Funeral Costs in Cheshire

Funeral Cost Index compares 164 funeral directors in and around Cheshire, with 133 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured, 128 of them with published prices. The median direct cremation costs £1,545 (range £712–£2,915); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,725. Figures come from each provider's own published price list and do not include third-party costs such as crematorium, burial plot, minister or celebrant fees.

Data compiled by Peter Langdon FCA

Local pricing intelligence

Median direct cremation: £1,545
Direct cremation range: £712 to £2,915
Median attended funeral: £2,725
Attended funeral range: £970 to £3,275
Funeral directors compared: 164
Most recent capture: 19 Oct 2026

Attended funeral figures normally show funeral director charges only and may exclude crematorium, burial, minister, celebrant or doctors’ fees.

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Source

Local figures are calculated from captured CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors in the area. Medians and ranges are labelled separately from estimates and third-party fees.

Freshness

Most recent price list captured 19 October 2026. Based on 128 published price lists from 164 indexed funeral directors within 22 miles.

Accountability

We do not arrange funerals, sell paid rankings, or accept commission for placement. Corrections are reviewed against the provider’s public price list.

Primary sources

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Prices can change and packages differ. Always confirm the current price, what is included, availability, and any third-party costs directly with the funeral director before deciding.

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Funeral Cost Index is published by Peter Langdon FCA through Indexeli Intelligence Limited. Peter is listed in ICAEW’s Find a Chartered Accountant directory, and the project applies an accountancy-led approach to public-interest price transparency, source evidence, correction handling, and clear separation between captured prices and estimates.

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Quick answer

The median direct cremation in Cheshire costs £1,545 (3% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,725 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 123 published direct cremation prices and 128 attended funeral prices from 164 indexed funeral directors within 22 miles.

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Price range across 128 Cheshire providers

Direct cremation · n=123: £1,545median
Attended funeral (FD only) · n=128: £2,725median

Total cost of an attended cremation in Cheshire

The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.

Median funeral director charge (attended): £2,725
Crematorium fee — Chester Crematorium (1.0 mi): + £1,045
Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees): £3,770

Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from Co-op Funeralcare's published crematoria price list (secondary source). The crematorium nearest Cheshire is used as a local reference. The 10 crematoria with a captured fee within 22 miles charge £991 to £1,839 for a standard attended cremation. Doctors’ and minister or celebrant fees are additional; the funeral cost calculator uses a £300 celebrant estimate (not a captured price) for the celebrant.

Crematoria serving Cheshire

10 crematoria within 22 miles of Cheshire, nearest first. Cremation fees are the third-party charge paid to the crematorium, separate from the funeral director’s fee.

Crematorium	Distance	Standard cremation fee
Chester CrematoriumChester	1.0 mi	£1,045
Flintshire CrematoriumNorthop	8.6 mi	£1,139
Springwood CrematoriumLiverpool	11.8 mi	£1,080
Pentrebychan CrematoriumWrexham	13.3 mi	£1,839
Landican CemeteryBirkenhead	14.3 mi	£1,057
Widnes CrematoriumWidnes	14.5 mi	£991
Walton Lea CrematoriumWarrington	16.8 mi	£1,034
Vale Royal CrematoriumNorthwich	16.9 mi	£1,195
Anfield CrematoriumLiverpool	16.9 mi	£1,080
Lach Dennis CrematoriumLach Dennis	18.8 mi	£1,035

Standard fees are for a full attended cremation, captured from published crematorium fee lists; each crematorium page names the source and capture date, including where a fee comes from a funeral director’s reproduction of the list. Unattended (direct) cremation slots are usually lower.

Cheshire vs UK

Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.

Service	Cheshire median	UK median	Cheshire vs UK
Direct cremation	£1,545	£1,595	3% below UK average
Attended funeral (FD only)	£2,725	£2,900	6% below UK average

Direct cremation range in Cheshire: £712 to £2,915.

Published direct cremation prices in Cheshire

Five captured provider prices within 22 miles of Cheshire, ordered by published direct cremation price.

