How Much Does a Funeral Cost?

The overall cost of a funeral is comprised by two separate figures. There are our costs (as your funeral director) and there are various third party fees that will need to be paid. Understanding which fees need to be paid in different circumstances can be a little tricky so we have detailed below a helpful guide which includes all of our current prices and information about the various third party fees.

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Our Traditional Service
For those looking to arrange a traditional funeral service
What this includes
  • We will make arrangements to collect the deceased and bring them into our care from within a 20 mile radius of our office during normal office hours of Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm. Should we be required to attend outside of these hours, there will be an out of hours fee applied. See ‘Additional Services’ for more information.
  • We will prepare and take care of the deceased until the day of the funeral.
  • Where possible, family and friends will be offered the opportunity to spend time with the deceased in our Chapel of Rest during office hours.
  • We will make all of the arrangements for the funeral, liaise with local clergy, celebrants, cemeteries, crematoria, caterers and florists as required and also provide the funeral director, chauffeurs and a team of four bearers for the funeral service.
  • We will give guidance to relatives or executors on the registration of the death and other matters relevant to the funeral.
  • We will provide a hearse that has the flexibility to either proceed directly to the funeral venue or depart from a nearby address in advance of the service.
  • We will receive flowers for the funeral and process charitable donations in memory of the deceased, both via our website and more traditional methods.
  • Home visits are available if required.
  • A Balmoral or Sandringham coffin.

£2800 + Additional Services and Third Party costs

Additional Services
Optional services and charges
Our attendance at a service in church or other location: Directly prior to the Committal £200
Our attendance at a service in church or other location: If Committal is later on the same day £300
Our attendance at a service in church or other location: If Committal is the next day £500
Collection of deceased outside of normal office hours £275
Limousine (for the carriage of up to seven mourners) £250
Provision of a gown or other suitable clothing for the deceased £40
Printing of A3 photo and hire of suitable frame and easel £15
Printed Service Sheets: Set up fee and up to 50 copies without insert / with insert £75 / £100
Additional copies thereafter without insert / with insert 75p / £1
Listing of Mourners £60
Coffin into House or Church Overnight from £295
Saturday Funeral Surcharge £500
Provision of two additional Funeral Attendants/Pall Bearers £150
Arrangement and Attendance at Interment of Ashes Weekday £245 / Weekend £345
Oak Marker for Ashes Plot, with Engraved Nameplate £45
Oak Marker Cross for Grave, with Engraved Nameplate £125
Our Preparation of a Grave £545
Mileage Costs for a Long Distance Funeral or the Collection of the Deceased (per mile) £1.95
Horse Drawn Hearse from £1200
Our Attendance at a Memorial or Thanksgiving Service following our Traditional Service £200
Weekend Chapel of Rest Visit Saturday £125 / Sunday £175
Our Traditional Coffin Selection
Veneer finish and solid wood coffin upgrades
Balmoral
Balmoral
Included with Our Traditional Service
Veneer finish
Sandringham
Sandringham
Included with Our Traditional Service
Veneer finish
Regent
Regent
+£300
+£300
Consort
Consort
+£400
Veneer finish
Tudor
Tudor
+£300
Veneer finish
Royal
Royal
+£995
Solid wood
Imperial
Imperial
+£1055
Solid wood
Buckingham
Buckingham
+£1445
Solid wood
Sovereign
Sovereign
+£2450
Solid wood

Please note, there may be an additional fee for coffins larger than standard sizes. Please speak to your funeral director for more information.

These are just a selection of our most popular coffins. If you have something specific in mind, please speak to our team. We have access to a vast selection and will be happy to source something more specific to suit your requirements.

Our Alternative Coffin Selection
Alternative coffin upgrades
Cardboard
Cardboard
+£300
Bamboo
Bamboo
+£405
Willow
Willow
+£695
Traditional or rounded
Colourful Coffins
POA
Please speak to our team for available designs.

Please note, there may be an additional fee for coffins larger than standard sizes. Please speak to your funeral director for more information.

These are just a selection of our most popular coffins. If you have something specific in mind, please speak to our team. We have access to a vast selection and will be happy to source something more specific to suit your requirements.

