Padlock for a shed and a gate
Updated: October 2026
You are standing at a side gate with a shed key on the same ring, and you want one padlock family for both. A padlock for a shed and a gate can be the same key. It should not be the same assumption about the hole, the weather, or how a thief reaches the shackle. The gate is on the street side of the fence. The shed holds the tools that then get used on the house. The cartons are on the [padlocks keyed alike comparison](/hub/door-and-window-security/padlocks-keyed-alike). A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
You are standing at a side gate with a shed key on the same ring, and you want one padlock family for both. A padlock for a shed and a gate can be the same key.
You are standing at a side gate with a shed key on the same ring, and you want one padlock family for both. A padlock for a shed and a gate can be the same key. It should not be the same assumption about the hole, the weather, or how a thief reaches the shackle. The gate is on the street side of the fence. The shed holds the tools that then get used on the house. The cartons are on the padlocks keyed alike comparison. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Shackle | Weather note | Security mark | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  ABUS ABUS 64TI/40 4-pack | Open, 6.5 mm, 23 mm clear | UK reviews cite rain and about a year outdoors | ABUS level 5, not CEN | 9.4 | about £31.01 | View offer |
 KAWAHA KAWAHA 41/50 stainless pair | Shrouded, 50 mm | One six-week bollard note, no rust seen | None printed | 9.0 | about £27.99 | View offer | |
| Best value |  SEPOX SEPOX long-shackle 4-pack | Open, title says 58 mm | A review says the shackle rusts in UK weather | None printed | 8.8 | about £18.96 | View offer |
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One key, two doors
A keyed-alike suite is for this exact picture: the side gate, the shed, and perhaps a locker, without a different key for each hasp. The promise stops at the locks in that carton. A bullet that says this set only means next year's packet will not match. Before you hang anything, try every key in every lock. United Kingdom reviews of more than one pack in this comparison found a carton that was not one suite.
The attacks are different even when the key is the same. On a gate, someone standing on the pavement can get cutters onto an open bow and can lift a gate off its hinges if the pin allows it. On a shed, the usual prizes are the ladder, the angle grinder and the hammer, which then travel to the back door. One suite can serve both doors. It does not make a 58 mm open shackle a good street lock, and it does not make a single screw-on hasp a good shed. Count the hasps, including two on the shed if you follow the police pattern, and buy that many locks in the one carton.
The side gate
ProtectUK's fences-and-gates note asks for a close-shackle padlock, or a shroud, and for anti-lift hinges. The gate should be as hard to pass as the fence it sits in. An open shackle that stands proud of the bolt is a place for croppers. A long shackle, such as the 58 mm length in the SEPOX titles, is the right buy only when the hole needs that reach. It is the wrong default on a street gate, because the extra metal is the extra bite. The SEPOX long-shackle four-pack is the best value in this set at about £18.96, and that length is the reason to choose it, not a reason to hang it on the pavement.
Measure the bolt before you choose a cover. One Maudex reviewer could not pass the rubber weather section through the hole in their gate bolts. The IP450 is four covered locks at about £26.99, and that cover is useless if it will not enter. A shrouded body is the closer match to the ProtectUK wording when the keys are actually one pair. The KAWAHA 41/50 is two 50 mm shrouded locks at about £27.99, with the key retained until the lock is shut. The file has 21 reviews. One of them left the pair on parking bollards for about six weeks of rain and saw no rust. That is a short sample, not a winter on a coastal gate. If the gate rises off the pins when you lift the latch end, fit pins that cannot be driven out, or hinges that hook, before you spend more on the padlock.
The shed door
ProtectUK's home-security note wants two hasps on a wooden shed door, high and low, and closed-shackle padlocks. Two points stop the door pivoting on a single staple. Both hasps need coach bolts through solid timber, with the nuts inside. A hasp screwed into cladding is the failure that makes the padlock irrelevant. The steps, the burrs, and the moment to call a joiner are on how to fit a padlock on a shed.
Lichfield's shed advice adds why the contents matter. Tools and ladders should be locked away because they are what gets used on the house. A keyed-alike lock on the shed is part of that. It is not a substitute for leaving the ladder loose beside the gate. An open 6.5 mm shackle, which is what the ABUS 64TI/40 four-pack states, can be a reasonable shed lock when the risk is the average risk ABUS prints and the hasp accepts 23 mm of clear height. That pack is the top pick, at about £31.01. It is a poorer street-gate lock, where the bow is on show. If you use one suite for both, put the more exposed shackle where you can see it and check it, and do not pretend the shed hasp and the gate bolt are the same size.
