Costs
What a locksmith costs in the UK
Lockouts by time of day, lock changes, uPVC repairs, car keys and safes: published UK prices with their sources, and what moves the number.
The figures behind every guide
| What | UK range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lockout, daytime, no damage | £90 to £160 | MLA price list; MyJobQuote; Fantastic Services |
| Lockout where the lock is drilled and replaced | £180 to £300 | MyJobQuote |
| Out-of-hours surcharge | £50 to £100 | MyJobQuote |
| Separate call-out fee, where charged | £50 to £150 | Checkatrade; Fantastic Services |
| Hourly rate, daytime | £65 to £85 an hour | MLA price list; Checkatrade; Bark |
| Euro cylinder change, fitted | £105 to £175 | MLA price list; MyJobQuote |
| Anti-snap cylinder, fitted | £137 to £150 | MLA price list; Checkatrade |
| Mortice deadlock (BS 3621), fitted | £100 to £205 | MLA price list; Checkatrade; MyJobQuote; Bark |
| uPVC mechanism or gearbox | £85 to £300 | MLA price list; MyJobQuote |
| Car lockout | £65 to £95 | MLA; Bark |
| Replacement car key | £100 to £282 | WhoCanFixMyCar; StageMyCar |
| Car key programming | £250 | WhoCanFixMyCar |
| Opening a locked safe | £100 to £300 | Fantastic Services; Alan Morgan Master Locksmiths |
| Key cutting, standard key | £4 to £7 a key | MLA key cutting prices; Home Secure Shop |
| Key cutting, high-security key | £10 to £22 a key | MLA key cutting prices; Home Secure Shop |
Labour only. Ranges, not quotes. Evenings, nights and weekends cost more, and London runs higher.
Auto locksmith cost
A replacement car key, cut and programmed, costs £100 to £282 on StageMyCar's and WhoCanFixMyCar's 2026 figures, against £65 to £95 for a lockout in Bark's 2025 guide.
A car lockout costs £65 to £95 in Bark's 2025 locksmith price guide, and the Master Locksmiths Association's 2026 list starts at £85 for keys locked in a car.
Car key replacement cost
A main dealer charges £150 to £500 or more for a replacement car key, against £100 to £250 from an auto locksmith, in StageMyCar's 2026 guide.
A replacement car key, cut and programmed, costs £100 to £282: £100 to £250 from a locksmith in StageMyCar's 2026 guide, and an average of £281.78 across WhoCanFixMyCar's 2026 bookings.
Key cutting cost
A security or restricted key costs from £21.15 on the Master Locksmiths Association's 2026 list and £10 to £20 or more in Home Secure Shop's guide, against £4 to £7 for a standard cylinder key.
A standard cylinder or Yale-type key costs £4 to £7 to copy in Home Secure Shop's guide, and the Master Locksmiths Association's 2026 key cutting list starts at £5.55.
Emergency locksmith cost
A lockout where the lock has to be drilled and replaced costs £180 to £300 or more on MyJobQuote's September 2026 figures, against £90 to £160 for a daytime lockout opened without damage (MLA, MyJobQuote).
A daytime lockout costs £90 to £160 in the Master Locksmiths Association's 2026 price list and MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide, with £50 to £100 added out of hours on MyJobQuote's figures.
Lock change cost
An anti-snap cylinder costs from £137 fitted on the MLA's 2026 list, and Checkatrade's 2026 average is £150, against £105 to £175 for a standard euro cylinder (MLA, MyJobQuote).
A euro cylinder change costs £105 to £175 fitted in the MLA's 2026 price list and MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide, and a BS 3621 mortice deadlock £100 to £205 across the MLA, Checkatrade, MyJobQuote and Bark.
uPVC door repair cost
A uPVC lock repair costs £150 to £300 or more in MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide, and a new multipoint mechanism about £175 fitted.
A uPVC door lock repair costs £85 to £300: the MLA's 2026 list starts gearbox repairs at £85, and MyJobQuote's September 2026 guide puts uPVC lock repair at £150 to £300 or more.
Anti-snap locks cost
Parts for an anti-snap cylinder start at £64 on the MLA's 2026 list, and fitted from £137; Checkatrade's 2026 average for an anti-snap uPVC lock change is £150.
An anti-snap cylinder costs £137 to £150 fitted: from £137 on the MLA's 2026 price list (parts from £64), and about £150 on Checkatrade's 2026 average.
Safe opening cost
Alan Morgan Master Locksmiths prices opening a domestic plate safe from £250, and Fantastic Services' 2026 guide gives £100 to £300 per safe.
Opening a locked domestic safe costs £100 to £300 per safe in Fantastic Services' 2026 guide, and Alan Morgan Master Locksmiths prices domestic plate safes from £250.