Locksmith in Inglewood
1920s and 30s homes on The Avenues, 1960s flats between them, and the widest blocks east of Beaufort Street.
Inglewood, Western Australia is postcode 6052 — not 6050 like Mount Lawley next door. About 36 per cent of homes here are on a mortgage, so plenty of owners have bought fairly recently. Most houses here went up in the 1920s and 30s, so the locks on them are often original.
- Postcode
- 6052 — not 6050
- On a mortgage
- About 36% (ABS 2021)
- Typical house
- 6–8 locks; bigger blocks east of Beaufort Street can have more
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
What the doors are like in Inglewood
Inglewood was built in two bursts — roughly 1904 to 1920, then again from 1935 to 1940 — by Gold Estates of Australia, with The Avenues the first subdivision. Most of the housing dates from before 1940, which in lock terms means solid jarrah doors, original mortice and rim locks, and cylinders that may be well worn. The suburb has its own character retention guidelines, separate from Mount Lawley’s, so the front of a house is often something owners want kept exactly as it is.
There is one local fact worth knowing before you book anything: lot sizes roughly double as you cross Beaufort Street. West of it, blocks run to about 730 square metres; east of it, about 1,400. A bigger block means a side gate, a rear access way, a shed and often a detached garage, so there can be more locks to rekey. We count them before we quote, not after.
Scattered among all that are 1960s walk-up flats — small blocks with no on-site manager, each with their own letterbox barrels and shared entry door.
Amco Locksmiths covers Inglewood, Western Australia 6052. One licensed locksmith, mobile, no call centre and no shopfront to drive to. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock with the quote form.
Everything we do in Inglewood
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House and flat lockouts, and keys locked in cars, day or night.
Rekeying
For new owners: every old key stops working, with nothing replaced.
Lock repairs and new locks
Original locks on old jarrah doors, re-pinned and serviced rather than cut out.
Screen and sliding doors
A screen on a different key can often be keyed to the front door.
Digital and smart locks
Keypads fitted to older doors, once we have checked the thickness and the backset will take one.
Car keys and remotes
Spare car keys cut and programmed on the spot.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on site, including shed and gate keys.
Business and commercial
Lock repairs and rekeys for shops and offices.
Worth knowing in Inglewood
Change the locks after settlement
You have no idea how many keys are out there. Re-pinning every lock to one new key takes about an hour and nothing has to be replaced.
Everything on one key
Front, back, laundry, screen, shed and side gate, all on one key.
An old lock that has stopped turning
Often it’s worn rather than broken. We service and re-pin it and the door works again, with the original hardware still on it.
No surprises on the day
- Price agreed first. You know the cost before any work starts, including after hours.
- Repair before replace. We only swap a lock when it is genuinely worn out.
- Drilling never costs you extra. If a barrel has to be drilled we say so before we start, then fit a new one keyed to your existing key at no charge.
What customers say
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“I highly recommend Magnus from Amco Locksmiths. He was very quick to respond to my enquiry and was able to see me the next day. He showed up on time, had great communication and was very professional and friendly throughout the process.”
Read on Google →“I recently moved to a new house and wanted to change the locks for security. Magnus arrived on time and worked efficiently to do just that, also cutting more windows keys and rekeying the garage remote. He even oiled the squeaky garage door at no cost! I would use Amco again in a heartbeat.”
Read on Google →“Great communication advising when he would arrive. Quick, friendly service and very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.”
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Straight answers
Is Inglewood 6050 or 6052?
6052. It shares the postcode with Bedford, not with Mount Lawley or Menora. Worth getting right when you are searching or giving an address.
We have just bought here. Should we change the locks?
Yes. You cannot know how many keys are in circulation. Rekeying re-pins the locks you already have, so nothing is replaced and every old key stops working.
Can you keep the original lock on a character home?
Usually. Most original mortice and rim locks can be re-pinned to a new key, and a worn one can often be serviced back to working. If a lock genuinely cannot be saved we will tell you before we do anything.
Why does my house need two different keys?
Because the front door and the later aluminium security screen are usually different brands and different profiles. Where the screen cylinder can be changed we put both on one key. Where it cannot, we say so rather than sell you something that will not work.
Do you charge more for a bigger block?
Not for the block — for the locks. A house east of Beaufort Street often has a shed, a side gate and a garage door on top of the house itself, so there are simply more cylinders. We count them and agree the price first.