Ashes Caskets and Scatter Tubes
Caskets, willow urns and scatter tubes
Kensington
Kensington
£95 (£165 double)
Highgrove
Highgrove
£75 (£125 double)
Willow
Willow
£60
Willow & Seagrass
Willow & Seagrass
£55
Scatter Tubes
Scatter Tubes
£25
Audio and Visual Services
Music, visual tributes, recordings and livestreaming
P.A. System hire and the provision of music, with appropriate copyright licences for a service £65
Provision of a screen to display Visual Tributes at service locations other than local crematoria, including staff to operate equipment £85
Visual Tributes of up to 25 photographs, professionally edited into a video style tribute, perfectly timed to a piece of music of your choice to be displayed at service locations other than local crematoria £80
Each additional 25 Photos for a Visual Tribute £25
Service recording and online upload £195
Livestream of service using mobile and/or Starlink internet, recording and online upload of service £295

*Livestreaming is provided using mobile or satellite internet (including Starlink, where available). While we take every reasonable step to ensure a reliable connection, signal strength can vary depending on location and conditions. As such, livestream quality may be affected, and in some cases may be limited or unavailable. We cannot accept responsibility for interruptions, reduced quality, or loss of service beyond our control.

Third Party Costs
Illustrative costs outside of our control

There are third party costs associated with any funeral arrangement that are completely outside of our control. These costs must be taken into consideration when considering the overall cost of the funeral.

The fees detailed below are for illustrative purposes only. Your funeral director will furnish you with a detailed breakdown based on your specific requirements.

Standard Cremation fee £1190-£1385
Officiant/Minister fee £200-£250
Churchyard fee £390-£503
Organist fee £80 - £120
Verger fee £30 - £75
Floral Tributes £50 upwards
Newspaper Announcements £140 - £200
Catering (approximate price per head) £12 upwards
Cemetery fee £500 - £2000
Our Enhanced Direct Cremation Service
For those who want the simplicity of a direct cremation with the option of saying a more formal farewell
What this includes
  • We will make arrangements to collect the deceased and bring them into our care from within a 20 mile radius of our office during normal office hours of Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm. Should we be required to attend outside of these hours, there will be an out of hours fee applied.
  • We will prepare and take care of the deceased until the day of the cremation (maximum 21 days).
  • For the cremation, we will provide our Osborne coffin (a simple, light coloured coffin) and the deceased will be either dressed in their own clothes or a simple, dignified shroud. Additional charges for visiting our Chapel of Rest are detailed in the Additional Direct Cremation Costs section.
  • We will make all of the arrangements for the funeral service to take place at the Cedar Hall at the Norfolk Bluebell Wood, Hainford. The coffin will be present upon arrival at the hall and will remain in place at the end of the service. The cremation will take place after the funeral service. No one is permitted to attend the crematorium for this part of the service.
  • We will give guidance to relatives or executors on the registration of the death and other matters relevant to the funeral.
  • We will make all of the arrangements for the funeral, liaise with local clergy, celebrants, the relevant crematoria, caterers and florists and also provide the funeral director and required staff for the funeral service.
  • We will receive flowers for the funeral and process charitable donations in memory of the deceased, both via our website and more traditional methods.
  • All essential third party costs to allow the cremation and service to take place. These include venue hire, officiant fees and cremation fees. Additional third party fees may be applicable.
  • Payment for this service is required at the time of making the arrangements with your funeral director. The service will not take place until full payment has been made.

For the costs for any additional services beyond the scope of Our Enhanced Direct Cremation Service, please see overleaf.

 

Enhanced Direct Cremation fee – £3400

Our Attended Direct Cremation Service
A simple cremation service with mourners in attendance
What this includes
  • We will make arrangements to collect the deceased and bring them into our care from within a 20 mile radius of our office during normal office hours of Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm. Should we be required to attend outside of these hours, there will be an out of hours fee applied.
  • We will prepare and take care of the deceased until the day of the cremation (maximum 21 days).
  • For the cremation, we will provide our Osborne coffin (a simple, light coloured coffin) and the deceased will be either dressed in their own clothes or a simple, dignified shroud. Additional charges for visiting our Chapel of Rest are detailed in the Additional Direct Cremation Costs section.
  • The date and time of the cremation can be chosen by you from a selection of possible dates offered to you by your funeral director. Please be aware that the time of the cremation will be early morning at approximately 9am.
  • On the day of the cremation, we will provide a closed vehicle and necessary staff to transport the coffin directly to Breckland Crematorium.
  • At the crematorium, a small number of mourners (maximum of 10) will be permitted access to the chapel for a maximum of ten minutes to say a private farewell and listen to a song or piece of music of your choice.
  • You will be advised of the date that the ashes will be available for you to collect from our office (unless you have requested that they are scattered within the grounds of the crematorium).
  • All necessary paperwork to allow the cremation to take place will need to be completed at our office ahead of the cremation at a date agreed by you and your funeral director.
  • Payment for this service is required at the time of making the arrangements with your funeral director. The cremation will not take place until full payment has been made.

