Funeral Costs in Edinburgh
Funeral Cost Index compares 35 funeral directors in and around Edinburgh, with 24 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,240 (range £1,100–£1,645); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,997. 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
- £1,240
- Direct cremation range
- £1,100 to £1,645
- Median attended funeral
- £2,997
- Attended funeral range
- £1,500 to £3,290
- Funeral directors compared
- 35
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
FD charges only
24 with published prices
latest local price list
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 5 October 2026. Based on 24 published price lists from 35 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Edinburgh costs £1,240 (22% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,997 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 16 published direct cremation prices and 24 attended funeral prices from 35 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Price range across 24 Edinburgh providers
- Direct cremation · n=16
- £1,240median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=24
- £2,997median
Typical £1,240–£1,423 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,100–£1,645
Typical £2,295–£3,265 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,500–£3,290
Total cost of an attended cremation in Edinburgh
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £2,997
- Crematorium fee — Warriston Crematorium (1.4 mi)
- + £1,139
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £4,136
Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Edinburgh is used as a local reference. The 4 crematoria with a captured fee within 8 miles charge £947 to £1,300 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 Edinburgh
4 crematoria within 8 miles of Edinburgh, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Warriston CrematoriumEdinburgh | 1.4 mi | £1,139 |
| Seafield CrematoriumEdinburgh | 1.9 mi | £1,139 |
| Mortonhall CrematoriumEdinburgh | 3.6 mi | £947 |
| East Lothian Crematorium & Memorial GardensEast Lothian | 5.2 mi | £1,300 |
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.
Edinburgh vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Edinburgh median | UK median | Edinburgh vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,240 | £1,595 | 22% below UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £2,997 | £2,900 | 3% above UK average |
Direct cremation range in Edinburgh: £1,100 to £1,645.
Published direct cremation prices in Edinburgh
Five captured provider prices within 8 miles of Edinburgh, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.Rankin Funeral Directors£1,100
- 2.McKenzie and Millar£1,240
- 3.McKenzie Millar Funeralcare£1,240
- 4.Niddrie Funeralcare£1,240
- 5.H and W Harkess£1,240
Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.
Market structure in Edinburgh
- Funeral directors indexed
- 35
- Independent vs chain
- 30 / 5
- Published-price coverage
- 69%
Within 8 miles
independents / chain branches
24 of 35 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Edinburgh
<1 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.
<1 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,545
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,795
- Professional fee
- £745
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd
Oakvale Funeral Home 106 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh, Edinburgh · EH9 1BD
Independent
1.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,295
- Professional fee
- £235
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
McKenzie and Millar
83-89 Great Junction Street, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH6 5HZ
Independent / unclassified
1.4 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.
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd - Ferry Road
318 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh · EH5 3NP
Independent
1.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,295
- Professional fee
- £235
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Fosters Family Funeral Directors
4 Taylor Gardens, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH6 6TG
Independent / unclassified
1.5 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Scotmid Funerals
78-79 Angle Park Terrace, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH11 2JP
Independent / unclassified
1.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,399
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,999
- Professional fee
- £1,309
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
McKenzie Millar Funeralcare
177 Piersfield Terrace, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH8 7BR
Independent / unclassified
1.8 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.
1.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,395
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,100
- Professional fee
- £465
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd - Braid Road
6 Braid Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh · EH10 6AD
Independent
2.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,295
- Professional fee
- £235
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Niddrie Funeralcare
28 Niddrie Mains Road, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH16 4BG
Independent / unclassified
2.4 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.
Mark Porteous Funeral Directors Ltd - Blackhall
14 Telford Road, Blackhall, Edinburgh · EH4 2BA
Independent
2.7 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
William Purves Funeral Directors Ltd - Hutchison Terrace
3 Hutchison Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh · EH14 1QB
Independent
2.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,295
- Professional fee
- £235
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Mark Porteous Funeral Directors Ltd -Lasswade Road
Kirkbrae House 43a Lasswade Road, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian · EH16 6TD
Independent
3.1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
James Scott Funeral Directors
314 Portobello High Street, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN · EH15 2DA
Independent / unclassified
3.1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
3.4 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Mark Porteous Funeral Directors Ltd - Corstorphine
135 - 137 St. John's Road Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian · EH12 7SB
Independent
3.7 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
3.9 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.
4.0 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.
4.0 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.
Showing 20 of 35 providers within 8 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.
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What goes into a funeral cost in Edinburgh?
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 Edinburgh?
The median attended funeral in Edinburgh is £2,997 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 24 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, Warriston Crematorium (1.4 miles away), charges £1,139 for a standard attended cremation, captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list. 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 Edinburgh?
The median direct cremation price in Edinburgh is £1,240 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,100 to £1,645 across 16 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 Edinburgh has the lowest published direct cremation price?
Rankin Funeral Directors publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Edinburgh area at £1,100, 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 Edinburgh has the lowest published attended funeral price?
C and A Funeral Services Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Edinburgh area at £1,500, 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 Edinburgh more expensive than the UK average?
Edinburgh's median direct cremation (£1,240) is 22% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Edinburgh more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Edinburgh's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,997) are 3% above 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 Edinburgh?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 35 funeral directors in and around Edinburgh: 30 independents and 5 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 14% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Edinburgh pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Edinburgh-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 Edinburgh?
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 Edinburgh 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.