Live answer
How much does a funeral cost in the UK?
Updated 13 June 2026 from published CMA Standardised Price Lists.
Short answer
In the UK the median direct cremation is £1,545 all-in, including the cremation fee. The median attended cremation funeral is £2,890 for the funeral director's charges only — cremation, doctors' and celebrant fees are extra. Figures are from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Always check the funeral director's current price list before deciding, because published prices can change between captures.
- Direct cremation median
- £1,545
- Attended cremation median
- £2,890
- Published prices captured
- 3,311
Typical band £1,240 to £1,745
FD charges only; typical band £2,450 to £3,265
67% of 4,913 indexed directors
Common questions
How much does a funeral cost in the UK?
In the UK the median direct cremation is £1,545 all-in, including the cremation fee. The median attended cremation funeral is £2,890 for the funeral director's charges only — cremation, doctors' and celebrant fees are extra. Figures are from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
What is included in a direct cremation price?
A direct cremation is unattended, with no service or mourners present. The published price normally includes collection of the deceased, care before cremation, a simple coffin, transport to the crematorium, the cremation fee, and return of ashes.
Why is an attended funeral price not the full final bill?
The attended funeral figure shown by Funeral Cost Index is the funeral director's own charge from the CMA Standardised Price List. Third-party fees such as the cremation or burial fee, doctors' fees, and clergy or celebrant fees are normally paid separately.
Compare local prices
UK national medians are useful context. A UK postcode search shows the published funeral director prices near you.
What the figures mean
Direct cremation is the unattended option. Attended funeral prices are not the whole bill: they are the funeral director's own charges, so families normally add cremation or burial fees, doctors' fees, and clergy or celebrant fees.
Source and citation
Source: Funeral Cost Index, captured CMA Standardised Price Lists, updated 13 June 2026. Suggested citation: Funeral Cost Index, Indexeli Intelligence Limited, https://www.funeralcostindex.co.uk/answers/funeral-cost-uk.
More detail: dataset methodology and published price-list analysis.