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

Tilgate sits in the southern part of Crawley, postcode RH10, and we're typically with you in around 15 minutes from the town centre. It's a mix of 1960s and 1970s council-built housing, later Housing Association stock, and some owner-occupied semis and terraces that have changed hands plenty of times over the decades. We get a steady flow of lockout calls here, along with requests to upgrade older lock cylinders and sort doors that have been bodged by previous tenants or owners.

Tilgate runs either side of Tilgate Drive and the roads feeding off it, with Tilgate Park and the nature centre forming the southern boundary. We come in via the A2220 Southgate Avenue or cut through from the Brighton Road depending on traffic. The housing stock leans heavily on old British Standard mortice locks that haven't been serviced in years, and you'd be surprised how many doors still have the original builder-fit cylinders from 40 years ago.

Most common Tilgate jobs

• Emergency lockouts on Tilgate Drive and the surrounding closes, usually 12-18 minutes response
• Worn or seized Yale-type cylinders on 1970s semi-detached doors
• Anti-snap TS007 cylinder upgrades, often after a neighbour's break-in prompts the call
• Mortice lock servicing or full replacement on older British Standard five-levers that are stiff or won't engage properly
• Lock changes for Housing Association tenants moving into a new property
• Patio door locking mechanism repairs on the later-build properties near Tilgate Park

Services we run from Tilgate