1.John Knowles Funeral Service Ltd - Saltney£712
2.John Knowles Funeral Services Ltd£712
3.J E Davies and Son£875
4.J E Davies and Son£875
5.J E Davies and Son£875

Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.

Market structure in Cheshire

Funeral directors indexed: 164
Independent vs chain: 125 / 39
Published-price coverage: 81%

Funeral directors near Cheshire

George Pettit Funeralcare
12 Lower Bridge Street, CHESTER, CHESHIRE · CH1 1RS
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,240
Attended (FD only)
£3,265
Professional fee
£845
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hartys of Chester Funeral Directors Limited
14 Queens Park View Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire · CH4 7BU
Independent
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,950
Attended (FD only)
£3,150
Professional fee
£825
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Co-op Funeralcare
39 Hoole Road, CHESTER, CHESHIRE · CH2 3NH
Co-op
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,240
Attended (FD only)
£3,265
Professional fee
£845
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Dutton and Hallmark Funeral Services
80 Faulkner Street, CHESTER, CHESHIRE · CH2 3BQ
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£2,045
Attended (FD only)
£2,810
Professional fee
£900
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
John Knowles Funeral Service Ltd - Saltney
14 High Street Saltney, Chester, Cheshire · CH4 8SE
Independent
1.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£712
Attended (FD only)
£2,725
Professional fee
£1,345
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jacqueline Wilson Independent Funeral Services Ltd - Upton
74 Weston Grove Upton, Chester, Cheshire · CH2 1QL
Independent
1.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,600
Attended (FD only)
£3,050
Professional fee
—
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
G and M Goold Funeral Directors
70 Green Lane, CHESTER, CHESHIRE · CH3 5LB
Funeral Partners
1.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£2,045
Attended (FD only)
£2,810
Professional fee
£900
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
J C Clarke and Son
Western Avenue, CHESTER, CHESHIRE · CH1 5PP
Independent / unclassified
1.6 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
John Knowles Funeral Services Ltd
Charlotte James House Chester Road Broughton, Cheshire · CH4 0DL
Independent
4.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£712
Attended (FD only)
£2,725
Professional fee
£1,345
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jacqueline Wilson Independent Funeral Services Ltd (Tarvin)
52 High Street Tarvin, Chester, Cheshire · CH3 8EE
Independent
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,600
Attended (FD only)
£3,050
Professional fee
—
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
W Williams and Son Funeral Directors
16 Chester Road, ELLESMERE PORT, MERSEYSIDE · CH65 6RU
Independent / unclassified
5.6 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Direct cremation
£1,645
Attended (FD only)
£2,995
Professional fee
£810
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Anderson Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
11 Chester Road Whitby Ellesmere Port, Chester, Cheshire · CH65 9BD
Independent
5.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
Under review
Attended (FD only)
Under review
Professional fee
Under review
The captured figures are outside the range we publish, or the captured document is not a price list. Check the provider's own price list before relying on them.
Connah's Quay Funeralcare
83-85 Connah's Quay Precinct, DEESIDE, CLWYD · CH5 4DD
Independent / unclassified
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,240
Attended (FD only)
£3,265
Professional fee
£845
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Shotton Funeral Directors
84a Chester Road West, Shotton · CH5 1BZ
Dignity
6.4 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Direct cremation
£1,645
Attended (FD only)
£2,995
Professional fee
£810
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Cresswell House Funeral Home
Ince Lane Elton, Chester, Cheshire · CH2 4LU
Independent
6.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,399
Attended (FD only)
£2,000
Professional fee
£500
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ewloe Funeralcare
Chester Road, EWLOE, FLINTSHIRE · CH5 3DN
Independent / unclassified
6.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,240
Attended (FD only)
£3,265
Professional fee
£845
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
J E Davies and Son
50 High Street, DEESIDE, CLWYD · CH5 4DD
Independent / unclassified
6.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£875
Attended (FD only)
£1,835
Professional fee
£518
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Mears & Jackson Ltd - Little Sutton
Unit 4, 438 Chester Road Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire · CH66 3RB
Independent
6.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,195
Attended (FD only)
£2,450
Professional fee
£1,110
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Co-op Funeralcare
387 Chester Road, ELLESMERE PORT, MERSEYSIDE · CH66 3RQ
Co-op
6.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,240
Attended (FD only)
£3,265
Professional fee
£845
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
O W Ellis
174 Wood Lane, DEESIDE, CLWYD · CH5 3JF
Dignity
6.8 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
Direct cremation
£1,545
Attended (FD only)
£2,695
Professional fee
£725
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

Showing 20 of 164 providers within 22 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.

