IllustrationLocksmith in Sorrento
Perth’s Sorrento, not Victoria’s. The oldest residents and the highest outright ownership in the north.
Sorrento, Perth, Western Australia 6020 has the oldest median age of the northern suburbs at 47 and the highest outright ownership at about 48 per cent, so most homes here have been in the same hands for a long time and still carry their original hardware. It is about 16 kilometres from our base, so it is a booked job.
- Owned outright
- About 48% — the highest in the north
- Coastal air
- Shortens the life of outside locks
- Distance
- About 16 km — call to check timing
- Call
- Amco Locksmiths, 08 9444 2089
Salt air and long-held homes
A subdivision called Sorrento was surveyed here in 1929, but the area stayed sparse until residential development began in the early 1950s — and until 1981 it was part of the suburb of Marmion, so older records may say that. Growth really followed the 1987 America’s Cup and the building of the boat harbour on the Sorrento–Hillarys boundary.
Two things define the work. Coastal exposure corrodes external lock hardware, latches and security screens faster than inland — genuinely faster, and you can usually see it on the outside of the lock before it stops working. And with the oldest residents in the northern suburbs and the highest outright ownership, most of these homes have been lived in by the same owners for decades, so the locks on them are original and have weathered a long time.
The beach adds its own job. Keys lost in the sand or in the water at the beach and boat harbour car parks are an all-keys-lost car job rather than a simple unlock, because there is often nothing left to copy. We can usually make a new key to the car for Japanese, Korean and most American makes.
Amco Locksmiths covers Sorrento, Western Australia 6020. 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 Sorrento
One licensed locksmith, one van, and the same person on the phone and at your door.
Lockouts, 24 hours
House and car lockouts, including at the beach and harbour car parks.
Rekeying
After a holiday let, a house sitter, or decades without a change.
Lock repairs and new locks
Salt-corroded cylinders, latches and screen door hardware.
Screen and sliding doors
Screen door locks, which corrode fastest of anything on a coastal house.
Digital and smart locks
Keypad locks for owners who find a stiff key hard to turn.
Car keys and remotes
Keys lost in the sand — a new key made at the car, not a copy.
Key cutting and spares
Extra keys cut on the day for family or a house sitter.
Business and commercial
Sorrento Quay and the businesses around the harbour.
What we get called to in Sorrento
Keys lost at the beach
Nothing left to copy, so we make a new key to the car itself.
A lock seized by sea air
Serviced where it can be freed, replaced where the corrosion has gone too far.
Rekey after a holiday let
Old keys stop working without anything being replaced.
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.”
Read on Google →“Very friendly and replies fast! Definitely recommend!!”
Read on Google →“I needed an emergency locksmith today (Friday) and Magnus from Amco came to the rescue. Absolutely pleasant man very friendly and curteous. Explained everything including cost upfront. Completed the job professionally. Will definitely recommend Amco Locksmiths and Magnus anytime.”
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Straight answers
Is this Sorrento in Perth or Sorrento in Victoria?
Perth, Western Australia — Sorrento WA 6020, in the City of Joondalup. Searching without the state brings up the Mornington Peninsula one.
My front door lock has seized up from the salt air. Can it be fixed?
Sometimes. Salt gets into the cylinder and the latch, and a service and lubrication frees a lot of them. Where the corrosion has gone too far we replace it and talk about hardware that lasts better this close to the water.
I lost my car keys at Sorrento Beach. Can you come to the car park?
Yes. With nothing left to copy we make a new key to the car itself, for Japanese, Korean and most American makes. Bring photo ID and proof the car is yours.
Can you rekey a holiday rental between guests?
Yes — or better, fit a keypad lock so you change a code instead of chasing keys. Every digital lock we fit keeps a backup way in.
How far is Sorrento from you?
About sixteen kilometres. We come, but as a booked job. We will tell you honestly when we can be there rather than promise a time.