Padlock for a shed and gate
Updated: October 2026
You are locking a UK shed or a garden gate after a search that offered a weatherproof combination for a few pounds. A padlock for a shed, in police and Secured by Design advice, is not that listing. The pattern is two strong hasps and a closed shackle. None of the twelve amazon.co.uk locks in this comparison is a closed shackle, and none is stated as a marine lock. Prices and stars are on the [padlock comparison](/hub/door-and-window-security/padlock). Peter F. set those listings against public UK advice on 20 October 2026. There was no attack test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
You are locking a UK shed or a garden gate after a search that offered a weatherproof combination for a few pounds. A padlock for a shed, in police and Secured by Design advice, is not that listing.
You are locking a UK shed or a garden gate after a search that offered a weatherproof combination for a few pounds. A padlock for a shed, in police and Secured by Design advice, is not that listing. The pattern is two strong hasps and a closed shackle. None of the twelve amazon.co.uk locks in this comparison is a closed shackle, and none is stated as a marine lock. Prices and stars are on the padlock comparison. Peter F. set those listings against public UK advice on 20 October 2026. There was no attack test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Stated use | Shackle | Weather | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Diyife Diyife 52 mm combination padlock | Shed, gate, garage, gym | 8 mm open, stainless | 180-hour salt spray | 9.4 | about £13.99 | View offer |
| Best value |  GRIFEMA GRIFEMA 4-digit padlock | Gym locker | Hardened steel, diameter n/a | Weatherproof claim | 8.8 | about £3.78 | View offer |
 Squire Squire CP50 combination padlock | Gates, sheds, toolboxes | Open, diameter n/a | Weather-resistant claim | 8.8 | about £20.50 | View offer |
On this page
A shed wants two hasps and a closed shackle
West Yorkshire Police wants two closed-shackle padlocks on strong hasps, about one third of the way up the door and one third of the way down. Secured by Design wants two hasps at those heights, coach-bolted or fixed with non-return screws, with the fixings hidden when the hasp is shut. ProtectUK prefers a concealed shackle, or raised shoulders, because an open hoop gives bolt croppers and a bar somewhere to work. ProtectUK cites BS EN 12320:2012. That is not the same document as BS EN 12320:2021, so the citation is not a claim that a current listing meets the later edition.
One padlock in the middle of the door is the picture most people fit, and it is the picture this advice is written against. A single open hoop leaves the other half of the door as a lever and leaves the shackle proud of the body. Tools and ladders that would open the house belong locked inside. Spare keys do not live under the shed. That closed-shackle lock is not in this comparison.
What an open combination can and cannot do
A weatherproof combination from this set is a deterrent and a convenient code. It is not the police pattern, because every shackle here is open and none of the twelve states BS EN 12320 or Sold Secure. If your insurer has named a grade, the policy is the source, and silence on the listing means you cannot show that grade from these pages.
The Squire CP40, about £13.00 and listed at 90 g, is sold for lockers, bags and cupboards. Do not hang it on a shed because the brand matches the CP50. The CP50, at about £20.50, does list gates, sheds and toolboxes. The shackle is still open, Squire’s own 5/10+ is not a CEN grade, and the listing’s country of origin is China. The Diyife, the top pick at about £13.99, states shed, gate, garage and gym use, with an 8 mm open shackle and a seller line about 180-hour salt spray. That hour count is not an EN 1670 class. GRIFEMA, the best value at about £3.78, does not state a shackle diameter. Any of these can lock a low-risk latch. None of them is two closed shackles. Who the comparison treats as top pick and best value is the best padlock page.
A garden gate is weather plus the hoop
A gate is not the same pattern as a shed. A re-codable 4-digit code suits a locker or a low-risk family gate, and a key suits a shed you do not want to open by feel in the dark. Insight Security treats combination padlocks as low-level security and notes that worn wheels are hard to read outdoors. A shared gate code is convenient until you have told it to everyone who uses the side path. When to reset, and when a key is the better motion, is the combination versus keyed padlock page.
