Mobile Locksmith in Broadacres

An agricultural-holding name on a suburb of estates

In the 2011 Census the area is called Broadacres AH (Agricultural Holdings), and you'll still see “Broadacres AH” or “Broadacres Agricultural Holdings” on some title deeds, rates accounts and maps. That name dates from when the land was divided into smallholdings. Today it's a registered suburb of Sandton. Property profiles count over a thousand freehold homes, mostly in gated communities, and about as many sectional-title flats and apartments, while noting that the area keeps a country feel.

In 2011 it had 2,598 residents in 1,003 households on 1.41 km². The area may have changed since that count.

Getting to you from Cedar Road

Cedar Road is the main route through this part of northern Sandton. Broadacres Shopping Centre stands on the corner of Cedar Road and Valley Road, so it makes a good reference point when you describe the way to your gate. Tell us:

• the estate or complex name, and whether the entrance is on Cedar Road itself or on a side road;
• how the guardhouse clears visitors: a code, a phone call to you, or a list at the gate;
• your unit or house number, and the block if it's a sectional-title complex.

Freehold in an estate versus sectional title

Broadacres has a fairly even split between the two main ownership types, and they work differently when a lock needs changing:

• Freehold home in a gated estate: the house and its locks are yours. The estate's homeowners' association controls the entrance and may have rules on contractors and on how the outside of a home looks.
• Sectional-title unit: your unit's door is normally yours to look after, while entrance gates and shared doors belong to the body corporate. Scheme rules may set the type of lock.

Either way, if you rent, ask the owner before changing a lock.

Typical call-outs

• Locked out with keys inside: see emergency lockout help.
• A key snapped in the cylinder: keep the broken piece and see broken key extraction.
• Locks you no longer trust after a move or a lost bunch of keys: lock replacement.

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 Broadacres

• 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.

• 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.

• Broken-key extraction

  A key snapped in the lock? We remove it on site and check whether the lock is still sound.

• Lock repairs

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

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

Useful guides

• Key Broken in the Lock? What to Avoid Doing
• Moving into a Sandton home: a practical lock-security checklist

Nearby areas we cover

• Kengies
• Stratford
• Craigavon

All Sandton areas