Locksmith in Kensington, W8
Home and business door locks in Kensington. A locksmith is usually with you in 10–15 minutes. Lockouts start from £40; the locksmith confirms the final price at the door before work starts.
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How it works
Back inside in three steps
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Call us
Tell Alisha what has happened and your postcode. Calls are answered day and night.
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A locksmith on the way
We send the nearest free locksmith, usually with you in 10–15 minutes. You get the exact time when he accepts.
- 3
Agree the price first
The locksmith checks the door and confirms the final price before work starts. You decide.
The doors and locks we see in Kensington
W8 is a mix of stucco terraces, garden squares and purpose-built mansion blocks, and the locks follow the buildings: heavy timber doors with a nightlatch above a mortice on the houses, and euro cylinders or older lever locks on the flats. Communal entrances are common, which is why we always ask on the phone which door you are actually standing in front of.
A lot of Kensington work is not an emergency at all. It is a lock that has started to stick, a key that needs real force to turn, or a door that has dropped and no longer locks without a shove. Those are repairs, from £40, and they are considerably cheaper dealt with now than after the lock fails with you on the outside.
Where a cylinder does need replacing on a modern door, we fit anti-snap. Where a period door needs a lock that satisfies an insurer, we fit a BS3621 mortice. Either way you hear the price for your door before the work starts.
We cover W8 and the roads around it: Kensington High Street, Church Street, Holland Park's southern edge, Earl's Court Road and the garden squares between them.
Common call-outs
What has happened?
Whatever it is, call and tell us. Our locksmiths in Kensington deal with these every day.
Keys inside
The door pulled shut behind you with the keys on the other side.
Keys lost or stolen
We get you in, then change the lock so the old key no longer works.
Key snapped in the lock
We take the broken piece out and check the lock still works properly.
Lock jammed or broken
The key won't turn or the handle spins. We repair it or fit a new lock.
Locked in
The door won't open from the inside. Treated as an emergency.
Child or pet inside
Say so on the call and you go to the front of the queue.
PriorityPrices in W8
Lockout prices in W8
The same starting prices everywhere we work. The technician confirms the final price on site, before any work starts.
| Job | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Locked out, door opened The technician checks the lock on site and confirms the final price before he starts. | From £40 | |
| Lock repair, key snapped, door won't lock Any part is priced and agreed before fitting. | From £40 | |
See the full price list for lock changes, uPVC mechanisms and burglary repairs.
How quickly can you get to Kensington?
Usually 10–15 minutes. Call with your postcode; you get the exact time once a locksmith accepts your request, and it depends on traffic.
How much is a lockout in W8?
From £40. The technician checks the lock on site and confirms the final price before he starts. If the lock has to be drilled and replaced, he tells you the price first.
Is it my door or the building's door?
It matters, so tell us on the call. Your own front door is our job. A communal entrance is usually the freeholder's or managing agent's lock, and we will say so rather than open something we have no business opening.
Do you cover the streets just outside this postcode?
Yes, W8 is not a hard border. We cover the whole of the area described above and the districts either side of it. If you are unsure, the postcode checker on this page gives you a straight answer.
Locked out in Kensington?
Call with your postcode. We tell you the starting price and send the nearest free locksmith, usually with you in 10–15 minutes.
020 4634 1952