Fence Panels

Buy Fence Panels for Smart, Secure and Straightforward Garden Privacy

Ready to upgrade your boundary with fence panels that look the part and work hard every day? At East Coast Fencing you’ll find pressure‑treated wooden fence panels designed for British gardens—robust, reliable and simple to install as part of a complete fencing system. Whether you prefer the strength and quiet of traditional closeboard, the classic value of waney lap, or contemporary slatted and decorative designs, our range helps you create a tidy, long‑lived boundary with a calm skyline and everyday practicality. Explore the styles below, pair your chosen panels with compatible posts, protective gravel boards and neat capping, and checkout with confidence—free delivery applies on orders £99+.

Choose the Right Fence Panels for Your Plot

Your fence does more than mark a boundary: it sets the tone for the whole garden. Some spaces need dense screening and storm‑ready stiffness; others benefit from airflow and dappled light; frontages often call for a friendlier look. Start by thinking about your privacy goals, wind exposure, neighbourly sightlines and how you actually use the space—cooking, dining, playing, storing bins or bikes. The good news is that every design language has a place, and our range of fence panels is built to integrate cleanly with standard UK bay centres for quick planning and repeatable results.

Closeboard Strength: Solid Privacy with a Calm Skyline

If privacy, stiffness and long service are your priorities, step into our closeboard fence panels. The vertically clad face delivers dense, reassuring screening that feels quiet in wind and looks composed from the house and the street. Closeboard suits side and rear boundaries, overlooked patios and busy gardens where a solid, weighty panel makes daily life calmer. To refine the look, finish the run with a simple capping rail and repeat the stain across gates and posts so everything reads as one designed system.

Modern Lines with Airflow: Slatted Panels that Feel Calm, Not Closed

Prefer a clean, contemporary look with gentle shadow gaps and a lighter feel? Horizontal slats visually widen narrow plots and sit beautifully beside porcelain paving, rendered walls and modern planting. For refined screening that softens sightlines while keeping spaces sociable, explore our single slatted fence panels. Where stronger privacy is needed without building a “sail”, our double slatted fence panels add rear slats to block direct views while bleeding wind—ideal for hot tubs, urban terraces and exposed side returns where comfort and calm matter in all seasons.

Pattern and Personality: Decorative Panels that Lift Kerb Appeal

Great boundaries don’t have to be plain. If you want privacy that feels welcoming rather than heavy, our decorative fence panels bring subtle pattern, proportion and dappled light. They’re a natural choice near seating areas and front gardens where presentation counts, and they pair easily with timber posts or slotted concrete posts for long, straight runs. Use decorative bays as feature moments in a larger scheme or carry them through a complete boundary to set a confident, neighbour‑friendly tone.

Value with a Familiar Look: The UK’s Favourite Overlap Style

Refreshing a long boundary on a sensible budget? Classic overlap construction keeps lines tidy without fuss and fits happily into most streetscapes. Our waney lap fence panels provide instant privacy with a familiar look that neighbours recognise and accept, making them a dependable choice for rental properties, family gardens and quick refresh projects. Protect the base with a gravel board, finish the top with capping and you’ll have a cohesive run that looks intentional and behaves well in day‑to‑day use.

Two‑Sided Smarts: Wind‑Friendly Panels for Exposed Plots

On breezy corridors or coastal sites, semi‑open designs reduce pressure on posts while maintaining comfortable screening. Our hit & miss fence panels alternate boards on both faces of the frame, creating a panel that reads solid head‑on but quietly bleeds wind through the gaps. Because both sides are finished, shared boundaries look considerate from either garden—a small design courtesy that pays back daily.

How to Plan Your Fence Panel Run

Start with the basics: walk the boundary and note ground levels, corners, gateways, services and planting you want to keep. Decide whether to step or rake the top line on sloping ground—both can look excellent if you commit and keep your base datum consistent. Measure carefully, allowing for posts at sensible centres; shorter bays often feel calmer in wind, while consistent centres make installation faster and the skyline straighter. Sketch where you’ll need privacy most (seating, windows, hot tubs) and where airflow matters (barbecues, side returns); then place your chosen panel styles to match—solid here, slatted or hit & miss there—so the whole garden feels deliberate.

Build as a System: Panels, Posts, Base Protection and Capping

Panels perform best when they’re part of a compatible set. Choose posts that suit your maintenance appetite and style; lift cladding clear of damp soil and splashback with a gravel board; and tie the skyline together with a simple capping rail that sheds water and hides tiny height variations. Use exterior‑grade fixings, align screw rows for tidy presentation and pre‑drill near edges to avoid splitting. Small disciplines add up to a quieter fence and years of low‑effort enjoyment.

Where Each Style Shines

Closeboard excels where you need dense privacy and a secure feel—around patios, bin stores and overlooked boundaries. Waney lap shines on long refresh projects, bringing good looks at a sensible price. Slatted panels feel wonderful near terraces and garden rooms, their horizontal rhythm widening space visually. Decorative panels add a sociable character to front gardens and feature sections. Hit & miss balances airflow and screening on exposed plots where pure solid fencing can feel busy in wind. Mix with intent—your best scheme is often a composed blend across the run rather than a single panel repeated everywhere.

