Detached homes
59%
Census 2022
58,056 of 98,654 households. Ireland: 41%. the 12th highest of 26 counties. CSO F2007A.
Driveway gates · Co. Galway
Driveway gates in Galway
Installed driveway gates cost €1,500–€6,000 on Irish installers' own published prices (BM Alarm Systems), VAT not stated. No installer we checked publishes a price for Galway alone. 59% of Galway homes are detached and 47% of its people live outside any town or village, so long drives, wide entrances and running power out to the gate often decide the price.
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Gates at Na Forbacha, Co Galway. Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.059%of homes detached, Census 2022
Co. Galway in numbers
Homes and entrances in Galway
The figures that shape a gate job here, from the CSO.
Semis and terraces
30%
Census 2022
29,284 households in semi-detached or terraced houses, and 11,221 in apartments. CSO F2007A.
Outside any town
47%
Census 2022
129,805 of 277,737 people live outside every census town and village. Ireland: 29%. the 12th highest of 26. CSO F1010.
One-off houses, 2025
536
New homes finished
36% of the 1,473 new homes finished in Galway in 2025, against 16% nationally. 432 more from January to September 2026. CSO NDQ06.
Estate houses, 2025
748
New homes finished
Houses finished in estates in 2025 (the CSO's scheme houses), with 189 apartments. CSO NDQ06.
Farms
12,717
Census of Agriculture 2020
Farm holdings in Co. Galway, out of 135,037 in Ireland. CSO AVA34.
Read 30 October 2026. NDQ06 was updated on 29 October 2026. Shares and rankings are our arithmetic from the CSO's own counts. Galway's figures add up its city and county councils.
What it means
Gates for Galway houses
- Detached houses on their own sites. 59% of homes are detached, the 12th highest share of the 26 counties. A detached house usually has its own entrance with piers, and a pair of swing gates or a sliding gate across a wider opening. New piers are a big line on the quote: gates with pillars.
- Power at the gate. 47% of people in Galway live outside any town or village, where the gate can be a long way from the house. BM Alarm Systems prices running power to a gate with no supply nearby at €200–€600, VAT not stated. If the drive is being dug anyway, lay the duct then.
- New one-off houses. 536 one-off houses were finished in Galway in 2025, 36% of all new homes there against 16% nationally. A new entrance onto a public road needs planning permission (Clare County Council's guidance), so it's settled in the house's own permission. Plan the piers, the width of the opening and the power for the gate at the same time.
- Farm and yard entrances. Galway had 12,717 farms in the 2020 Census of Agriculture. A yard gate that opens many times a day needs a motor rated for that use, and a wide, heavy gate needs a bigger motor and stronger hinges. Gate motors.
Prices
What gates cost in Galway
Irish installers' own published ranges, installed. None of them is a Galway-only price.
Manual swing gates
€1,500–€2,500
BM Alarm Systems
Basic, installed. VAT not stated.
Electric swing gates
€2,500–€3,500
BM Alarm Systems
Installed. VAT not stated.
Electric sliding gate
€3,000–€5,000
BM Alarm Systems
Installed. VAT not stated.
Electric sliding, aluminium
€4,200–€7,500+
FÁLÚ
Installed. VAT not stated.
Sources: BM Alarm Systems (4 December 2024) and FÁLÚ (4 December 2025), re-read 28 October 2026. Every published price.
Planning
Who decides in Galway
In Galway the planning authority is Galway City Council and Galway County Council. Gates up to 2 m at a house are usually exempt under Class 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001; a new or wider entrance onto a public road needs permission. For a formal answer, ask the council for a Section 5 declaration.
The planning rules in full: Class 5 word for word, entrances, walls and piers, and how a Section 5 declaration works.
Where
Towns in Galway
The largest towns in Co. Galway in Census 2022 (CSO F1015). Requests from anywhere in the county, town or countryside, go to one gate installer who covers your county.
- Galway city85,910 people
- Tuam9,647 people
- Ballinasloe6,597 people
- Loughrea6,322 people
- Oranmore5,819 people
- Athenry4,603 people
FAQ
Gates in Galway: questions
How much do electric gates cost in Galway?
The same published ranges as the rest of Ireland: €2,500–€3,500 for electric swing gates and €3,000–€5,000 for an electric sliding gate at BM Alarm Systems, and €4,200–€7,500+ for an electric sliding aluminium gate at FÁLÚ, all installed and VAT not stated. 59% of Galway homes are detached and 47% of its people live outside any town or village, so long drives, wide entrances and running power out to the gate often decide the price.
Do I need planning permission for gates in Galway?
Usually not for gates up to 2 m high. A new or wider entrance onto a public road needs permission. In Galway that's decided by Galway City Council and Galway County Council.
Do you cover all of Galway?
Yes, all of Co. Galway, from Galway city, Tuam, Ballinasloe and Loughrea to the countryside between them. We pass your request to one gate installer who covers your county, and they ring you.
How many homes in Galway are detached?
58,056 of 98,654 households, or 59%, lived in a detached house in Census 2022, against 41% across Ireland. Another 30% were in semi-detached or terraced houses.
How many one-off houses are built in Galway?
536 in 2025, out of 1,473 new homes, and 432 from January to September 2026 (CSO NDQ06). From 2011 to 2025, 6,084 one-off houses were finished in Galway.
Other counties
Gates by county
- Driveway gates Dublin10% detached, 2% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Cork44% detached, 29% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Limerick45% detached, 35% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Kildare38% detached, 23% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Meath50% detached, 34% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Wicklow44% detached, 24% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Louth39% detached, 27% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Wexford61% detached, 51% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Kerry66% detached, 55% outside towns.
- Driveway gates Clare60% detached, 45% outside towns.
- All counties comparedSide by side, from the CSO.
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Where these numbers come from (7 public sources, checked 28 to 30 October 2026)
- CSO Census 2022, table F2007A: households by type of house and year built
- CSO Census 2022, table F1010: population by size of town
- CSO table NDQ06: new dwelling completions by council and type
- CSO Census of Agriculture 2020, table AVA34: number of farms
- Clare County Council, exempted development FAQ
- Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 600 of 2001)
- CSO Census 2022, table F1015: population of towns
Sources (2)
Prices and facts on this page were checked against these published pages. We are not connected to these businesses.
- BM Alarm Systems: bmalarms.ie
- FÁLÚ: falu.ie