Mobile Locksmith in Willowild

A subdivided farm

Willowild began as a farm dating back to at least the early 1900s. In 1970 it was subdivided and the plots were sold for houses, with the original farmhouse left standing on one of them. The pattern still shows in the numbers: at the 2011 Census there were about 350 residents in only 110 households, on 0.34 km². That's roughly 320 households per square kilometre, lower than either neighbouring suburb, which points to large stands with freestanding houses.

Willowild or Willow Wild?

OpenStreetMap labels the area Willow Wild, as two words, while the census and Wikipedia use Willowild. Either spelling reaches us. If a map app struggles, these streets are easy to find:

• Salix Road North and Salix Road South;
• Waggon Road and Cranswick Road;
• Adele Road and Adele Place, Shelley Avenue, Peta Lane and Garden Road.

Republic Road runs along the northern edge, which makes it the easiest main road to give as a reference. Willowild is west of Winnie Mandela Drive (William Nicol Drive until 2023), and the Braamfontein Spruit runs through it.

Your own gate is the only gate

Unlike nearby Hurlingham Manor, OpenStreetMap doesn't show any booms or road gates across Willowild's streets. In most cases the technician can drive straight to your property, so the questions are about your own entrance:

• Can someone open the driveway gate, or will we meet you outside?
• Is there a dog that needs to be put away?
• On a long property, which building or door has the problem: the main house, a cottage, a garage door or a gate?

Locks on larger properties

A big stand often has several buildings and many locks, some rarely used. The ones on outbuildings and side doors tend to be forgotten until they seize. If you've just bought a house here, you probably don't know how many keys were handed out over the years, so it's worth having the outside locks changed together. Our checklist for moving house helps you decide where to start. For a lock that's stiff but still works, lock repair may be enough.

The technician will explain the options and the cost first. Call-out: R250 call-out fee. Quotations: The technician assesses the job on site and gives you the price before any work starts. Nothing is done until you agree.

Locksmith services available in Willowild

• Residential locksmith

  Lock repairs, replacements and lockouts for houses, townhouses, flats and estate homes across Sandton.

• Lock replacement

  Worn, damaged or compromised locks replaced and new locks installed to suit your existing door.

• Lock repairs

  Stiff, sticking, jammed or misaligned locks diagnosed and repaired on site where repair makes sense.

• Emergency lockouts

  Locked out of your home, flat or office? We come to you and work to get you back in with as little damage as possible.

All of these are part of our mobile locksmith service in Sandton.

Useful guides

• Moving into a Sandton home: a practical lock-security checklist
• Caring for Outside Door Locks: Dust, Storms and Highveld Sun

Nearby areas we cover

• Glenadrienne
• Hurlingham
• New Brighton

All Sandton areas