Funeral Costs in Stoke-on-Trent

Funeral Cost Index compares 39 funeral directors in and around Stoke-on-Trent, with 25 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,245 (range £1,079–£2,380); 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: £1,245
Direct cremation range: £1,079 to £2,380
Median attended funeral: £2,495
Attended funeral range: £1,547 to £3,265
Funeral directors compared: 39
Most recent capture: 26 Oct 2026

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 26 October 2026. Based on 25 published price lists from 39 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.

Accountability

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Primary sources

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Quick answer

The median direct cremation in Stoke-on-Trent costs £1,245 (22% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,495 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 22 published direct cremation prices and 25 attended funeral prices from 39 indexed funeral directors within 8 miles.

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Price range across 25 Stoke-on-Trent providers

Direct cremation · n=22: £1,245median
Attended funeral (FD only) · n=25: £2,495median

Total cost of an attended cremation in Stoke-on-Trent

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 — Bradwell Crematorium (3.4 mi): + £990
Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees): £3,485

Crematorium fee captured July 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Stoke-on-Trent is used as a local reference. The 2 crematoria with a captured fee within 8 miles charge £990 to £1,095 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 Stoke-on-Trent

2 crematoria within 8 miles of Stoke-on-Trent, 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
Bradwell CrematoriumNewcastle-under-Lyme	3.4 mi	£990
Carmountside CrematoriumStoke-on-Trent	3.4 mi	£1,095

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.

Stoke-on-Trent vs UK

Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.

Service	Stoke-on-Trent median	UK median	Stoke-on-Trent vs UK
Direct cremation	£1,245	£1,595	22% below UK average
Attended funeral (FD only)	£2,495	£2,900	14% below UK average

Direct cremation range in Stoke-on-Trent: £1,079 to £2,380.

Published direct cremation prices in Stoke-on-Trent

Five captured provider prices within 8 miles of Stoke-on-Trent, ordered by published direct cremation price.

1.Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd£1,079
2.Tudor-Davies Funeral Services£1,079
3.Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd£1,079
4.Isobel Whittaker Funeral Services Ltd£1,200
5.H Goodwin and Sons£1,240

Always confirm the price directly with the funeral director and read the full Standardised Price List before deciding.

Market structure in Stoke-on-Trent

Funeral directors indexed: 39
Independent vs chain: 34 / 5
Published-price coverage: 64%

Funeral directors near Stoke-on-Trent

Harold H Leese (A Boulton and Sons)
St Peters Close, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST4 1LP
Independent / unclassified
<1 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd
317 Hartshill Road Hartshill, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST4 7NR
Independent
1.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,250
Attended (FD only)
£1,547
Professional fee
£800
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Kevin Lownds Funeral Services Ltd
12-13 Andrew Place, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 1DL
Independent
1.7 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
H Goodwin and Sons
114 London Road, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 1LZ
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.
Joseph Lymer & Son
Trent Bridge Buckall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST1 6AH
Independent
1.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
£3,124
Professional fee
—
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Marsh and Son Funeral Directors
36 Friarswood Road, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 2EG
Independent / unclassified
2.1 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.
Salt and Son
28 Bridge Street, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 2RY
Independent / unclassified
2.2 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.
H Dale Funeral Service
176 Anchor Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST3 5EF
Dignity
2.2 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
Direct cremation
£1,545
Attended (FD only)
£2,495
Professional fee
£665
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Williamson Brothers Ltd
Birch House, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST1 6LH
Independent / unclassified
2.2 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
Stoke Funeral Directors
176 Anchor Road Sandford Hill, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent · ST3 5EF
Dignity
2.2 mi
Captured 5 Oct 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.
Forrester Brothers Funeral Directors
56 Trentham Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST3 4DJ
Independent / unclassified
2.3 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
Jack Dawson Funeral Services Ltd
90 Trentham Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST3 4DY
Independent / unclassified
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,595
Attended (FD only)
£2,205
Professional fee
£625
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Wootton Lovatt
15 Chetwynd Street, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 0EQ
Independent / unclassified
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,470
Attended (FD only)
£2,590
Professional fee
£1,200
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Wootton Lovatt
Hopkinson House 15 Chetwynd Street Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 0EQ
Independent
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,470
Attended (FD only)
£2,590
Professional fee
£1,200
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Hopkinson Woottan Lovatt - Garage
3 Chetwynd Street Woolstanton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Staffordshire · ST5 0EQ
Independent
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,470
Attended (FD only)
£2,590
Professional fee
£1,200
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Rowland & Foulkes Funeral Service Ltd
2A St. Michael's Road Cross Heath, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 9LW
Independent
2.5 mi
No price list captured
Direct cremation
—
Attended (FD only)
—
Professional fee
—
Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd
1 King Street Cross Heath, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire · ST5 9HQ
Independent
2.6 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,079
Attended (FD only)
£1,581
Professional fee
£400
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tudor-Davies Funeral Services
The Beeches, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST6 3HB
Independent / unclassified
2.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,079
Attended (FD only)
£1,581
Professional fee
£400
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd
The Beeches 142 Waterloo Road Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire · ST6 3HB
Independent
2.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Direct cremation
£1,079
Attended (FD only)
£1,581
Professional fee
£400
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Co-op Funeralcare
1 Park Avenue, NEWCASTLE, STAFFORDSHIRE · ST5 8AX
Co-op
2.8 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.

Showing 20 of 39 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

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 Stoke-on-Trent?

The median attended funeral in Stoke-on-Trent is £2,495 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 25 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, Bradwell Crematorium (3.4 miles away), charges £990 for a standard attended cremation, captured July 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 Stoke-on-Trent?

The median direct cremation price in Stoke-on-Trent is £1,245 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,079 to £2,380 across 22 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 Stoke-on-Trent has the lowest published direct cremation price?

Tudor-Davies Funeral Service Ltd publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Stoke-on-Trent area at £1,079, 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 Stoke-on-Trent has the lowest published attended funeral price?

Simpson & Wilde Independent Funeral Directors Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Stoke-on-Trent area at £1,547, 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 Stoke-on-Trent more expensive than the UK average?

Stoke-on-Trent's median direct cremation (£1,245) is 22% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.

Is Stoke-on-Trent more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?

Stoke-on-Trent'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 Stoke-on-Trent?

Funeral Cost Index indexes 39 funeral directors in and around Stoke-on-Trent: 34 independents and 5 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 13% of local providers.

When was Funeral Cost Index's Stoke-on-Trent pricing data last updated?

Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Stoke-on-Trent-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 Stoke-on-Trent?

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 Stoke-on-Trent 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.