What Are Small Garden Offices?
Small garden offices are compact, fully insulated garden rooms designed to create a dedicated workspace without taking up too much of your outdoor space. They offer a practical and comfortable place to work from home, especially in the UK where the average garden is around 255 square metres, and many homeowners need a space efficient solution.
What Is The Minimum Size For A Garden Office?
The minimum size for a garden office is typically around 2.5m x 2.5m, which provides enough space for a desk, chair and storage while fitting comfortably into smaller gardens and creating a dedicated, productive workspace.
A garden office of this size is ideal for home working, video calls and focused tasks. Despite its compact footprint, smart design and layout help the space feel comfortable, organised and clearly separate from the main house, supporting better productivity and work life balance.
Do Small Garden Offices Need Planning Permission?
Most small garden offices do not need planning permission because they fall under permitted development rights. Under these rules, you can usually install a small garden office without planning, provided it meets key requirements. The main condition is height. If the building is no more than 2.5 metres tall and is positioned within two metres of any boundary, it normally qualifies as permitted development.
This makes a small garden office one of the easiest and quickest ways to add extra workspace at home since the planning process is rarely required. If your design stays within the permitted development limits, installation can move ahead straight away.
How Much Do Small Garden Offices Cost
Small garden offices typically start from £9,995 for a self-build model, while fully installed garden offices start from £12,485. The final cost depends on factors such as size, materials, design and level of finish, along with any optional upgrades you choose.
Self-Build Small Garden Office Pricing
Our self build small garden office models start from £9,995. This option is ideal for customers who want a more hands on approach and are comfortable managing parts of the build themselves. It offers a lower upfront cost while still providing a high quality, purpose designed garden office structure that can be tailored to your space.
Basebox Small Garden Office Pricing
For a fully finished, professionally installed solution, our Basebox small garden offices start from around £12,485. This price includes the core building, professional installation and essential features such as high performance insulation and a durable structure designed for year round use. Optional upgrades and additional features can then be added to personalise your garden office to suit your working needs and budget.
6 Key Benefits of Small Garden Offices
1. Better Work/life balance
Small garden offices let you keep your home and work life completely separate. The benefits of keeping the two separate will be felt not only by you but by the rest of your household, too. When you are finished at the end of the day, you can close the doors behind you and relax at home without the temptation to continue working when you should be spending time with your family.
2. Private & Professional
As a completely detached room away from the house, your small garden office is a space to focus and work in peace and quiet. No more will you need to worry about someone in your household walking in or making noise during a meeting. You have complete control of the environment. This also gives your family a break too, not having to tiptoe around your home office during the day.
3. Insulated for year-round use
As a completely detached room away from the house, your small garden office is a space to focus and work in peace and quiet. No more will you need to worry about someone in your household walking in or making noise during a meeting. You have complete control of the environment. This also gives your family a break too, not having to tiptoe around your home office during the day.
4. Built in 1-5 days
Depending on your chosen model and features, your small garden office can be installed in 2-5. We aim for minimal disruption, so you can start working in your new space almost immediately.
5. Fully transparent pricing & process
We don’t believe in hiding the facts and not being clear about how much your small garden office project will cost. This is why we have a transparent and fully inclusive pricing policy. Our prices are clearly listed in our brochure and on our website, which always includes as many of the ‘essentials’ as we can. We also provide a fully inclusive quote specific to your project following your free design consultation or showroom visit.
6. Eco-Friendly
We don’t believe in hiding the facts and not being clear about how much our small garden offices project cost. This is why we have a transparent and fully inclusive pricing policy. Our prices are clearly listed in our brochure and on our website, which always includes as many of the ‘essentials’ as we can. We also provide a fully inclusive quote specific to your project following your free design consultation or showroom visit.
Our small garden offices
Our 5 garden office designs have been created to suit different tastes and styles. Each has unique external design features that give every building its identity, such as the curved corner of the G5 and the statement roof of the G1.
If you are looking for the absolute smallest garden office, then the G2 building is your best choice as this design has a compact external design, giving it the smallest overall footprint of any of our garden office buildings. This building has no deck steps or overhanging roof elements for a neat and industrial look.
Want to explore the full range of styles, sizes, and features? Browse our complete collection of garden offices to find the perfect fit for your home and lifestyle. View All Garden Offices
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