Garden Offices in County Louth
A garden office in Co. Louth costs €6,700 to €10,500 for a one-desk pod and €13,390 to €16,720 for an office of 12 to 16 m², insulated and put up. Fully fitted, 12 to 16 m² is €25,250 to €27,500. 15,614 people in Louth work from home, 30% of those at work.
Garden offices in Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee, Clogherhead, Dunleer and the rest of Co. Louth. Size yours and one company that covers Louth rings you.
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- 15,614people work from home, 30%
- 66%of homes have three bedrooms or fewer
- 831 mmof rain a year in Drogheda
- 1,951heating degree days a year in Drogheda
Garden office prices in Louth
| What | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| A one-desk office pod, 6 to 9 m² | €6,700 to €10,500 | 3 × 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 €16,720 | 4 × 3 m to 4 × 4 m. The insulation, the doors and the glass |
| A 20 m² office, 5 × 4 m | €15,200 to €22,000 | Triple glazing and thicker insulation sit at the top |
| Fully fitted, 12 to 16 m² | €25,250 to €27,500 | Insulated, wired, lined and floored, ready to work in |
| The base | €800 to €2,500 | Ground screws, a slab or pads. A slope costs more |
| Electrics inside the office | €600 to €1,200 | Sockets, lights and a small fuse board |
| The power cable from the house | from €15 a metre | Distance 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.
Working from home in Louth
15,614 people in Co. Louth work from home for some or all of the week (Census 2022). That is 30% of those at work who answered, the 12th highest share of the 26 counties. The national figure is 36%. 9,534 people in Louth spend an hour or more getting to work, school or college, each way. That is 12% of everyone who travels, the 7th highest share in the country. For a commuter county like this one, a day worked from the garden is two hours or more handed back.
Houses and gardens in Louth
45,783 households in Co. Louth live in a house or bungalow, 93% of all homes (Census 2022). Nearly every one has a garden of its own to build in. 66% of homes in Louth have three bedrooms or fewer, the 3rd highest share in the country. With that many smaller homes, a spare room for a desk is hard to come by. That is the gap a garden office fills.
Planning permission in Louth
The rules are national. A garden office in Co. Louth needs no planning permission when it meets all of these:
- Behind or beside the house. Never forward of the front wall.
- 30 m² in total. The office plus every shed, garage and greenhouse already in the garden. It was 25 m² until 2026.
- 25 m² of open space left. Private garden to the rear or side, after the office goes in.
- 3 m high at most. 4 m if it has a tiled or slated pitched roof.
- At the side of the house, the finish has to match the house.
- Not lived in. No bedroom, no letting. The use has to go with the house.
Louth County Council is the planning authority for the whole county. Not sure? Ask the council for a section 5 declaration: its answer in writing on whether your office is exempt. The fee is €80.
Rain, cold and broadband in Louth
| Town | Rain a year | December to February |
|---|---|---|
| Drogheda | 831 mm | 210 mm |
| Dundalk | 884 mm | 236 mm |
| Ardee | 828 mm | 216 mm |
Drogheda gets 831 mm of rain in an average year, and November is the wettest month at 87 mm (Met Éireann 1991 to 2020, within 3 km of the town). That is the 2nd driest county town of the 26, so timber cladding dries out well between showers. Drogheda has 1,951 heating degree days a year, the 17th coldest of the 26 on that measure. That is middling: insulate the walls, floor and roof properly and a small heater does the rest.
87% of households in Co. Louth have broadband (Census 2022), the 5th highest share of the 26 counties. Where the line into the house is good, a data cable in the same trench as the power carries all of it out to the office.
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More on garden offices
Costs, sizes, pods, insulation, planning and studios.
What a garden office costsEvery size, priced. A one-desk pod is €6,700 to €10,500.
Office podsOne desk, 6 to 9 m². The smallest building that works all year.
Insulated officesWalls, floor, roof and glass. What to ask for in millimetres.
Planning permission30 m² for all garden buildings together, 3 m high, behind the house.
What size to getOne desk, two desks, or a desk and a meeting table.
Garden studiosMusic, art and treatment rooms. What changes from an office.Garden offices in every county
- Carlow6,300 people work from home
- Cavan7,791 people work from home
- Clare16,185 people work from home
- Cork84,857 people work from home
- Donegal14,900 people work from home
- Dublin280,195 people work from home
- Galway37,155 people work from home
- Kerry16,416 people work from home
- Kildare40,433 people work from home
- Kilkenny12,696 people work from home
- Laois9,985 people work from home
- Leitrim4,011 people work from home
- Limerick24,552 people work from home
- Longford4,043 people work from home
- Louth15,614 people work from home
- Mayo13,522 people work from home
- Meath32,232 people work from home
- Monaghan5,788 people work from home
- Offaly8,256 people work from home
- Roscommon7,742 people work from home
- Sligo8,070 people work from home
- Tipperary17,460 people work from home
- Waterford13,705 people work from home
- Westmeath10,976 people work from home
- Wexford17,724 people work from home
- Wicklow25,502 people work from home
Size your garden office
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Questions people ask
How much is a garden office in Louth?
A one-desk pod is €6,700 to €10,500 and an office for two desks €13,390 to €16,720, insulated and put up. Fully fitted, 12 to 16 m² is €25,250 to €27,500. The base is €800 to €2,500.
Do I need planning permission for a garden office in Louth?
Usually not: behind the house, 3 m high at most, 25 m² of garden left and 30 m² of garden buildings in total. The council is Louth County Council; a section 5 declaration costs €80.
Who builds garden offices near me in Louth?
We pass your request to one garden office company that covers Co. Louth, including Drogheda, Dundalk, Ardee. One company only.
Will a garden office be warm enough in Louth?
Yes, with insulation in the walls, floor and roof. Drogheda has 1,951 heating degree days a year, the 17th coldest of the 26 county figures. Heating one runs to about €20 to €40 a month in winter.
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