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Best gate chain and padlock

Updated: October 2026

You want one name for a gate, and a clear reason to leave the others. The best gate chain and padlock in this set is the one with a keyed lock in the box and UK buyers talking about a gate, not the highest stars. On the [grating security chain comparison](/hub/door-and-window-security/grating-security-chain) that is the Sterling 60 cm chain and aluminium padlock, the top pick at about £7.03 and 4.4 from 158 reviews on 19 October 2026. It is still a stated 4 mm chain with no grade printed. Peter F. read the listings. There was no lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one name for a gate, and a clear reason to leave the others. The best gate chain and padlock in this set is the one with a keyed lock in the box and UK buyers talking about a gate, not the highest stars.

Our top picks

Yarlung Yarlung 2 ft hardened chain

Best overall

Yarlung Yarlung 2 ft hardened chain
9.2/10about £14.99
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Maxmoc Maxmoc gate chain, 2 pack

Rank 2

Maxmoc Maxmoc gate chain, 2 pack
9.2/10about £6.99
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Sterling Sterling 60 cm chain and padlock

Rank 3

Sterling Sterling 60 cm chain and padlock
8.8/10about £7.03
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means in this set
  2. 2.Sterling, with the limits on the same page
  3. 3.The other three, in one pass
  4. 4.If you need a printed grade

What best means in this set

Best, on this page, means a keyed padlock supplied with the chain, a buyer who mentions a gate, and the largest review count among the four listings. It does not mean the highest star line or a laboratory attack test. The figures are the amazon.co.uk prices, stars and counts on 19 October 2026. Yarlung sits higher on stars, at 4.6 from 137, and it ships with no padlock. The UK reviews are about bikes. Maxmoc is also 4.6, from 23 reviews, and it closes with carabiners. Sorting by stars ranks those rows above a gate chain-and-padlock. If an insurer or a Secured by Design specification has named a grade, the band from about £7 to about £15 is the wrong shelf. That limit is in what security chain for a garden gate.

Sterling, with the limits on the same page

Sterling is the top pick when the gate is light, the loop fits inside 60 cm, and the lock is in the same parcel. About £7.03 and 4.4 from 158 reviews is the largest count in this set. That volume is why it leads. It is not a lab award, and the stated 4 mm chain is ungraded. The bullets say 30 mm and the item-type line says 48 mm, so try the shackle in the end link. Reviews repeat a colour mismatch. Skip Sterling if you need more than a close 60 cm loop or a printed grade. How the loop should sit is in how to lock a garden gate with a chain.
Yarlung Yarlung 2 ft hardened chain

Testsieger

Yarlung Yarlung 2 ft hardened chain
9.2/10about £14.99
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The other three, in one pass

Yarlung is the row when you already own a closed-shackle padlock and the anchors almost touch. It is about 61 cm, stated at 3/8 inch (about 9.5 mm), hardened steel claimed, about £14.99, with no lock. The UK reviews talk about bikes and length. Maxmoc is two chains of about 50 cm with carabiners, about £6.99. The UK texts are a parrot cage and rust within a week. There is no best-value award. The light sets sit between about £6.99 and about £7.99, and none states a security grade. ODDerZZii is about £7.99, about 51 cm and 3 mm, 3.6 from 18 reviews. Reviews include a plastic padlock broken on arrival and a lock with no key. Sterling remains the set unless 51 cm is the only length that meets. The garden gate chain lock page separates that from this table.

If you need a printed grade

None of the four listings states SS307, Sold Secure, BS EN 12320 or LPS 1175. Sterling is the best gate chain and padlock in this set only on one criterion: lock included, a gate mentioned by buyers, and the largest review count. There is no attack time to quote. A UK retailer lists a Squire 10 mm chain of 1.2 m with a closed-shackle padlock described as CEN grade 4, at roughly £74.63 to £89.56, and that page says Sold Secure Gold. That sentence was not re-checked on the Sold Secure database, and the set is not one of these four. If the gate is rotten, or an insurer named a grade, leave this shelf.

Common questions

Which of these four should I buy for a gate?
Buy the Sterling 60 cm chain and aluminium padlock if the gate is light, the shut loop fits in 60 cm, and you want a keyed lock in the box. It was about £7.03 with 4.4 from 158 reviews, stated 4 mm, and ungraded. Choose Yarlung only if you already have a padlock and a very short reach. Leave Maxmoc and ODDerZZii if you need a dependable keyed metal lock rather than carabiners or a lock reviewers found plastic.
Why not the 4.6-star chain?
Yarlung’s 4.6 from 137 is the higher star line, and the chain is thicker, at a stated 3/8 inch. The box contains no padlock, and the UK reviews in the file are about bicycles, a motorbike and length. Maxmoc is also 4.6, from 23 reviews, with carabiners and a rust report. Stars answer a different question from whether the parcel locks a gate.
Is the Sterling padlock the same size in every line of the listing?
No. The bullets say 30 mm and the item-type line says 48 mm. Both figures were on the amazon.co.uk listing and they are not reconciled. Try the shackle through the end link when it arrives. If it will not pass, the set does not fit, whatever the title promised.
Who should skip a 4 mm chain?
Skip a stated 4 mm chain if a shop guide, an insurer or a specification is asking for something nearer 10 mm of hardened chain, or for a Sold Secure grade. Insight Security’s own guide treats under 8 mm, when it is not hardened, as a token line. Sterling can still hold a light gate shut. It should not stand in for a graded 10 mm set.
What if the lock arrives red?
A colour that does not match the listing is a description problem under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, and the short-term right to reject is normally 30 days. Sterling reviews do mention a colour mismatch. Photograph it and return it through the seller. Fitting the odd lock because the chain itself is fine leaves you with a return you have made harder.
Can I use the Yarlung chain if I already own a padlock?
You can, if the padlock is a closed shackle that passes the end link and the 61 cm chain still meets when the gate is shut. Reviewers said it was too short unless the anchors were touching. You are then supplying the lock the listing left out, and you still have no Sold Secure line on the chain. For a first gate purchase, Sterling keeps the lock in the box.

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Sources

Public UK sources used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures on the four listings. No listing is treated as BS EN 12320, Sold Secure, Secured by Design or LPS 1175. The 10 mm line is ACE Security’s guide, not a test of these chains.

  1. ProtectUK: fences and gates (retrieved October 2026)
  2. Secured by Design: secure your home garden (retrieved October 2026)
  3. BSI: BS EN 12320:2021 padlocks and padlock fittings (retrieved October 2026)
  4. Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, article 14 (retrieved October 2026)
  5. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved October 2026)
  6. ACE Security: padlocks guide (Collections Trust PDF) (retrieved October 2026)
  7. Signet Locks: how to lock a double gate (retrieved October 2026)
  8. Chain Supplies: information about chains (retrieved October 2026)