Funeral Costs in Northamptonshire
Funeral Cost Index compares 70 funeral directors in and around Northamptonshire, with 62 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,495 (range £1,000–£2,855); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,993. 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
- £1,495
- Direct cremation range
- £1,000 to £2,855
- Median attended funeral
- £2,993
- Attended funeral range
- £1,180 to £3,874
- Funeral directors compared
- 70
- Most recent capture
- 9 Nov 2026
FD charges only
62 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 9 November 2026. Based on 62 published price lists from 70 indexed funeral directors within 20 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Northamptonshire costs £1,495 (6% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,993 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 58 published direct cremation prices and 62 attended funeral prices from 70 indexed funeral directors within 20 miles.
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Price range across 62 Northamptonshire providers
- Direct cremation · n=58
- £1,495median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=62
- £2,993median
Typical £1,240–£1,745 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,000–£2,855
Typical £2,490–£3,265 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,180–£3,874
Total cost of an attended cremation in Northamptonshire
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £2,993
- Crematorium fee — Counties Crematorium (2.6 mi)
- + £1,380
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £4,373
Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Northamptonshire is used as a local reference. The 5 crematoria with a captured fee within 20 miles charge £995 to £1,380 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 Northamptonshire
5 crematoria within 20 miles of Northamptonshire, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Counties CrematoriumNorthampton | 2.6 mi | £1,380 |
| Nene Valley CrematoriumWellingborough | 9.2 mi | £1,102 |
| Kettering CrematoriumKettering | 13.2 mi | £1,205 |
| Milton Keynes CrematoriumCrownhill | 15.1 mi | £995 |
| Rainsbrook CrematoriumRugby | 16.3 mi | £1,050 |
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.
Northamptonshire vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Northamptonshire median | UK median | Northamptonshire vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,495 | £1,595 | 6% below UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £2,993 | £2,900 | 3% above UK average |
Direct cremation range in Northamptonshire: £1,000 to £2,855.
Published direct cremation prices in Northamptonshire
Five captured provider prices within 20 miles of Northamptonshire, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.John White Funeral Directors£1,000
- 2.Haseldine Funeral Services Ltd£1,150
- 3.Co-op Funeralcare£1,240
- 4.Co-op Funeralcare£1,240
- 5.Co-op Funeralcare£1,240
Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.
Market structure in Northamptonshire
- Funeral directors indexed
- 70
- Independent vs chain
- 51 / 19
- Published-price coverage
- 89%
Within 20 miles
independents / chain branches
62 of 70 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Northamptonshire
<1 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,745
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,695
- Professional fee
- £725
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
S E Wilkinson and Son
30 Grove Road, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN1 3LQ
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,700
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £1,200
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Kevin Matthews Funeral Service Ltd
1-5 Balmoral Road Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire · NN2 6LA
Independent
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,580
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,180
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
1.6 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.
1.8 mi
Captured 11 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,595
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,499
- Professional fee
- £1,850
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Kevin Matthews Funeral Service Ltd - Duston
The Village Funeral Home Woodley Chase Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire · NN5 6PS
Independent
2.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,580
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,180
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hollowells' Ltd - The Birches
The Birches 4 - 6 Bedford Road Brafield on the Green, Northampton, Northamptonshire · NN7 1BD
Independent
4.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,595
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,499
- Professional fee
- £1,850
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Toby Hunt Funeral Service
34 The Square, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN6 0NA
Independent / unclassified
6.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,090
- Professional fee
- £1,080
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Country Funerals
1 Sponne House Centre Watling Street West, Towcester, Northamptonshire · NN12 6BY
Independent
8.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,250
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,850
- Professional fee
- £580
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Heart of England Co-op Funerals
167 Watling Street West, TOWCESTER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN12- 6BX
Independent / unclassified
8.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,265
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
John White Funeral Directors
188 Watling Street East, Towcester, Northamptonshire · NN12 6DB
Independent
8.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,000
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,385
- Professional fee
- £920
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Cooksleys Independent Funeral Service
1 Berrymoor Court, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN8 2DL
Independent / unclassified
9.0 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
9.4 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,745
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,195
- Professional fee
- £870
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
9.5 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,745
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,295
- Professional fee
- £895
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Chambers & Brighty Funeral Directors
5-9 Buckwell End, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTIONSHIRE · NN8 4LR
Funeral Partners
9.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,545
- Professional fee
- £1,535
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jack Warwick Funeral Service Ltd - Wellingborough
Leighton Coach House High Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire · NN8 4JU
Independent
9.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,495
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,615
- Professional fee
- £1,295
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jack Warwick Funeral Service
Leighton Coach House, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTIONSHIRE · NN8 4JU
Independent / unclassified
9.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,495
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,615
- Professional fee
- £1,295
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Bruce Carter and Son
Havelock Street, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN8 4QA
Independent / unclassified
9.8 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
9.9 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.
Heart of England Co-op Funerals
8 -10 High Street, DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · NN11- 4HT
Independent / unclassified
11.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,265
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
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What goes into a funeral cost in Northamptonshire?
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 Northamptonshire?
The median attended funeral in Northamptonshire is £2,993 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 62 published attended funeral prices from CMA Standardised Price Lists captured up to November 2026. Third-party fees are paid separately. For a cremation, the nearest crematorium with a captured fee, Counties Crematorium (2.6 miles away), charges £1,380 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 Northamptonshire?
The median direct cremation price in Northamptonshire is £1,495 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,000 to £2,855 across 58 published direct cremation prices (last captured November 2026). Source: Funeral Cost Index, sourced from each provider's CMA Standardised Price List.
Which funeral director in Northamptonshire has the lowest published direct cremation price?
John White Funeral Directors publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Northamptonshire area at £1,000, 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 Northamptonshire has the lowest published attended funeral price?
Kevin Matthews Funeral Service Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Northamptonshire area at £1,180, 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 Northamptonshire more expensive than the UK average?
Northamptonshire's median direct cremation (£1,495) is 6% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Northamptonshire more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Northamptonshire's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,993) 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 Northamptonshire?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 70 funeral directors in and around Northamptonshire: 51 independents and 19 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 27% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Northamptonshire pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Northamptonshire-area provider in November 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 Northamptonshire?
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 Northamptonshire 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.