Service area · Woking
Electric and iron gates in Woking
Guildford Gates designs, fabricates and installs bespoke electric and wrought iron gates in Woking — swing, sliding and cantilever systems with CAME, BFT and Nice automation, installed on properly engineered foundations and force-tested to BS EN 12453. Automated pairs in Woking typically run £6,500–£16,000 installed; estate entrances from £18,000.
Gate work in Woking: what the local housing asks for
Woking pairs substantial modern executive homes — Hook Heath, Pyrford and Woodham especially — with the private roads around Horsell Common. Hook Heath's private roads are classic shared-entrance territory: gates serving several households, residents' associations holding the maintenance duty, and specification decided by committee, which we're comfortable presenting to.
Sandy heathland soil around Horsell and Hook Heath drains well and digs easily — post foundations here are more forgiving than on the clay further south, which shows up as slightly lower groundwork costs on like-for-like quotes.
Local note: Contemporary aluminium boarded designs in anthracite outsell traditional iron roughly two-to-one in Woking's newer executive stock.
What we install in Woking
Every Woking installation includes engineered foundations, itemised safety equipment, calibrated force testing and a Declaration of Conformity — the specification set out on our safety standards page, priced transparently on the cost page.
Typical Woking project pricing
| Project | Installed range |
|---|---|
| Automate existing gates | £2,800 – £6,000 |
| Aluminium pair, automated | £6,500 – £9,500 |
| Bespoke wrought iron pair, automated | £9,500 – £16,000 |
| Sliding / cantilever gate | £8,500 – £18,000 |
| Estate entrance with piers & access control | £18,000 – £40,000+ |
Surveys in Woking are free and carry no obligation — we measure, assess ground and power, and return a fixed written quotation. We also cover Guildford, Weybridge, Camberley, Esher from the same team.
Free site survey & fixed quotation
Get a precise price for gates in Woking
Tell us the opening width, whether power is nearby and the style you have in mind. We measure on site, confirm a fixed price in writing, and never sell door-to-door.
Prefer to talk? Call 01483 000 000.
Frequently asked questions
Do you charge for surveys in Woking?
No — Woking sits within our core coverage and surveys are free, with a fixed written quotation to follow. No door-to-door selling, no pressure tactics.
How quickly can you install gates in Woking?
Automation retrofits typically run two to four weeks from survey; bespoke fabricated gates eight to fourteen weeks including fabrication lead time. Repairs are usually attended within two to four working days.
Do you repair gates in Woking that you didn't install?
Yes — all brands, including obsolete and unbranded systems. Every repair in Woking starts with a safety check; see repairs.
Do gates in Woking need planning permission?
Usually not, unless they exceed 1m beside a highway or 2m elsewhere, or the property is listed or under an Article 4 direction — the specifics, including local conservation considerations, are in our planning guide.