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A fence in a front garden isn't going to look good. If an older house,
a half wall and railings would be the way to go.

It's not a house. This is a respectable road, with very mixed
occupancy; garden fronts in sight from here include flat, wooden
palings, wooden planks, various low, middle, and high brick, some
including a topping of vegetation, all in various states of maintenance
- and our decrepit hedge. Wooden railings, with a thin flower-bed
behind would be adequate. There is no security aspect; there has always
been a gap at one end.

H'mmm - the cheapest option would I suppose be to saw the hedge down at
low-level and just plant low-growing stuff.

Sounds like an old street where people have just gone for the option which
suited them at the time

Personally, I'd go back to what the property was built with. A decent wall
etc will add to the value in most cases.

Very difficult to give any guide prices as it depends on what you choose.
Easy enough to price up a ready made fence using stock panels.

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