British Properties sits high on the slopes above West Vancouver — gated drives, long driveways off Eyremount and Chartwell, and homes where the nearest locksmith is not around the corner. When you're locked out or upgrading security on a property here, we dispatch a mobile North Shore technician directly up the hill. One call and we're on our way.
British Properties is a residential enclave carved into the lower Hollyburn Mountain slopes above West Vancouver, bounded roughly by the Upper Levels Highway to the south and the British Properties Golf Club to the northwest. The street grid radiates off Chartwell Drive, Eyremount Drive, and Millstream Road — wide, tree-lined roads that branch into quieter crescents like Palmerston Place, Hycroft Road, and Bridle Path. Many of these properties back onto forested ravines with no through traffic, which means that if you're locked out at the end of a cul-de-sac at 10 pm, you're genuinely isolated. That's exactly the situation our mobile service is built for.
We work this part of West Vancouver regularly. The area sits between Ambleside below and Caulfeild to the west, and our technicians know how to navigate the switchbacks off Taylor Way and Chartwell without missing a turn. When you call, we'll ask for a specific address or the nearest cross-street and give you a realistic arrival window — not a vague estimate that could mean anything from 20 minutes to two hours.
The housing stock in British Properties is almost entirely large single-family detached homes, with a mix of era and architecture. Older mid-century ranchers and 1970s custom builds on Eyremount Drive and Millstream Road often have long-established deadbolt hardware — Schlage and Kwikset from an earlier generation — that's due for an upgrade or has simply worn out. Rekeying these locks when ownership changes is straightforward, and we carry a wide range of cylinders to match or replace what's already fitted.
A significant portion of British Properties homes are large contemporary builds — custom estates on oversized lots along Chartwell and the upper crescents. These properties typically run multi-point door hardware, European-style lever handles, and in many cases already have or want smart access control. If your home has a Schlage Encode, Yale Assure, or a more commercial-grade ABLOY or Mul-T-Lock cylinder on a front entry, we can service, replace, or rekey it. We also install and program new smart locks on these doors, matching the existing backset and prep so the finished result looks intentional rather than retrofitted.
Several larger British Properties estates have secondary suites, detached carriage houses, or staff accommodation with their own entry points. Master key systems — where a single key opens all the doors a property manager or owner needs, while guests and staff have restricted access — are a practical solution we design and install for these properties. We can also extend an existing master key system that's already in place.
British Properties is a fast drive from the Trans-Canada and Taylor Way interchange, and from our North Shore dispatch zone the trip up Chartwell Drive typically runs 20–30 minutes depending on time of day and whether the Upper Levels is moving. The streets inside British Properties are quiet — once we're at Taylor Way, the final minutes are clean. For urgent lockouts, we'll quote you an honest arrival time and confirm your specific address before we leave. We will not send you to voicemail.
The full range of locksmith work, delivered to your address in British Properties:
All ten services available in British Properties — mobile technician comes to your address.
We cover the full North Shore — from British Properties and West Van through to Lonsdale and Lynn Valley.
Pick-, drill- and bump-resistant cylinders with keys that can’t be copied at the hardware store. Cut, pinned and registered in-shop.
Residential Security Container (RSC) burglary classification: a key-locked security container designed to provide entry…
Car keys are priced by vehicle. Pick what you need and we’ll collect your make, model & year to text you an exact quote.