Cemetery and crematorium fees and charges
Prices for cemetery and crematorium are effective 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. All children’s burial and cremation fees are free to bereaved parents and will be paid by the Children’s Funeral Fund for England.
Cemetery fees
Please note: Exclusive rights of burial are granted for a period of 50 years. Resident grave purchase fees based on permanent address of applicant. Non-residents arranging the interment of city resident following death will qualify for city resident fees.
Lawn grave
(Headstone only allowed)
City resident:- £1,570 (over 18)
- £420 (under 18)
- £3,140 (over 18)
- £840 (under 18)
Traditional grave
(Headstone and full grave surrounds/covers allowed)City resident
- £2,925 (over 18)
- £675 (under 18)
- £5,850 (over 18)
- £1,350 (under 18)
Cremated remains plot
- City resident: £855 (any age)
- Non-resident: £1,710
Saffron Hill Cemetery Casket Garden
(Cremated remains plot with granite memorial tablet included)- City resident: £1,500 (any age)
- Non-resident: £2,2500 (any age)
Shared children's grave
(No individual rights of burial given)- City Resident/non-resident: no charge (up to one month of age)
Traditional grave
- £420 (adult)
- £210 (child)
Lawn grave
- £210 (adult)
- £110 (child)
Cremated remains plot
- £210
Please note: Renewal of exclusive rights of burial granted for a period of 10 years
Adult
(Over 18)- City resident: £900
- Non-resident: £1,800
Child
(Under 18)- City resident: £300
- Non-resident: £600
Foetus
(Under 24 weeks gestation)- No charge
Cremated remains
Casket depth- City resident: £310
- Non-resident: £620
- City resident: £830
- Non-resident: £1,660
Retained organs
- City resident: £310
- Non-resident: £620
Please note: Resident interment fees based on permanent address of deceased. Non-residents with a permanent address in the city in the 12 months prior to death will qualify for city resident fees.
A memorial permit must be obtained before any memorial is installed or modified in a cemetery. Permit fee also covers administration and memorial safety inspections by cemetery
Headstone only for lawn grave
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult: £240
- Child: £115
Headstone and and kerb set (traditional)
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult: £355
- Child: £140
Hebrew section 'S' only
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult/child: £425
Cremated remains plot includes kerbs
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult/child: £240
Inscribed stone vase or tablet
Memorial not exceeding 1 foot 6 inches in all directions.- Adult/child: £120
Wooden cross (permanent)
Memorial not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width.- Adult/child: £90
Existing memorial modification
Includes additional inscriptions to all memorials.- Adult/child: £120
Use of Chapels or Janazgah for burial
- Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium: £240
- Saffron Hill Cemetery: £150
Use of Chapels only
- Memorial service or burial elsewhere: £360
Out of hours burial surcharge
- Monday to Friday from 3:30pm: 25% interment fee
- Weekend/bank holidays: 50% interment fee
Weekend cancellation fee
- Before grave dug: 50% interment fee
- After grave dug: 100% interment fee
Muslim burial timbers
- £150 per grave set
Crematorium fees
- Attended service*, 10.30am onwards (18 and over): £1,040
- Unattended off-peak service (18 and over) ** (available 8.30am-10am only): £785
- Unattended direct cremation** (from 8.30am to 10am only): £470
- Child*** (under 18): £280
- Foetus (under 24 weeks gestation): no charge
* Includes cremation, use of chapel (1 hour to include entry and exit) & Obitus music system, medical referee fee, environmental surcharge,
cremation certificate and ash box. Excludes miscellaneous items.
** Includes cremation, medical referee fee, environmental surcharge, cremation certificate and ash box. Excludes miscellaneous items.
