Anyone know anything about hedging?

[Black_S3]

I'm looking at planting a 30m hedge around the front of my house.

What I need is something that:
tolerates a windy site (not coastal, but 40-50mph wind is not uncommon & it is all in full sun at least 1/2 the day).
100% evergreen as I don't want to be raking up leaves.
Doesn't grow too fast as I I'd prefer to wait for it to establish over having Lelandi type maintenance.
Ideal final height somewhere between 1.3M & 1.7M
Provides decent screening without needing too much width.
Preferably available as bare root to keep it cheap.

So far bare root 40/60cm Yew@ £3 odd a plant seems the best bet, are there any other options to consider?

Also, does anyone have any idea what width a 1.5m single row yew hedge would roughly be?

Thanks!