Starter price list
Lockouts, lock changes, uPVC repairs, safes and security upgrades. 16 priced lines.
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Our estimates, Sep 2026
Read this first. These are starting points, not a rate card. Our own starting estimates, checked September 2026. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
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Suggested starting rates
The rates InstaQuote sets a locksmith business up on.
Locks
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Emergency lockout entry | each | £95 |
| Euro cylinder replaced (anti-snap) | each | £120 |
| Mortice lock replaced (BS3621) | each | £165 |
| Night latch fitted | each | £130 |
| Keyed-alike suite (per lock) | each | £95 |
| Key cutting / extra keys | each | £12 |
| Garage door lock replaced | each | £110 |
| Padlock & hasp fitted | each | £65 |
uPVC
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| uPVC door mechanism replaced | each | £220 |
| uPVC door / window realign | each | £85 |
| Window handle / hinge replaced | each | £75 |
| Letterbox / door furniture replaced | each | £85 |
Security
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Door reinforcement (London bar) | each | £145 |
| Home security survey & report | each | £95 |
Safes
| Job | Unit | From |
|---|
| Safe supplied & fitted | each | £380 |
Day rates
| Locksmith day rate | day | £240 |
Prices are sell prices including labour, exclude VAT, and are starting points only. Check your own material costs before you quote. InstaQuote Ltd, Coventry, company no. 17224118.
How much does locksmith work cost in the UK?
There is no one price: it moves with your area, the size of the job and what the materials cost that week. As a starting point, this list puts locksmith at about £240 a day (locksmith day rate), and the jobs below at the prices shown. A trade using InstaQuote changes every one of these to their own numbers, and the quote prices off those.
- Emergency lockout entry£95 each
- Euro cylinder replaced (anti-snap)£120 each
- Mortice lock replaced (BS3621)£165 each
- Night latch fitted£130 each
- What is a typical locksmith day rate?
- This list starts at £240 a day (locksmith day rate). Day rates move a lot by area and by how busy the week is, so treat it as a ballpark and price the job, not the day, wherever you can.
- Should a locksmith quote be priced per job or per day?
- Per job, wherever you can measure it. A priced line per bit of work is easier for the customer to say yes to, and it protects you if the job grows. Keep the day rate for call outs and work you cannot measure up front.
- Do these prices include VAT?
- No. They are the price before VAT. If you are VAT registered you add VAT on top, and InstaQuote works it out on every quote and invoice, along with CIS and the reverse charge where they apply.
- Are these prices reliable?
- These are starting points, not a rate card. Our own starting estimates, checked September 2026. Your area, your costs and your diary decide the real number, so mark them up or down before you quote off them.
InstaQuote sets a locksmith account up with this list already in it. Snap your notes or type the job in, it builds the quote off your rates, then it takes the deposit, books the job, drafts the invoice and chases it.
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