*** Cremation fees are free to bereaved parents and will be paid by the Children’s Funeral Fund for England.
Glade or meadow only
From Gilroes Crematorium by member of staff
- No relatives present: free
- Relatives present (by appointment): £55
- From any other crematorium: £100
- Scattering under turf: £120
Visual tributes
- Complimentary single photo: No charge
- Basic slideshow (up to 25 photos played on a loop): £70
- Music tribute (up to 25 photos set to music): £85
- Additional 25 photos (for slideshow or music tribute): £30
- Family made video (Checking & preparation of family video): £30
- Downloadable copy of tribute: £15
- Additional support service: £30
Webcasting services
- Live webcast with 28 days repeat viewing: £85
- Keepsake recorded webcast (DVD/USB): £60
- Video book (portable video of the service, Tribute or both, set in its own A5 electronic screen with 5 functional buttons, encased in a linen-wrapped ‘book’): £100
- Memory box (upto 25 photos professionally printed and delivered in a bespoke linen-wrapped box alongside the service, tribute, or both, on DVD and USB.): £135
Use of chapels
- Additional chapel time (up to 1 hour): £240
Surcharges/cancellations
- Saturday surcharge (strict rotation from 9am & subject to staff availability: 50% of cremation fee
- Late cancellation fee (if cancelled within 48 hours of service): £250
- Temporary storage of ashes (after first month): £20 per month
Cremation memorial fees
Sanctum 12 Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.
- 10 years lease period: £780
- Renewal: £300
- 20 years lease period: £1,095
- Renewal: £420
- 50 years lease period: £1,405
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- Renewal: £620
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Sanctum 2000 Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.
- 10 years lease period: £780
- Renewal: £320
- 20 years lease period: £1,095
- Renewal: £420
- 50 years lease period: £1,405
- Renewal: £620
Second inscription to Sanctum Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.- £310
Photo plaques for Sanctums
- £140
Athenia memorial plaque
Price includes inscription
- 10 years lease: £290
- Renewal: £130
Athenia memorial plaque
Price includes inscription and additional design or ceramic photograph.
- 10 years lease: £300
- Renewal: £135
Barbican memorial plaque
- 10 years lease: £395
- Renewal: £175
Barbican memorial plaque with design
Price includes inscription and additional design or ceramic photograph.- 10 years lease: £495
- Renewal: £175
Octagonal planter memorial plaque
Price includes inscription.
- 10 years lease: £395
- Renewal: £175
Octagonal planter with design
Price includes inscription and additional design
- 10 years lease: £495
- Renewal: £175
Sloping vase tablet
- 20 years lease: £520
- Renewal: £225
Sloping vase tablet with design
- 20 years lease: £620
- Renewal: £220
Additional lettering on memorial
- Price per letter: £3
Rose including memorial plaque
- 5 years lease: £210
- Renewal: £125
Tree including memorial plaque
- 10 years lease: £600
- Renewal: £220
Additional Rose memorial plaque
- £120
Additional Tree memorial plaque
- £160
Memorial bench
- 10 years lease: price on application
- Renewal: £400
Cameo design on plaques
- £130
Book of Remembrance
Prices include entry into the digital Book of Remembrance and one personal access card.
- Two line entry: £80
- Five line entry: £130
- Five line entry and emblem: £190
- Eight line entry: £180
- Eight line entry and emblem: £240
Digital Book of Remembrance
- Existing inscription: no charge
- Additional screen:
- photo, poem hymn or verse: £65
- biography: £65
- Additional access cards: £12
Miniature book
- Two line entry: £70
- Five line entry: £80
- Five line entry and emblem: £100
- Eight line entry: £100
- Eight line entry and emblem: £130
Memorial cards
- Two line entry: £35
- Five line entry: £50
- Five line entry and emblem: £70
- Eight line entry: £70
- Eight line entry and emblem: £100
Other fees
- Transfer of grave ownership: £75
- Staff search of records in the registers of burials, graves or cremations: £20 per search
- Duplicate cremation certificate: £15
- Public search in the register of burials or cremations: £10 per hour
- Exhumations: Price on application
- Late arrival of funeral service (for funerals that commence more than 1 hour late and subject to later burial or cremation time being available): £250
Please note
All prices are inclusive of VAT where applicable. We reserve the right to update this page at any time and any new or current prices will be charged.
A printable version of the above fees and charges is available to download below.