For the costs for any additional services beyond the scope of Our Attended Direct Cremation Service, please see Additional Direct Cremation Costs.

Attended Direct Cremation fee – £2450

Our Unattended Direct Cremation Service
Our simple, no fuss cremation service
What this includes
  • We will make arrangements to collect the deceased and bring them into our care from within a 20 mile radius of our office during normal office hours of Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm. Should we be required to attend outside of these hours, there will be an out of hours fee applied.
  • The date of the cremation will be decided upon at our discretion at a crematorium of our choosing. On the day of the cremation, we will provide a closed vehicle and necessary staff to transport the coffin directly to the crematorium.
  • We will prepare and take care of the deceased until the day of the cremation (maximum 21 days).
  • For the cremation, we will provide our Osborne coffin (a simple, light coloured coffin) and the deceased will be either dressed in their own clothes or a simple, dignified shroud. Additional charges for visiting our Chapel of Rest are detailed in the Additional Direct Cremation Costs section.
  • At the crematorium, there will be no service held and no one is allowed into the chapel under any circumstances.
  • You will be advised of the date that the ashes will be available for you to collect from our office (unless you have requested that they are scattered within the grounds of the crematorium).
  • All necessary paperwork to allow the cremation to take place will need to be completed at our office ahead of the cremation at a date agreed by you and your funeral director.
  • Payment for this service is required at the time of making the arrangements with your funeral director. The cremation will not take place until full payment has been made.

For the costs for any additional services beyond the scope of Our Unattended Direct Cremation Service, please see Additional Direct Cremation Costs.

Unattended Direct Cremation fee – £1675

Additional Direct Cremation Costs
Optional direct cremation charges
Collection of the deceased outside of normal office hours £275
Delivery of Ashes (to an address within 20 mile of the arranging office) £50
A Chapel of Rest Visit (within normal office hours of Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm. Subsequent Chapel of Rest visits will be charged at £50 per visit) £125
Upgrade of Coffin (Balmoral or Sandringham coffin) £300
Home Arrangement £100
Storage and Care of the deceased beyond 21 days of arrival into our care £20 per day
Arrangement and Attendance of a Memorial Service or a Service of Thanksgiving
Our professional guidance and support following on from a simple cremation service

There are occasions when our services are required to help arrange a Memorial Service or a Service of Thanksgiving. This could be following on from an unattended cremation or simply as an occasion for you to gather to remember someone.

What this includes
  • We will make all of the arrangements for the memorial service, liaise with local clergy, celebrants, caterers and florists and venues.
  • We will provide a Funeral Director plus another member of our team (if required) to oversee the arrangements on the day of the service.
  • If required, we will take a list of the mourners in attendance.
  • We will provide a P.A System and music for the service, along with appropriate Copyright Licenses.
  • We will receive flowers for the service and process charitable donations in memory of the deceased, both via our website and more traditional methods.
Weekday Memorial Service £850
Weekend Memorial Service £950
If the service is to conclude with an interment of ashes
Weekday Memorial Service £925
Weekend Memorial Service £1025

+ Additional Services and Third Party costs

Pricing Information

Our CMA Standardised Price List

In 2021, the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) ruled that all funeral directors in the UK must provide a standardised price list, both online and in branch, to allow the public the opportunity to compare prices across the market. We are legally required by the CMA to show certain information about our prices, our business terms, who owns the company and information on the fees charged by local crematoria.

The pricing format the CMA requires is different from the fully itemised way we have always shown our fees on our website and our price lists. Nevertheless, we are obliged to show them in this format and we very much agree with having a standard format to make it easier to compare different firms’ prices.

Feel free to make use of either the CMA’s Standardised Price List or our regular Price Guide The figures for either format all add up to the same total but if any of this is confusing please do contact us – we are here to help.

We also detail below for you our policy regarding the handling of donations on behalf of our clients.