How much does grille lock replacement cost in Oxfordshire?
Most grille lock replacements in Oxfordshire cost £150 to £354 including VAT (£125 to £295 plus VAT) per lock fitted. Upgrades such as quick-release or restricted-key cylinders are priced before work goes ahead.
Grille lock replacement means fitting a new cylinder, lock body or complete lock box to an existing security grille. It is the quick fix for lost keys, worn or seized locks and moving into a property with unknown keys, and a chance to upgrade to a stronger or quick-release lock.
What the work covers
- Upgrades to higher-security cylinders
- Additional shoot bolts top and bottom
- Padlock hasp conversions
- Replacement cylinders and lock bodies
- Lock work on most grille makes
- Complete lock box replacement
Covering Oxfordshire
We can arrange grille lock replacement anywhere in Oxfordshire, including Oxford and Banbury. Visit dates depend on engineer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Oxfordshire includes Oxford's listed college and city-centre buildings, Cotswold-stone towns such as Witney, and growing towns like Bicester and Didcot.
Common situations:
- Bedroom grilles needing a keyless release
- Worn, stiff or seized locks
- New occupants with unknown key holders
- Lost or stolen keys
Towns in Oxfordshire
Getting the best result
Keyed alike
One key for all grilles is convenient for homes and small shops.
Key control
Restricted key systems limit who can have copies cut.
Rules that apply in England
Bedroom and escape windows
Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.
Grilles in rented homes
Landlords in England must keep rented homes free from serious hazards under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, which includes fire. A grille that stops a tenant using an escape window can create a hazard, so grilles in rented homes should have keyless internal releases.
How it works
- Tell us about the grille and lock
- Price confirmed
- Lock replaced or upgraded
- New keys handed over
Grille lock replacement and upgrades in Oxfordshire: questions
Which towns in Oxfordshire do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Oxfordshire, including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester and Didcot, and in other towns across the area.
Is a better cylinder worth it?
On a grille that is otherwise sound, a higher-security cylinder is an inexpensive way to raise resistance to lock attack.
Can you change a lock on a grille you did not fit?
Yes, on most makes, subject to compatible parts.
Can all my grilles use the same key?
Yes, by keying the new cylinders alike.
Other grilles in Oxfordshire
- Retractable security grilles
- Vacant property grilles and screens
- Bespoke security grilles
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
- LPS 1175 certified security grilles
- Home security grilles
Send a photo of the grille and we will come back with a price.