Finish, Colour and Coordination

Pressure‑treated timber can be left to mellow for a relaxed, garden‑led look, stained brown to ground taller boundaries beside timber decks and clay brick, or finished in deep charcoal/soft black for crisp modern lines that make planting pop. Light tints brighten shaded side returns. Whatever you choose, repeat colour across posts, capping and any gate so everything reads as one designed composition from house and street.

Practical Tips for a Straight, Quiet Fence

Set end and corner posts first and pull a taut string at the final top height; this keeps long runs composed and makes every subsequent step faster. Form solid footings and tamp in lifts to remove voids; on soft ground, increase embedment and add a compacted granular base for stability. With slotted concrete posts, seat a gravel board and slide the panel above, packing level with compatible shims rather than improvised wedges that trap water; with timber posts, pre‑drill near edges and fix using exterior‑grade screws. Cap posts when you finish to protect end grain and complete the silhouette.

Privacy, Wind and Neighbourly Comfort

Think about how privacy works in daily life rather than just height. Solid panels next to seating and windows deliver calm; further along, introducing slatted or hit & miss bays preserves airflow and reduces pressure on posts. In tightly packed streets, decorative panels near the frontage strike a friendlier balance while keeping sightlines sensible. Pet owners often appreciate a slightly taller base board to tighten ground gaps and resist scuffs from mowers and strimmers—little details that make a family garden work better.

Care and Seasonal Checks

Timber rewards light‑touch care. Brush off leaves from rails each autumn, keep soil and mulch below the gravel board line and avoid aggressive jet‑washing close to joints—it can force water where you don’t want it. Inspect fixings every spring, tighten lightly and refresh breathable finishes as desired. When you make on‑site cuts or notches, seal fresh end grain before fixing. These small habits keep panels looking crisp and help the whole run stay quiet in wind.

Design Ideas That Earn Their Keep

Use slatted panels as a calm backdrop to architectural planting—grasses, olives and upright evergreens read beautifully against the horizontal rhythm. Crown a few privacy bays with decorative motifs near a terrace so evenings feel special without losing comfort. On long boundaries, repeat bay widths carefully and land feature moments—such as a change to a patterned panel—near transitions like a path or gate so the rhythm “resets” elegantly.

Buying Fence Panels: What to Look For

Quality shows. Straight stock, tidy fixings and consistent cladding are good signs; a fitted capping rail helps panels age gracefully and unifies the skyline. Pressure treatment protects against decay in UK conditions. When you compare styles, think like a builder: which panel solves the specific problem on that stretch of boundary—privacy here, airflow there, a friendlier look at the front—and which components will support it for years? Build the answer into your basket and the job on the day becomes more straightforward.

Gates, Corners and Service Runs

Where the line meets an entrance, keep bay widths even so the run feels intentional. Choose a gate style that carries your panel language through the access point—boarded for closeboard, slatted for contemporary schemes, or a lighter picket for friendly front paths—and hang with weather‑smart hardware. Around taps and downpipes, notch frames carefully, treat fresh cuts and leave service clearance for future maintenance. On corners, carry rail datums through so the silhouette remains continuous even as the boundary turns.

Make It Yours: Match Panels to Real Use

Families appreciate the immediate privacy and secure feel of closeboard near seating; keen cooks prefer a slatted section by the grill for ventilation; home workers might want a quieter, more solid backdrop near a garden office; a front garden benefits from decorative pattern or picket rhythm to keep things open and sociable. The right fence panels aren’t just a style choice—they’re a day‑to‑day improvement in how your garden functions.

Why Shop Fence Panels with East Coast Fencing

Your garden deserves components chosen for real UK conditions and everyday life. Our range of fence panels is built around practical installation—consistent sizing that works neatly with common bay centres—and a broader system of compatible posts, gravel boards and capping so you can plan and build with confidence. Free delivery on orders £99+ keeps checkout simple, and our selection spans the styles that British homeowners actually use and trust.

Find Your Style and Order Today

Start with the outcome you want, then pick the panel that delivers it. For rock‑steady privacy and a composed skyline, choose strong closeboard panels. For sleek, modern spaces where light and airflow matter, try single slatted panels or step up to double slatted panels when you need stronger screening. If you want pattern with a friendly feel, browse our decorative fence panel designs. For value with a familiar British look, go with waney lap panels. Exposed plot that still needs privacy? Balance both with hit & miss panels. Whatever you choose, build it as a system: pick suitable posts, add a gravel board to protect the base and finish with capping for tidy runoff and a unified top line.

A Quick Guide to Smoother Installs

Offer panels up dry to confirm centres before fixing; keep a small ground gap for airflow and easy mowing; reinforce hinge posts where gates hang; and align top capping carefully across bays so the skyline reads calm and intentional. Over paving or decking, bolt‑down shoes can hold short decorative screens; for tall privacy sections, concrete‑in posts remain the gold standard. When you switch styles along a run—say, from solid to slatted—do it at a logical transition like a gate or corner so the change feels designed rather than improvised.

Order Fence Panels Now

Browse the full range, choose the style that fits your home and add the right components to complete the system. With closeboard for strength, slatted for modern calm, decorative for lift and waney lap for value, you can tailor every stretch of the boundary to its job and your taste. Add your fence panels to basket today and enjoy the convenience of free delivery on orders £99+.