Composite Gates Surrey

We survey, manufacture and fit composite and metal gates across Surrey — Guildford, Woking and Epsom, through Leatherhead and Dorking to Reigate, Redhill and the Thames-side towns. Every gate is measured on site, made to those measurements, and installed by the same people who quoted it.

Coverage moves. We are always reviewing how the installers on our network are performing and taking on new ones as demand grows, so the towns below are where we work most consistently rather than a complete or permanent list.

Towns and cities we cover

The surrounding villages and suburbs of each are covered too. If your town is not named, send your postcode and we will confirm.

West Surrey

• Guildford
• Woking
• Chertsey

Also covered: Godalming, Cranleigh, Farnham, Camberley, Weybridge and the surrounding villages.

The Thames towns

• Walton-on-Thames
• Sunbury-on-Thames

Also covered: Esher, Shepperton, Staines, Molesey and the surrounding areas.

East Surrey & the Downs

• Epsom
• Banstead
• Leatherhead
• Dorking
• Reigate
• Redhill
• Tadworth
• Caterham
• Oxted
• Horley

Also covered: Ashtead, Bookham, Betchworth, Godstone, Lingfield and the Downs villages.

What we make and fit

• Composite driveway gates Double and single leaf, hung or sliding, manual or automated.
• Composite garden gates Side gates, back gates and matching pedestrian gates.
• Metal gates Steel and metal-framed gates, made to measure.
• Electric gates Automation on new gates, or retro-fitted to existing ones.
• Composite fencing Matching fence panels and screens to tie the boundary together.

What Surrey asks of a gate

Trees are the constraint people forget

Surrey is one of the most heavily wooded counties in England, and mature trees change a gate installation in two ways. Roots run further than most people expect and can make a post hole a different job from the one quoted — sometimes the post has to move rather than the root. And a great many Surrey trees carry a Tree Preservation Order or sit in a conservation area, where cutting a root can be an offence rather than an inconvenience. We check what is near the opening at survey, and if a root is in the way we say so before anything is dug.

Set-back houses and what a gate is really for

A large proportion of enquiries here are for houses well back from the road, where the gate is doing privacy and deterrence rather than marking a boundary. That changes the conversation: solid infill for privacy against partly open for sightlines, height against what looks proportionate, and hinges and frames that cannot be lifted or levered. It is worth deciding which of those matters most to you rather than defaulting to the tallest solid gate available.

Long drives make automation close to standard

Once a gate is fifty metres from the front door it stops being something anyone opens by hand twice a day — it gets left open instead, which defeats the point. On these properties automation with an intercom is the norm rather than a luxury. The practical question is power: if there is no supply at the opening, a duct has to reach it, which is groundworks as much as electrics and far cheaper done alongside other work than retro-fitted.

The Surrey Hills and the conservation villages

The Surrey Hills National Landscape covers a substantial part of the county, and villages across the Downs carry conservation areas and listed frontages. Height, style, material and how a gate sits in its setting can all be looked at more closely there than on a suburban street. It rarely stops a gate; it shapes one. Your borough or district council is the authority, and asking before ordering costs nothing.

What affects the cost

Gate prices move on a handful of variables rather than a fixed rate. The main ones are:

FAQs about Composite Gates in Surrey

Do you cover my village if it is not listed above?

Very likely. The towns listed are where we work most often across Surrey, and the villages around each are covered as a matter of course. Send your postcode and you will get a straight answer either way rather than a maybe.

There is a large tree next to my gateway — is that a problem?

It can be, and it is much better raised early. Roots often run further than expected and can sit exactly where a post needs to go, and many Surrey trees are protected by a Tree Preservation Order or by conservation area status, where cutting a root is an offence rather than an inconvenience. We look at what is near the opening at survey and design around it.

Solid gates or partly open — which is better?

It depends what you want the gate to do. Solid infill gives privacy and hides what is on the drive; partly open keeps sightlines both ways, so you can see who is at the gate and so can a neighbour. Solid also catches far more wind on an exposed plot. There is no universal right answer, but it should be a decision rather than a default.

Is automation necessary on a long driveway?

On a gate a long way from the house it is usually the difference between a gate that stays shut and one that gets propped open, which is the whole point of having it. Where there is no power at the opening, ducting has to reach it — that is groundworks, and much cheaper done alongside other work than added later.

Does the Surrey Hills National Landscape affect what I can have?

It can. Properties inside it, and in the conservation villages across the Downs, get more scrutiny on height, style, material and how a gate sits in its setting. A gate is usually fine; the details matter more. Your council is the authority — check with them before ordering rather than after.

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