Inland, you want a covered mechanism and a metal that opens after rain. On the coast, you want a marine-stated lock, and there is not one in the twelve. Weatherproof does not become a winter certificate because the title repeats it. SEPOX is the keyed pair people might try outdoors. A UK review says the hoop rusts quickly in the rain even though the lock still worked. Measure the staple before you treat stars as a thicker hasp.
The door has to be worth the lock
Replace rotten timber before you buy another padlock. A hasp fails where the wood is soft, and two expensive shackles on a crumbling stile are still a crumbling stile. Thin cladding and packet screws are the same problem: the fitting is only as honest as the leaf it is screwed to. Secured by Design notes that a solid door of at least 44 mm may take a BS 3621 mortice instead of hasps. On a door that has settled or a frame that is out of square, that is a fitter’s job.
Stop buying from this shelf if the hasp must go through masonry, if an insurer has named a grade you cannot see, or if you are trying to meet the two closed-shackle pattern with an open combination. A gate that only needs to stay shut against a curious neighbour can use a code from the set, once you have measured the hoop and accepted that you are buying a deterrent. A shed that holds the house keys, the ladder and the good tools is the door the police pattern was written for, and that pattern is a different purchase.
Common questions
How should a UK shed door be locked?
West Yorkshire Police describes two closed-shackle padlocks on strong hasps, about one third up and one third down. Secured by Design wants those two hasps coach-bolted or fixed with non-return screws, heads hidden when the hasp is shut. ProtectUK prefers a concealed shackle because an open hoop can be cropped or barred. None of the twelve listings here is that closed shackle.
Is one padlock in the middle enough?
It is what many sheds have, and it is weaker than the published pattern. One hasp leaves the rest of the door as a lever, and an open shackle stands proud of the body. Two fittings, spaced at those thirds, are the advice. Fitting one open combination in the middle does not become the pattern because the listing says weatherproof.
Is there a closed shackle in this set?
No. All twelve are open-shackle locks, and none states a BS EN 12320 grade or a Sold Secure mark. If you need the police pattern or a published grade, buy a different lock from a listing that shows the mark. Do not treat a larger body, such as the JMIATRY pair, as a closed shackle. It is still an open hoop.
Can I use a weatherproof combination on a shed?
You can use it as a deterrent on a low-risk door. You cannot treat it as the closed-shackle fitting. The Diyife states shed use and a salt-spray line. That line is not an EN 1670 class. The CP50’s listing mentions sheds, and the shackle is open. The CP40’s listing points sheds and gates elsewhere. Read the job line, then read the shackle.
What changes for a garden gate rather than a shed?
A low-risk family gate can take a 4-digit code you can reset. A shed you open in the dark is a better match for a key, because worn wheels are awkward in gloves and poor light. The gate still needs the hoop to fit the staple, and a coastal gate needs a marine-stated lock, which this set does not contain. Inland rain still wants a covered mechanism.
When is the right answer a mortice or a fitter?
When the leaf is solid and at least 44 mm, Secured by Design allows a BS 3621 mortice instead of padlocks. When the timber is rotten, when the fixings must pass through masonry, or when an insurer has named a grade these pages do not show, another open combination will not close the gap. Call a fitter rather than adding a third hasp to soft wood.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk listings in the product files. None of the twelve listings states a BS EN 12320 grade or a Sold Secure mark.
- BSI Knowledge, BS EN 12320:2021 padlocks and padlock fittings (retrieved October 2026)
- SIST EN 12320:2022 preview, durability and corrosion (retrieved October 2026)
- ProtectUK, locks (retrieved October 2026)
- Sold Secure ratings (retrieved October 2026)
- Secured by Design, secure sheds and outbuildings (retrieved October 2026)
- West Yorkshire Police, shed and garage security (retrieved October 2026)
- Squire, how to choose a padlock (retrieved October 2026)
- Insight Security, ten factors when choosing a padlock (retrieved October 2026)