Funeral Costs in Sandbach
Funeral Cost Index compares 21 funeral directors in and around Sandbach, with 16 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,645 (range £1,240–£2,050); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,495. 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
- £1,645
- Direct cremation range
- £1,240 to £2,050
- Median attended funeral
- £2,495
- Attended funeral range
- £1,825 to £3,265
- Funeral directors compared
- 21
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
FD charges only
16 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 16 published price lists from 21 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Sandbach costs £1,645 (3% above UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,495 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 13 published direct cremation prices and 16 attended funeral prices from 21 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.
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Price range across 16 Sandbach providers
- Direct cremation · n=13
- £1,645median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=16
- £2,495median
Typical £1,500–£1,745 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,240–£2,050
Typical £2,348–£2,661 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,825–£3,265
Total cost of an attended cremation in Sandbach
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £2,495
- Crematorium fee — Crewe Crematorium (4.4 mi)
- + £1,080
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £3,575
Crematorium fee captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Sandbach is used as a local reference. Doctors’ and minister or celebrant fees are additional; the funeral cost calculator uses a £300 celebrant estimate (not a captured price) for the celebrant.
Sandbach vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Sandbach median | UK median | Sandbach vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,645 | £1,595 | 3% above UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £2,495 | £2,900 | 14% below UK average |
Direct cremation range in Sandbach: £1,240 to £2,050.
Published direct cremation prices in Sandbach
Five captured provider prices within 8 miles of Sandbach, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.The Co-operative Funeralcare£1,240
- 2.Congleton Funeralcare£1,240
- 3.Co-op Funeralcare£1,240
- 4.C W Mottram Funeral Services Ltd£1,500
- 5.Williams & Lowe Funeral Directors Ltd£1,595
Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.
Market structure in Sandbach
- Funeral directors indexed
- 21
- Independent vs chain
- 14 / 7
- Published-price coverage
- 76%
Within 8 miles
independents / chain branches
16 of 21 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Sandbach
Williams & Lowe Funeral Directors Ltd
Field House 40 Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire · CW11 1HJ
Independent
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,595
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,515
- Professional fee
- £1,050
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
<1 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
4.0 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Holmes Chapel Funeral Directors
Laburnum Cottage 17 Macclesfield Road, Holmes Chapel · CW4 7NF
Dignity
4.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
4.2 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
4.3 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.
4.4 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Joseph O'Connell Funeral Service
28 - 30 Mill Street, CREWE, CHESHIRE · CW2 7AN
Independent / unclassified
4.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,710
- Professional fee
- £800
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Wilsons Funeral Directors
48 Cinderhill Lane, STOKE-ON-TRENT, CHESHIRE · ST7 3HR
Independent / unclassified
5.4 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
6.0 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Alan Finneron Funeral Directors
32 West Street, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE · CW12 1JR
Independent / unclassified
6.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,000
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,905
- Professional fee
- £725
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
6.2 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.
Larvin-Clegg Funeral Directors Ltd
20 Antrobus Street, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE · CW12 1HB
Independent / unclassified
6.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,850
- Professional fee
- £450
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
6.4 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,745
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
6.4 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,745
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,495
- Professional fee
- £665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Joseph Edwards & Sons - Kidsgrove
3 King Street Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 1HW
Independent
6.4 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
C Edwards & Son (Funeral Services) Ltd
155 High Street Talke Pitts, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 1QQ
Independent
6.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,870
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Horne Brothers Funeral Directors
Audley Funeral Home Ravens Lane Bignall End, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 8PS
Independent
7.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,644
- Professional fee
- —
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
C W Mottram Funeral Services Ltd
The Conifers Grassy Green Lane Audley, Stoke on Trent, Audley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST7 8JB
Independent
7.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,500
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,825
- Professional fee
- £700
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Showing 20 of 21 providers within 8 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.
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What goes into a funeral cost in Sandbach?
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 Sandbach?
The median attended funeral in Sandbach is £2,495 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 16 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, Crewe Crematorium (4.4 miles away), charges £1,080 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 Sandbach?
The median direct cremation price in Sandbach is £1,645 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,240 to £2,050 across 13 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 Sandbach has the lowest published direct cremation price?
The Co-operative Funeralcare publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Sandbach 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 Sandbach has the lowest published attended funeral price?
C W Mottram Funeral Services Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Sandbach area at £1,825, 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 Sandbach more expensive than the UK average?
Sandbach's median direct cremation (£1,645) is 3% above UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Sandbach more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Sandbach's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,495) are 14% 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 Sandbach?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 21 funeral directors in and around Sandbach: 14 independents and 7 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 33% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Sandbach pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Sandbach-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 Sandbach?
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 Sandbach 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.