Funeral Costs in Reading
Funeral Cost Index compares 23 funeral directors in and around Reading, with 20 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,695 (range £1,240–£2,050); the median attended funeral director's charges run £3,498. 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
- £1,695
- Direct cremation range
- £1,240 to £2,050
- Median attended funeral
- £3,498
- Attended funeral range
- £3,030 to £3,600
- Funeral directors compared
- 23
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
FD charges only
20 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 20 published price lists from 23 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Reading costs £1,695 (6% above UK average). The median attended funeral is £3,498 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 20 published direct cremation prices and 20 attended funeral prices from 23 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Price range across 20 Reading providers
- Direct cremation · n=20
- £1,695median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=20
- £3,498median
Typical £1,645–£1,695 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,240–£2,050
Typical £3,265–£3,600 (middle 50%)
Full range £3,030–£3,600
Total cost of an attended cremation in Reading
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £3,498
- Crematorium fee — Bracknell Crematorium (1.5 mi)
- + £1,095
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £4,593
Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from Co-op Funeralcare's published crematoria price list (secondary source). The crematorium nearest Reading is used as a local reference. The 2 crematoria with a captured fee within 8 miles charge £1,095 to £1,100 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 Reading
2 crematoria within 8 miles of Reading, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bracknell CrematoriumBracknell | 1.5 mi | £1,095 |
| Reading CrematoriumReading | 1.8 mi | £1,100 |
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.
Reading vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Reading median | UK median | Reading vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,695 | £1,595 | 6% above UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £3,498 | £2,900 | 21% above UK average |
Direct cremation range in Reading: £1,240 to £2,050.
Published direct cremation prices in Reading
Five captured provider prices within 8 miles of Reading, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.Co-op Funeralcare£1,240
- 2.JB Hall Funeral Directors£1,240
- 3.Tomalin & Son Ltd£1,600
- 4.Tomalin and Son Ltd£1,600
- 5.Cyril H Lovegrove Funeral Directors£1,645
Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.
Market structure in Reading
- Funeral directors indexed
- 23
- Independent vs chain
- 16 / 7
- Published-price coverage
- 87%
Within 8 miles
independents / chain branches
20 of 23 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Reading
Miles and Daughters Funeral Directors
Tamela House, READING, BERKSHIRE · RG1 8BB
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
<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.
A B Walker & Son Ltd - Caversham
Westfield Lodge 208 Gosbrook Road Caversham, Reading, Berkshire · RG4 8BL
Independent
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
1.2 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,195
- Professional fee
- £865
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
1.2 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,395
- Professional fee
- £930
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Miles & Daughters Funeral Directors
479 Northumberland Avenue, READING, BERKSHIRE · RG2 8LZ
Funeral Partners
2.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,340
- Professional fee
- £1,330
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
2.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
2.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
3.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
3.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Miles & Daughters Funeral Directors (Inc Richard Lloyd Funeral Services)
1 - 2 The Parade, READING, BERKSHIRE · RG5 3RB
Funeral Partners
3.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,340
- Professional fee
- £1,330
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Miles and Daughters Funeral Directors
Isabella House, WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE · RG41 5EX
Funeral Partners
4.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,340
- Professional fee
- £1,330
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ash Brook The Funeral Directors Ltd
412 Reading Road, READING, BERKSHIRE · RG7 3BU
Independent / unclassified
5.3 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Ash Brook Funeral Directors - Reading
412 Reading Road Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire · RG7 3BU
Independent
5.3 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
A B Walker and Son Ltd
Blyth House, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, OXFORDSHIRE · RG9 1EA
Independent / unclassified
6.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A B Walker & Son Ltd - Henley-on-Thames
Blyth House 158 Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · RG9 1EA
Independent
6.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,600
- Professional fee
- £994
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
6.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,600
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,030
- Professional fee
- £1,135
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tomalin and Son Ltd
Anderson House, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, OXFORDSHIRE · RG9 1AG
Independent / unclassified
6.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,600
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,030
- Professional fee
- £1,135
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
6.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,040
- Professional fee
- £1,030
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Showing 20 of 23 providers within 8 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.
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What goes into a funeral cost in Reading?
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 Reading?
The median attended funeral in Reading is £3,498 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 20 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, Bracknell Crematorium (1.5 miles away), charges £1,095 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 Reading?
The median direct cremation price in Reading is £1,695 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,240 to £2,050 across 20 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 Reading has the lowest published direct cremation price?
Co-op Funeralcare publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Reading area at £1,240, 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 Reading has the lowest published attended funeral price?
Tomalin & Son Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Reading area at £3,030, 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 Reading more expensive than the UK average?
Reading's median direct cremation (£1,695) is 6% above UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Reading more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Reading's median attended funeral director's charges (£3,498) are 21% 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 Reading?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 23 funeral directors in and around Reading: 16 independents and 7 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 30% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Reading pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Reading-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 Reading?
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 Reading 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.