Funeral Costs in Leicester
Funeral Cost Index compares 24 funeral directors in and around Leicester, with 15 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,493 (range £850–£2,235); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,240. 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
- £1,493
- Direct cremation range
- £850 to £2,235
- Median attended funeral
- £2,240
- Attended funeral range
- £1,060 to £3,265
- Funeral directors compared
- 24
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
FD charges only
15 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 15 published price lists from 24 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Leicester costs £1,493 (6% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,240 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 14 published direct cremation prices and 15 attended funeral prices from 24 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Price range across 15 Leicester providers
- Direct cremation · n=14
- £1,493median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=15
- £2,240median
Typical £1,267–£1,725 (middle 50%)
Full range £850–£2,235
Typical £2,060–£2,940 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,060–£3,265
Total cost of an attended cremation in Leicester
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £2,240
- Crematorium fee — Gilroes Crematorium (1.8 mi)
- + £2,000
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £4,240
Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Leicester is used as a local reference. The 3 crematoria with a captured fee within 8 miles charge £1,320 to £2,000 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 Leicester
3 crematoria within 8 miles of Leicester, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gilroes CrematoriumGilroes | 1.8 mi | £2,000 |
| South Leicester CrematoriumCountesthorpe | 5.5 mi | £1,320 |
| Great Glen CrematoriumGreat Glen | 6.8 mi | £1,495 |
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.
Leicester vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Leicester median | UK median | Leicester vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,493 | £1,595 | 6% below UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £2,240 | £2,900 | 23% below UK average |
Direct cremation range in Leicester: £850 to £2,235.
Published direct cremation prices in Leicester
Five captured provider prices within 8 miles of Leicester, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.Buckminster Funerals Ltd£850
- 2.The Co-operative Funeralcare£1,240
- 3.The co-operative funeralcare£1,240
- 4.Central England Co-operative£1,240
- 5.A J Adkinson and Son, Wigston£1,346
Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.
Market structure in Leicester
- Funeral directors indexed
- 24
- Independent vs chain
- 21 / 3
- Published-price coverage
- 63%
Within 8 miles
independents / chain branches
15 of 24 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Leicester
Ginns and Gutteridge Funeral Directors
St Nicholas House, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE1 4NR
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Abbey Oak Funeral Services
10-12 Buckminster Road, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE3 9AR
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £850
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,060
- Professional fee
- £290
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
P A Funerals Ltd t/a Paul Asher Family Funeral Directors
99 Aylestone Road, Leicester, Leicestershire · LE2 7LN
Independent
<1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
1.3 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
P A Funerals Ltd t/a Asian Funeral Service (Leicester)
260 Loughborough Road, Leicester, Leicestershire · LE4 5LH
Independent
1.6 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
1.8 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Paul Pender & Son Ltd
The Shakespeare 226 Braunstone Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire · LE3 3AS
Independent
2.1 mi
Captured 11 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,500
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,140
- Professional fee
- £780
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ginns & Gutteridge Funeral Directors
555 Saffron Lane, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE2 6UN
Independent / unclassified
2.6 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Anstey & District Funeral Services Ltd
Talbott House, Leicester Road Anstey, Leicester, Leicestershire · LE7 7AT
Independent
3.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,600
- Professional fee
- £800
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Richard Ward Funeral Services Ltd
112 Aylestone Lane, WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE18 1BA
Independent / unclassified
3.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,020
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,940
- Professional fee
- £1,300
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ginns & Gutteridge Funeral Directors
129 Leicester Road, WIGSTON, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE18 1NS
Independent / unclassified
3.5 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
M D Lowe and Sons Funeral Services Ltd
857 Melton Road, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE4 8EE
Independent / unclassified
3.6 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
3.7 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.
3.7 mi
Captured 28 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,485
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,091
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Adkinson and Son, Wigston
5 Saffron Road, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE18 4TF
Independent / unclassified
3.9 mi
Captured 11 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,346
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,029
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
4.4 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.
Richard Ward Funeral Services Ltd
2b Cross Street, LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE · LE19 4NJ
Independent / unclassified
4.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,020
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,940
- Professional fee
- £1,300
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
4.8 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.
5.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,725
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,240
- Professional fee
- £900
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Showing 20 of 24 providers within 8 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.
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Useful funeral cost guides
What goes into a funeral cost in Leicester?
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 Leicester?
The median attended funeral in Leicester is £2,240 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 15 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, Gilroes Crematorium (1.8 miles away), charges £2,000 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 Leicester?
The median direct cremation price in Leicester is £1,493 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £850 to £2,235 across 14 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 Leicester has the lowest published direct cremation price?
Buckminster Funerals Ltd publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Leicester area at £850, 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 Leicester has the lowest published attended funeral price?
Buckminster Funerals Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Leicester area at £1,060, 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 Leicester more expensive than the UK average?
Leicester's median direct cremation (£1,493) is 6% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Leicester more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Leicester's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,240) are 23% 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 Leicester?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 24 funeral directors in and around Leicester: 21 independents and 3 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 13% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Leicester pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Leicester-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 Leicester?
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 Leicester 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.