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Garden Offices in Ireland, Sized and Priced

Tell us what the office is for and see the size that fits, what it costs and whether it needs planning permission. Then one local garden office company rings you with a price.

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  • €6,700 to €10,500a one-desk office pod, insulated and put up
  • €13,390 to €16,720an office for two desks, 12 to 16 m²
  • 30 m²of garden buildings allowed without planning permission
  • 736,110people in Ireland work from home

What a garden office looks like

Outside, inside, and at the size most people pick.

a flat-roofed garden office in dark cladding with glass doors, at the end of a fenced back garden
A flat-roofed office at the end of a back garden: dark cladding, glass doors, and lawn left in front of it.
a desk and chair beside a daybed under a wide window, inside a timber-lined garden office
Inside a small one: a desk under the window, a seat beside it, timber on the walls.
a dark timber building with its glass doors lit from inside, on a lawn at dusk
A bigger building with glass doors in the middle and a window each side. Light inside at dusk shows how much of the front is glass.

Size your garden office

Four taps: what it's for, the garden, the finish and what's there already. You see the size that fits, our price for it and whether it needs planning permission. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one garden office company that covers your county to ring you.

What is the office for?

Pick the nearest. It decides the size.

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From a spare corner of the garden to a working desk

  1. A man with a laptop at a desk in a timber-lined room, sunlight coming through a glass wall1Size it in four tapsWhat it's for, the garden, the finish and what's there already. You see the size, our price and the planning answer.
  2. Cedar-clad walls and a wide window beside a timber deck2One company rings youOne garden office company that covers your county. They look at the garden and the way in, and give you a written price.
  3. A dark timber building with its glass doors lit from inside, on a lawn at dusk3Built, wired, readyThe base, the building, the power and the data cable. Nothing is ordered until you say yes.

What garden offices cost

WhatTypical costWhat moves the price
A one-desk office pod, 6 to 9 m²€6,700 to €10,5003 × 2 m up to 3 × 3 m. Insulated timber, put up. Base and power extra
An office for two desks, 12 to 16 m²€13,390 to €16,7204 × 3 m to 4 × 4 m. The insulation, the doors and the glass
A 20 m² office, 5 × 4 m€15,200 to €22,000Triple glazing and thicker insulation sit at the top
Fully fitted, 12 to 16 m²€25,250 to €27,500Insulated, wired, lined and floored, ready to work in
Fully fitted, 20 m²€32,000The same finish on a bigger floor
The base€800 to €2,500Ground screws, a slab or pads. A slope costs more
Electrics inside the office€600 to €1,200Sockets, lights and a small fuse board
The power cable from the housefrom €15 a metreDistance to the fuse board, and what the trench crosses

Our price guide for Ireland. Ask whether VAT is in the price. Many list prices leave it out. Ask what the price includes: the base, the cable from the house and the inside finish.

Garden offices, explained

Costs, sizes, pods, insulation, planning and studios.

A flat-roofed garden office in dark cladding at the end of a back gardenWhat a garden office costsEvery size, priced. A one-desk pod is €6,700 to €10,500.A small black cabin with a glazed frontOffice podsOne desk, 6 to 9 m². The smallest building that works all year.Charred black timber cladding with a window and a wall lampInsulated officesWalls, floor, roof and glass. What to ask for in millimetres.A long, low building in black metal cladding on a lawnPlanning permission30 m² for all garden buildings together, 3 m high, behind the house.A desk and chair under a wide window inside a timber-lined garden officeWhat size to getOne desk, two desks, or a desk and a meeting table.Two dark green timber buildings joined by a deckGarden studiosMusic, art and treatment rooms. What changes from an office.

Why the desk is moving out to the garden

  • 736,110people who work from home, some or all of the week
  • 63%of Irish homes have three bedrooms or fewer
  • 46%of workers in Dublin work from home, the highest share
  • 276,264people travel an hour or more to work, school or college

736,110 people in Ireland work from home for some or all of the week (Census 2022). That is 36% of everyone at work who answered the question. Most of them do it from a kitchen table or a bedroom, because 63% of homes have three bedrooms or fewer and the spare room is already somebody's.

A garden office is the fix that doesn't touch the house. It is a small insulated building at the end of the garden with its own door, power and a wired connection. You walk to it in the morning and shut it in the evening. An outdoor office, a garden office pod and a home office pod are the same thing at different sizes.

The share working from home runs from 46% in Dublin to 23% in Monaghan. Your county's own numbers are on its page.

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Questions people ask

How much does a garden office cost in Ireland?

A one-desk office pod of 6 to 9 m² is €6,700 to €10,500, insulated and put up. An office for two desks, 12 to 16 m², is €13,390 to €16,720. Fully fitted, wired and floored, 12 to 16 m² is €25,250 to €27,500. Add €800 to €2,500 for the base. The cost guide has every size.

Do I need planning permission for a garden office?

Usually not. It has to sit behind or beside the house, be no more than 3 m high with a flat roof, leave 25 m² of open garden, and all the garden buildings together can't pass 30 m². See the planning rules.

What size garden office do I need?

One desk fits in 6 to 9 m². Two desks need 12 to 16 m². A desk and a meeting table need 16 to 20 m². The size guide has the floor plans in plain numbers.

Can I work in it all year?

Yes, if the walls, floor and roof are insulated and the glass is double glazed. Heating one in winter runs to about €20 to €40 a month. See insulated garden offices.

How does it get power and broadband?

An armoured cable from the house's fuse board, buried in a trench, with a data cable laid beside it. The cable is from €15 a metre and the electrics inside are €600 to €1,200. See electrics and broadband.

How long does it take?

Most of the wait is the making. On site, the building is usually up within a week, with the base and the cable trench done before it. See how long it takes.

Do you cover my county?

Yes, all 26. Each request goes to one garden office company that covers your county. See every county.

Who comes out?

One garden office company that covers your county. One company only, not a list.

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