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Useful funeral cost guides

What goes into a funeral cost in Cheshire?

A funeral in the UK has two parts: the funeral director’s charges (their professional fee, the coffin, the hearse, and the care of the deceased), and third-party fees known as disbursements (cremation or burial fees, doctors’ fees, and any clergy or celebrant fees). The prices shown above cover only the funeral director’s charges, drawn from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List.

A direct cremation is an unattended cremation with no service. It is usually the lowest-cost option, and funeral directors that offer it must publish its price under the CMA Order. An attended funeral includes a service at a crematorium or place of worship.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a funeral cost in Cheshire?

The median attended funeral in Cheshire is £2,725 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 128 published attended funeral prices from CMA Standardised Price Lists captured up to October 2026. Third-party fees are paid separately. For a cremation, the nearest crematorium with a captured fee, Chester Crematorium (1.0 miles away), charges £1,045 for a standard attended cremation, captured May 2026 from Co-op Funeralcare's published crematoria price list (secondary source). A burial instead adds a median new grave of £1,229 plus a median adult interment fee of £1,097 (resident rate where published), from the published fee schedules of 56 burial authorities, mainly in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England; no London authorities captured yet (captured by Funeral Cost Index in June 2026). Doctors' and minister or celebrant fees are extra.

How much is a direct cremation in Cheshire?

The median direct cremation price in Cheshire is £1,545 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £712 to £2,915 across 123 published direct cremation prices (last captured October 2026). Source: Funeral Cost Index, sourced from each provider's CMA Standardised Price List.

Which funeral director in Cheshire has the lowest published direct cremation price?

John Knowles Funeral Service Ltd - Saltney publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Cheshire area at £712, captured from their CMA Standardised Price List on 16 September 2026. Price is one factor - Funeral Cost Index does not rank providers by quality or recommend any specific funeral director.

Which funeral director in Cheshire has the lowest published attended funeral price?

Barrington's Funeral Service Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Cheshire area at £970, captured from their CMA Standardised Price List on 16 September 2026. That covers funeral director services only - third-party crematorium, doctors' and clergy fees are billed separately.

Is Cheshire more expensive than the UK average?

Cheshire's median direct cremation (£1,545) is 3% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.

Is Cheshire more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?

Cheshire's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,725) are 6% below UK average (UK median £2,900). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index. These are funeral director services only; third-party fees are paid separately.

How many independent and chain funeral directors operate in Cheshire?

Funeral Cost Index indexes 164 funeral directors in and around Cheshire: 125 independents and 39 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 24% of local providers.

When was Funeral Cost Index's Cheshire pricing data last updated?

Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Cheshire-area provider in October 2026. We re-capture published CMA Standardised Price Lists on a rolling schedule; individual providers may update prices independently. Always check the live price list before deciding.

Where can I see the full published price list for a funeral director in Cheshire?

Every provider profile on Funeral Cost Index links to that funeral director's own published CMA Standardised Price List, the source document for the prices shown. Open any provider in the Cheshire listing and follow the 'view original' link under its price table to read the provider's own document.

What is a CMA Standardised Price List?

Under the CMA Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021, every funeral director in the UK must publish a Standardised Price List showing the price of an attended funeral and, where offered, a direct (unattended) cremation, with a breakdown of the funeral director's professional fees, transport, care of the deceased, coffin, and third-party disbursement charges. Because the format is fixed by the CMA, like-for-like comparison is reliable for the first time.

Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.