Mobile Locksmith in Aston Manor

Crescents and ways with Scottish-sounding names

Aston Manor's streets are easy to confuse because so many have a similar ring: Aberfeldy Drive and Aberfeldy Park Street, Glenavon Road and Glenavon Park Street, Glenrollo Road, Glenny Terrace, Braemar Drive, Calderwood Drive, Bryntirrold Way, Coniston Way. Concourse Crescent loops through the middle and comes out on Monument Road, the main road on that side.

So when you call, spell the street name and give the house number, and if you can, tell us which of the bigger roads you turn off. If you're on the Monument Road side, the Kempton Animal Hospital at the Concourse Crescent corner is an easy reference point.

If your street has a boom

Some Aston Manor property adverts describe homes in a "boomed off" or enclosed section, and OpenStreetMap shows boom gates on some streets. If yours has one, let the guard know a locksmith is coming and give them the name Mobile Locksmith Kempton Park. If the boom is unmanned and opens by remote or intercom only, tell us so we can phone you from the gate. We have no arrangement with any residents' association, so the access comes from you.

Guest houses, cottages and home offices

Property24 listings in Aston Manor mention guest houses, rental units, granny flats and houses sold as a "work-from-home or business opportunity". A property that earns money from rooms has its own lock problems:

• a guest leaves with a room key, and the next booking arrives tonight;
• several tenants and staff share outside gates, so nobody knows how many gate keys are out;
• a home office keeps documents or cash in a safe that suddenly won't open.

For a room, changing the cylinder is often quicker and cheaper than a whole new lock; the technician will quote you on the spot. We don't cut keys, so if you need several for staff and guests, ask about locks supplied with more keys. Our guide to key control for businesses is just as useful for a guest house, and safe opening is an ordinary job for us.

On the Kempton Park AH side

The 2011 Census counted Kempton Park AH (agricultural holdings) separately from Aston Manor: 401 people in 81 households on 1.69 km², against Aston Manor's 1,961 people on under 1 km². The plots there are larger, along Sim Road, Fried Road, Loam Road, North Road and Mulder Street, with St Matthews school on Sim Road and a Pick n Pay on Loam Road.

Sim Road comes off Petrus "Chilly" Magagula Road. That road was called Pomona Road until the city's 2021 renaming list, and some people and older maps still use the old name, so either will do when you're giving us directions. On a bigger stand, tell us whether you'll meet the technician at the street gate, and which outbuilding, garage or gate padlock is the problem. For yard and gate padlocks, see choosing padlocks for yards and containers.

Call-out fee and payment

R250 call-out fee. The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree. You pay by EFT, cash or card. We'll ask to see proof that you live at, own or run the property before we open a door, a safe or a car.

Locksmith services available in Aston Manor

• Residential locksmith

  Locks on freehold houses, townhouses, estate homes, flats and smallholdings: doors, security gates and home safes, sorted at your place.

• Lock replacement

  New cylinders, deadlocks, nightlatches, multipoint parts, gate locks and heavy-duty padlocks, supplied and fitted on site.

• Commercial locksmith

  Warehouses, factories, offices, shops and restaurants: lockouts, roller shutter padlocks, lock changes and office safes, at your premises.

• Safe opening

  Lost combination, missing key, dead keypad or a door that won't move. Home, office and firearm safes opened where they stand.

• Emergency lockouts

  Shut out of the house, the townhouse, the office or the warehouse, day or night. Phone us and we drive out to wherever you are.

• Car keys & lockouts

  Keys locked in the car, a car key snapped off or lost altogether: we come to the car, at home, at work or in a parking lot.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Kempton Park.

Useful guides

• Key Control for Businesses: Staff, Shifts and Lost Keys
• Choosing Padlocks for Warehouses, Yards and Containers
• Changing the Locks After Moving In

Nearby areas we cover

• Nimrod Park
• Glen Marais
• Pomona

All Kempton Park areas