A Silksworth locksmith,
aiming to be on the doorstep in around 15 minutes.

Silksworth sits about 3 miles south-west of central Sunderland in the SR3 postcode, not SR1, and it's a mixed residential area that runs from older terraced streets near the village centre out into large 1970s and 1980s council-built semis. We get a steady flow of work here, mostly lockouts, lock replacements after break-ins, and cylinder upgrades on the older housing stock. It's a well-established community and the doors reflect that, plenty of worn-out locks that are well overdue a change.

Silksworth Lane is our usual route in from the A19, cutting down through Doxford Park and into the village. Streets like Blind Lane, Silksworth Row and the roads off Tunstall Village Road give us the older terraced stock with ageing Yale rim locks and knackered euro cylinders that snap far too easily. The Silksworth Sports Complex and the former colliery site nearby act as useful landmarks when callers aren't sure of their exact address. Honestly, some of the multi-point locks on the 1980s semis here haven't been serviced since they were fitted.

Most common Silksworth jobs

• Lockouts on the 1970s and 1980s semis, usually 20-25 minutes from our base
• Anti-snap cylinder replacements on uPVC front doors, especially on the council-built estates off Silksworth Lane
• Worn Yale rim locks on the older terraced properties near Silksworth Row that have simply given up
• Garage side-door locks, a common weak point on the semi-detached stock throughout the area
• Lock change after a relationship breakdown or change of tenancy, fairly regular call type here
• Failed multipoint locking mechanisms on uPVC doors where the handle lifts but the door won't release

Services we run from Silksworth