Rain, and what these listings actually showed
These bullets say weather resistant. None of the eight listings print a corrosion grade. What the file has is reviews, and they do not agree.
The ABUS 64TI/40, at about £31.01 and 4.7 from 386 reviews, draws United Kingdom comments about rain and about a year outdoors. That is the strongest outdoor note in the set, and it is still reviews, not a salt-spray certificate. The SEPOX long-shackle four-pack, at about £18.96 and 4.4 from 1,623 reviews, has a review that says the shackle rusts in UK weather while the lock still works. Rust on the bow is how a lock becomes the one you force, or the one you leave open. The OGMBI discus six-pack says waterproof and scores 2.8 from 13 reviews. Reviews say rain gets in and that the locks were hard to open after about three months. A waterproof line on that file is not a reason to hang six of them on a gate. A lock that still turns after rain has not become CEN 3.
What to ask your insurer
Ask what your policy requires, not what a forum says every insurer requires. The AA's shed page says their wording requires the shed to be locked and a decent padlock on a hasp, and it states their own outbuilding theft limits. Admiral says limits differ by policy and that a theft claim may need proof of forced entry. A copied key does not look like forced entry. Those are two insurers, as examples. They are not a national rule that you must fit Sold Secure Gold.
None of the eight packs in this comparison print a CEN grade or a Sold Secure mark. ABUS security level 5 is the maker's 1-to-10 scale, not CEN 5. If the schedule names a mark, buy a lock that shows it. If it only says a locked shed and a padlock, a keyed-alike set can be the practical answer, provided the keys match, the hasps are bolted, and you accept that one lost key opens the gate and the shed together. Peter F. checked the amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison. There is no laboratory test.
Common questions
Can one keyed-alike set cover the gate and the shed?
Yes, if the carton really is one suite and you have counted every hasp, including two on the shed door if you are following the two-point pattern. Try every key before you fit the locks. A set that says this carton only will not match a lock you buy later for a third door.
Open shackle or closed on a street gate?
ProtectUK ask for a close shackle or a shroud on gates. An open bow, especially a long one, gives cutters a bite from the pavement. Use a long open shackle only when the bolt will not accept anything shorter. A discus shape is not automatically that shroud if the keys in the pack do not match.
Do I need a long shackle?
Only if the hole needs it. The SEPOX titles that say 58 mm are aimed at a hasp a short bow misses. On a street gate that extra length is also extra exposure. Measure the bolt. Do not buy the longest bow because the title says heavy duty.
Will a plastic cover survive British rain?
A cover only helps if it fits the bolt and if the lock still turns after rain. One Maudex review could not get the rubber section through a gate bolt. The OGMBI pack says waterproof and reviews say rain got in. There is no corrosion grade on these listings. Check the lock after the first wet week.
How many locks on the shed door itself?
Two hasps, high and low, is the ProtectUK pattern for a wooden shed door, so the door cannot swing on one staple. Both need coach bolts into solid timber. One lock on a screw-fixed hasp in the cladding is the usual way a shed is opened without touching the padlock.
Which packs in this set are a poor outdoor bet?
The OGMBI six-pack, at 2.8 from 13 reviews, with keys that several reviewers say do not match and with rain in the lock. The SEPOX listing whose title says six locks while the components line says three, because you may not have the bodies you planned to hang. A long open shackle is a poor street-gate bet even when the reviews are numerous, if croppers can reach the bow.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources for padlock grades and shed security, plus the amazon.co.uk listings in this set. Last checked 21 October 2026.
- BSI, BS EN 12320:2021, padlocks and padlock fittings (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Sold Secure approved product catalogue 2025 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- ProtectUK, fences and gates (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- ProtectUK, home security advice (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- ABUS UK padlock catalogue (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Locks Direct, keyed alike padlocks explained (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- The AA, sheds, granny flats and outbuildings (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Admiral, shed insurance and keeping a shed safe (retrieved 21 October 2026)
- Security Guides, which padlock for a shed (retrieved 21 October 2026)