How much electric driveway gates cost
Guide prices for automated sliding and swing gates, and for adding motors to gates you already have, around Milton Keynes.
A new automated sliding gate usually costs £5,000–£10,000 supplied and fitted. Automated swing gates are typically £4,000–£8,000. If your gates are sound and you only want them motorised, automation is normally £1,500–£3,000. Getting a power supply to the gate is priced on top. All of these are guide prices; the fixed figure comes in writing after our free design visit.
- Automated sliding gate
- £5,000–£10,000
- Includes
- Supply, fitting and clearing up
- Design visit
- Free
- Guarantee
- 5 years, in writing
Updated October 2026. Guide prices, not a quote. Your fixed price comes in writing after the free design visit.
Driveway gate guide prices
| Gate type | Guide price (supplied and fitted) |
|---|---|
| New automated sliding gate | £5,000–£10,000 |
| New automated swing gates | £4,000–£8,000 |
| Automating existing gates | £1,500–£3,000 |
| Power supply to the gate | Priced on top |
What is included in the price
For new gates, the guide price covers the aluminium or composite gate, the posts and the foundations built for its weight and the motor, the automation itself, and the controls you choose such as a keypad, intercom or remote fobs. Every automated gate is fitted with safety edges or photocells and force-tested after installation. The cable run from the house is not in the guide price, because its length and route vary so much from one drive to the next; it is quoted after the visit.
What makes it cost more or less
- Width of the opening and the height of the gate
- Sliding or swing: sliding gates need a track or cantilever and clear run-back space
- Material and infill style, and matching existing fencing
- Slope of the drive, which can rule out swing gates or need extra work
- Access controls: keypad, intercom, fobs or app
- Distance from the house to the gate for the power cable
- Whether existing gates are strong and square enough to automate
Driveway gate costs in Milton Keynes
Many Milton Keynes estates were built with open-plan frontages, so gates often go across a drive that has never had one, and the land just beyond the boundary may belong to the council or the Parks Trust. Gates must not open outwards over a footway or road, which can push a short drive towards a sliding gate. On the heavy clay common across the city, post and motor foundations need to be deep enough to stay put. In the old village conservation areas, road-facing gates can need permission, so we check your address first.
What to check in any quote
- That safety edges or photocells are included and force testing is done
- Foundation and post sizes for the gate weight and motor
- Whether the power supply and its certification are included
- What access controls and how many fobs come with the price
- Whether the height and opening direction comply with permitted development rules
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