Locksmith in Lathlain
A 1920s garden suburb with quarter-acre bones — so there are more locks per house than you would think.
Lathlain, Western Australia 6100 is the opposite of Burswood despite sharing a postcode: about 78 per cent separate houses, no commercial precinct at all, and an even three-way split between owning outright, paying a mortgage and renting. The houses sit on a 1920s garden-suburb layout of quarter-acre blocks, which means side gates, sheds and detached garages on top of the house itself.
- Separate houses
- About 78%
- Typical rekey
- Often 8–10 locks once the shed and gates are counted
- No commercial precinct
- Services come from Victoria Park and Belmont
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
A garden suburb plan with 1950s houses on it
Lathlain has two layers that are easy to confuse. The plan came first: quarter-acre blocks were sold from the 1890s in the Victoria Park Station Estate, and in 1920 Carl Klem and Percy Hope laid the area out as a planned garden suburb, originally with internal reserves so every allotment had open space near it. The houses came later — most of what you see is 1950s brick on that 1920s layout, with the primary school built in 1956. The suburb was only gazetted under the name Lathlain in 1981.
For a locksmith the layout matters more than the architecture. Generous blocks mean a side gate, a rear gate, a garden shed and often a detached garage, and every one of those has a lock or a padlock that somebody has added over the years on a different key. A Lathlain rekey routinely turns into eight to ten cylinders once we walk the property, which is more than the six to eight a typical Perth house has. We count them before quoting, not after.
Lathlain has essentially no commercial strip — services come from Victoria Park and Belmont, and the only local retail is a small shopping group. It is a residential callout suburb, and being mobile suits it: there is nowhere here to drive a key to anyway.
Amco Locksmiths covers Lathlain, Western Australia 6100. One licensed locksmith, mobile, no call centre and no shopfront to drive to. Call 08 9444 2089, or send a photo of the lock and we will tell you what it needs before we come out.
Everything we do in Lathlain
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House lockouts opened without damage, any hour.
Rekeying
Everything on one key — house, screens, shed, side gate and detached garage.
Lock repairs and new locks
Original hardware and doors that have moved on their frames.
Screen and sliding doors
Security screen and sliding door locks, keyed to the front door where we can.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad locks on a solid older door, once we have checked it will take one.
Car keys and remotes
Spare and lost car keys made in the driveway.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on the day — with this many locks, households need more than two.
Business and commercial
The small local shops and the businesses around them.
What we get called to in Lathlain
Everything on one key
The Lathlain job. House, screens, shed, gates and garage all re-pinned to a single key.
Shed and gate locks
Padlocks and gate cylinders added one at a time over decades, each on its own key. They can all match.
A door that has dropped
On a house of this age the deadbolt usually stops throwing because the door has moved, not because the lock has failed.
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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“Amco locksmiths are amazing to deal with! Very friendly and helpful on the phone. Responded promptly to my call for help with a key that was not working. Magnus was extremly friendly and helpful when he showed up. For any locksmith issues, go with these guys. You will not be disappointed. Thank you for making my day so much better in a sticky situation <3”
Read on Google →“Absolutely cracking service from Magnus. My wife dropped her keys last night and went to start it today and and it failed. We called 2 other places first and also had road side assistance out to inspect. Not one of them advised us to look where she had dropped it for the micro chip. They simply wanted dollars in their pockets without trying to solve the problem. After a prompt call back from Magnus and an exploded view image of keys components and 5 minutes of rummaging around the garden the chip was found, re-installed and works. 100% recommend these guys and will be getting a spare key from them in the near future. Thanks so much Magnus!!!”
Read on Google →“Very impressed with Amco Locksmiths! The cheapest amongst a few quotes that I got. Very fast and efficient. Professional and friendly technician who gave me advice on a few other things around the house. Customer service was swift and helpful. Cannot fault!”
Read on Google →“Awesome, quick and very good priced service!”
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Straight answers
How many locks does a Lathlain house usually have?
More than most. A typical Perth house has six to eight, but on these blocks there is often a side gate, a rear gate, a shed and a detached garage on top — eight to ten is common. We count them and agree the price before starting.
Can the shed and the gates go on the house key?
Usually yes, if they take a standard cylinder or a keyed padlock. It is one of the more satisfying jobs we do.
Is Optus Stadium in Lathlain?
No — that is Burswood, which shares the 6100 postcode. Lathlain Park is the West Coast Eagles’ training and administrative base, not a match venue.
Does Lathlain have a train station?
Not any more. Lathlain station closed in February 2003. Burswood and Carlisle are the nearest.
Do you charge more for a bigger property?
Not for the property — for the number of locks. More cylinders means more work and more keys cut, and we tell you the total before we start.