Cemetery and crematorium fees and charges
Prices for cemetery and crematorium are effective 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. 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:- £1,300 (over 18)
- £345 (under 18)
- £2,600 (over 18)
- £690 (under 18)
Traditional grave
(Headstone and full grave surrounds/covers allowed)City resident
- £2,435 (over 18)
- £560 (under 18)
- £4,870 (over 18)
- £1,120 (under 18)
Cremated remains plot
- City resident: £710 (any age)
- Non-resident: £1,420
Saffron Hill Cemetery Casket Garden
(Cremated remains plot with granite memorial tablet included)- City resident: £1,155 (any age)
- Non-resident: £1,875 (any age)
Shared children's grave
(No individual rights of burial given)- City Resident/non-resident: no charge (up to one month of age)
Lawn grave
(Headstone only allowed)
City resident:- £1,300 (over 18)
- £345 (under 18)
- £2,600 (over 18)
- £690 (under 18)
Traditional grave
(Headstone and full grave surrounds/covers allowed)City resident
- £2,435 (over 18)
- £560 (under 18)
- £4,870 (over 18)
- £1,120 (under 18)
Cremated remains plot
- City resident: £710 (any age)
- Non-resident: £1,420
Saffron Hill Cemetery Casket Garden
(Cremated remains plot with granite memorial tablet included)- City resident: £1,155 (any age)
- Non-resident: £1,875 (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
- £350 (adult)
- £175 (child)
Lawn grave
- £175 (adult)
- £92 (child)
Cremated remains plot
- £175
Please note: Renewal of exclusive rights of burial granted for a period of 10 years
Adult
(Over 18)- City resident: £745
- Non-resident: £1,490
Child
(Under 18)- City resident: £240
- Non-resident: £480
Foetus
(Under 24 weeks gestation)- No charge
Cremated remains
Casket depth- City resident: £255
- Non-resident: £510
- City resident: £695
- Non-resident: £1,390
Retained organs
- City resident: £385
- Non-resident: £770
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: £200
- Child: £90
Headstone and grave surrounding for traditional grave
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult: £300
- Child: £115
Hebrew section only
Headstone not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width. It also must be made of stone.- Adult/child: £360
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: £200
Inscribed stone vase or tablet
Memorial not exceeding 1 foot 6 inches in all directions.- Adult/child: £100
Wooden cross (permanent)
Memorial not exceeding 4 feet in height and 3 feet in width.- Adult/child: £80
Existing memorial modification
Includes additional inscriptions to all memorials.- Adult/child: £100
Use of Chapels or Janazgah for burial
- Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium: £185
- Saffron Hill Cemetery: £135
Use of Chapels only
- Memorial service or burial elsewhere: £285
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
Late arrival of funeral
- 1 hour and above: 50% of interment fee
Crematorium fees
- Adult (over 18): £890
- Child (under 18): £220
- Foetus (under 24 weeks gestation): no charge
- Direct cremation (before 10am and unattended only): £550
- Retained organs: £385
Glade or meadow only
From Gilroes Crematorium by member of staff
- No relatives present: free
- Relatives present (by appointment): £50
- From any other crematorium: £80
- Scattering under turf: £80
Visual tributes on chapel screens
- Visual tribute (up to 15 photos or 5 minutes of video): £60
- Extra photos: £1.50 each
- Video: £5 per minute
- Single photo holding picture: £25
- DVD copy of visual tribute: £25
- First copy: £45
- Extra copies: £20 per copy
Use of chapels
- Additional chapel time (up to 1 hour): £185
- Memorial service or cremation elsewhere: £285
Surcharges/cancellations
- Weekend surcharge: 50% of cremation fee
- Weekend cancellation fee: 50% of cremation fee
- Late arrival of funeral (1 hour and above): 50% of cremation fee
- Duplicate cremation certificate: £10
- Temporary storage of urn (after one month): £17.50 per month
- Memorial service or cremation elsewhere: £285
Cremation memorial fees
Sanctum 12 Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.
- 10 years lease period: £645
- Renewal: £320
- 20 years lease period: £880
- Renewal: £440
- 50 years lease period: £1,165
- Renewal: £580
Sanctum 2000 Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.
- 10 years lease period: £705
- Renewal: £350
- 20 years lease period: £930
- Renewal: £465
- 50 years lease period: £1,290
- Renewal: £645
Second inscription to Sanctum Vault
Price includes first inscription up to 80 letters.- £300
Photo plaques for Sanctums
- £115
Athenia memorial plaque
Price includes inscription
- 10 years lease: £250
- Renewal: £125
Athenia memorial plaque
Price includes inscription and additional design or ceramic photograph.
- 10 years lease: £320
- Renewal: £125
Barbican memorial plaque
- 10 years lease: £340
- Renewal: £170
Barbican memorial plaque
Price includes inscription and additional design or ceramic photograph.- 10 years lease: £410
- Renewal: £170
Octagonal planter memorial plaque
Price includes inscription.
- 10 years lease: £410
- Renewal: £190
Octagonal planter memorial plaque
Price includes inscription and additional design
- 10 years lease: £480
- Renewal: £190
Sloping vase tablet
- 20 years lease: £445
- Renewal: £215
Additional lettering on memorial
- Price per letter: £2.25
Rose including memorial plaque
- 5 years lease: £190
- Renewal: £200
Tree including memorial plaque
- 10 years lease: £420
- Renewal: £200
Additional Rose memorial plaque
- £100
Additional Tree memorial plaque
- £135
Memorial bench
- 10 years lease: £800
- Renewal: £400
Cameo design on memorial plaques
- £75
Book of Remembrance
Prices include entry into the digital Book of Remembrance and one personal access card.
- Two line entry: £85
- Five line entry: £160
- Five line entry and emblem: £195
- Eight line entry: £225
- Eight line entry and emblem: £270
Digital Book of Remembrance
- Existing inscription digitalised: £45
- Photograph: £45
- Poem, hymn or verse: $5
- Biography: £45
- Additional access cards: £10
Miniature book
- Two line entry: £60
- Five line entry: £70
- Five line entry and emblem: £95
- Eight line entry: £95
- Eight line entry and emblem: £120
Memorial cards
- Two line entry: £38
- Five line entry: £55
- Five line entry and emblem: £75
- Eight line entry: £75
- Eight line entry and emblem: £90
Other fees
- Transfer of grave ownership: £60
- Staff search of records in the registers of burials, graves or cremations: £20 per search
- Public search in the register of burials or cremations: £7 per hour
- Exhumations: At cost
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.