Garden Offices in County Offaly
A garden office in Co. Offaly 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. 8,256 people in Offaly work from home, 26% of those at work.
Garden offices in Tullamore, Edenderry, Birr, Clara, Banagher and the rest of Co. Offaly. Size yours and one company that covers Offaly rings you.
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- 8,256people work from home, 26%
- 60%of homes have three bedrooms or fewer
- 900 mmof rain a year in Tullamore
- 2,046heating degree days a year in Tullamore
Garden office prices in Offaly
| 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 Offaly
8,256 people in Co. Offaly work from home for some or all of the week (Census 2022). That is 26% of those at work who answered, the 21st highest share of the 26 counties. The national figure is 36%, so fewer work from home here than in most counties. 5,722 people in Offaly spend an hour or more getting to work, school or college, each way. That is 12% of everyone who travels, the 8th 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 Offaly
27,359 households in Co. Offaly live in a house or bungalow, 95% of all homes (Census 2022). Nearly every one has a garden of its own to build in. 60% of homes in Offaly have three bedrooms or fewer, the 10th highest share in the country. 10,436 have four bedrooms or more. For the rest, the desk competes with a bedroom.
Planning permission in Offaly
The rules are national. A garden office in Co. Offaly 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.
Offaly 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 Offaly
| Town | Rain a year | December to February |
|---|---|---|
| Tullamore | 900 mm | 243 mm |
| Edenderry | 900 mm | 237 mm |
| Birr | 891 mm | 242 mm |
Tullamore gets 900 mm of rain in an average year, and October is the wettest month at 91 mm (Met Éireann 1991 to 2020, within 3 km of the town). That is the 7th driest county town of the 26, so timber cladding dries out well between showers. Tullamore has 2,046 heating degree days a year, the 11th coldest of the 26 on that measure. That is middling: insulate the walls, floor and roof properly and a small heater does the rest. Offaly is inland, where still winter nights are the coldest. A heater on a timer warms the room before you walk out to it.
82% of households in Co. Offaly have broadband (Census 2022), the 15th highest share of the 26 counties. Where the line into the house is weak, the office can't be any better than it. Check the speed at the house first, then run a data cable in the same trench as the power.
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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
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Questions people ask
How much is a garden office in Offaly?
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 Offaly?
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 Offaly County Council; a section 5 declaration costs €80.
Who builds garden offices near me in Offaly?
We pass your request to one garden office company that covers Co. Offaly, including Tullamore, Edenderry, Birr. One company only.
Will a garden office be warm enough in Offaly?
Yes, with insulation in the walls, floor and roof. Tullamore has 2,046 heating degree days a year, the 11th coldest of the 26 county figures. Heating one runs to about €20 to €40 a month in winter.
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