixing a fence to it.

What We Install in Basford

Access: The Part That Decides the Price in a Basford Terrace

When we survey a terrace off Percy Street, Bagnall Road or the New Basford grid, the first thing we look at is not the boundary — it is how materials get to it. There are usually three answers, and they price very differently.

• Shared entry. Workable if it is wide enough to turn a panel on edge, but it is shared, which means agreeing timing with a neighbour and not blocking it all day. Concrete posts are heavy and awkward down an entry; timber posts are sometimes the more sensible choice purely on handling.
• Through the house. Doable and we do it regularly — dust sheets down, boards carried individually. Built-in-situ closeboard suits this far better than pre-made panels.
• Rear lane. Best case where one exists, though parking a van close enough is not guaranteed.

None of this is a reason to put a job off. It is a reason to have someone look at it before quoting, which is why the free measured survey matters more on a terrace than it does on a semi. A price given over the phone for a terrace boundary is a guess.

Getting Rid of an Old Fence in Basford

Basford is Nottingham City, so your tip is Redfield Road on Lenton Industrial Estate, NG7 2UJ. It is city residents only and staff may ask for a driving licence — and a city address will not get you into the Nottinghamshire County sites. Trade waste is not accepted.

For a terrace, though, the real problem is not the tip. It is that there is nowhere to put the old fence in the meantime. No front garden, no drive, and a pile of broken panels in a shared entry is nobody's idea of a good week. The garden waste bin will not take timber either — and the city subscription only runs April to December, fortnightly to October then one collection each in November and December, with nothing from January to March.

We take it all with us the same day. We are a registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286, so disposal is documented and nothing is left behind. If you would prefer to handle it yourself, we will price the job without removal.

Fence Heights and Permission

Permitted development in England generally allows 2 metres at a rear or side boundary and 1 metre where the boundary fronts a highway — which includes a footpath alongside a road. That 1 metre limit catches a lot of Basford front boundaries, because terraces here open straight onto the pavement.

Parts of Old Basford also sit within or near a conservation area, where permitted development rights can be tighter and the appearance of a front boundary matters more — worth confirming for your specific address before ordering. We are not planning consultants; Nottingham City Council's planning team will tell you where your property stands, free of charge.

Why Choose Nottingham Fencing

We are a local, family-run firm run by founders Adam and Stephen, based on Beechdale Road with over 15 years' experience fencing across the city. Basford is a ten minute run for us, which matters on jobs where materials have to come in a load at a time.

• Built to fit, not cut to fit. Where access rules out pre-made panels we build closeboard in situ, and gates are made to your opening rather than trimmed from stock.
• The old fence goes with us. Registered waste carrier, licence CBDU474286 — nothing left in the entry or the yard.
• Measured before it is priced. Especially on terraces, where access and ground levels change the job more than the length does.
• Supply only if you want it. Panels, posts, gravel boards and trellis delivered locally if you are fitting it yourself.
• Insured and guaranteed. Public liability insurance in place and a 12 month guarantee on our work.*
• Reviewed by the people we have worked for. 4.9 out of 5 from over 160 Google reviews.

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Areas We Cover Near Basford

Basford sits in the middle of a good part of our week:

Fencing in Basford — Common Questions