Wigan · WN1 to WN6
Wigan is our furthest borough. We still come.
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- 25-45 min from Salford
- From £25
- Same price as the city centre
- No call-out fee
- £1m public liability
Wigan is 17 road miles from us, further than anywhere else in Greater Manchester, and further than several Cheshire towns we turn down. We cover it because it is Greater Manchester and because 25 to 45 minutes is a real answer, not because the map is flattering.
WN1 to WN6: the town centre, Hindley, Ince, Platt Bridge, Worsley Mesnes, Goose Green, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Orrell, Pemberton, Standish and Shevington.
Two Wigans, two centuries apart
The pit terraces
WN2 and WN3 especially. Housing built for men who worked underground, and a lot of it still has the lock it was born with. Solid timber, lever mortice, never oiled. Repair, do not replace. £40-70.
The new estates
WN6 around Standish and Shevington, plus infill everywhere. Composite doors, multipoint gearboxes, all fitted inside the same decade. £45-120.
The pit terraces are the interesting ones. A hundred-year-old lever mortice is usually better made than anything you can buy for £90 today, and a strip and service brings it back. No key-cutting kiosk in the country can copy the key for it, which is why people replace perfectly good locks. We cut to the lock instead. See mortice locks.
The back door, again
Wigan's terraces have the same exposure as the rest of the north west and it is worth thirty seconds of your time. Open your back door, look at the faceplate on the edge, and see whether there is a Kitemark and the number BS3621 stamped on it. If there is not, and your policy says all external doors, you are exposed. £85-140 fitted.
What the distance actually means
- Same price as M1. No distance surcharge.
- Same price at 3am. No night surcharge.
- 25-45 min. Faster overnight, the M60 is empty.
- We'll tell you if we're going to be longer.
The honest bit: if you are locked out at 2am in Ashton-in-Makerfield and somebody in WN4 can be there in ten minutes, use them. We will say so on the phone. Being furthest away is a fact, not something to talk around.
What it costs
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Lockout, non-destructive | £65-110 |
| Lever mortice, strip and service | £40-70 |
| Key cut to an old mortice lock | £25-55 |
| BS3621 5-lever, fitted | £85-140 |
| Multipoint service while stiff | £45-85 |
| Gearbox replacement | £60-120 |
| Euro cylinder repair or replacement | £35-60 |
Around here
Questions people actually ask
How long will a locksmith take to reach Wigan?
25 to 45 minutes from our base in Salford, and often quicker overnight because the M60 is empty. Wigan is 17 road miles from us, which makes it our furthest borough, further than several Cheshire towns we do not cover. We are honest about that: if you are locked out at 2am in Ashton-in-Makerfield and somebody based in WN4 can be there in ten minutes, use them, and we will tell you so on the phone rather than take the booking and leave you waiting.
Do you charge extra for Wigan because it's further?
No. The price in WN1 is identical to the price in M1, and there is no call-out fee and no distance surcharge anywhere in the ten boroughs. Distance affects how long you wait, not what you pay. It does not change at night or at weekends either, so a 3am Sunday in Hindley costs exactly what a 2pm Tuesday in the city centre costs.
My Wigan terrace has the original lock and no spare key. Can you help?
Yes, and do not let anyone talk you into replacing it. Those pit-terrace lever mortice locks are frequently better made than anything you can buy for £90 today. The reason people replace them is that no key-cutting kiosk in the country can copy the key, so they assume it is a dead end. We cut to the lock instead: with a working key that is £25 to £55, and with no key at all we take the lock off, read the levers and cut to the mechanism.
Is my Standish new-build door going to have the same gearbox problem?
Very likely, and on the same timetable as your neighbours. Standish and Shevington built a lot of housing in a short window and every composite front door got a multipoint gearbox from roughly the same batch. They wear out together. The warning is a handle that needs lifting harder than it used to. Fixed while it is stiff, £45 to £85. After it shears, £60 to £120, and more if it goes with you on the wrong side of the door.