Funeral Costs in Suffolk
Funeral Cost Index compares 73 funeral directors in and around Suffolk, with 32 CMA Standardised Price Lists captured. The median direct cremation costs £1,545 (range £1,025–£2,050); the median attended funeral director's charges run £2,795. 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
- £1,545
- Direct cremation range
- £1,025 to £2,050
- Median attended funeral
- £2,795
- Attended funeral range
- £1,895 to £3,425
- Funeral directors compared
- 73
- Most recent capture
- 12 Oct 2026
FD charges only
32 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 12 October 2026. Based on 32 published price lists from 73 indexed funeral directors within 22 miles.
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Quick answer
The median direct cremation in Suffolk costs £1,545 (3% below UK average). The median attended funeral is £2,795 (funeral director’s charges only). Based on 31 published direct cremation prices and 32 attended funeral prices from 73 indexed funeral directors within 22 miles.
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Price range across 32 Suffolk providers
- Direct cremation · n=31
- £1,545median
- Attended funeral (FD only) · n=32
- £2,795median
Typical £1,240–£1,645 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,025–£2,050
Typical £2,423–£3,265 (middle 50%)
Full range £1,895–£3,425
Total cost of an attended cremation in Suffolk
The funeral director’s charge plus the third-party crematorium fee — the disbursement that Standardised Price Lists exclude.
- Median funeral director charge (attended)
- £2,795
- Crematorium fee — Ipswich Crematorium (11.9 mi)
- + £865
- Modelled total (sum of the local median and the nearest captured crematorium fee, not a quote; excl. doctors’/celebrant fees)
- £3,660
Crematorium fee captured July 2026 from the operator's published fee list. The crematorium nearest Suffolk is used as a local reference. The 3 crematoria with a captured fee within 22 miles charge £865 to £1,425 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 Suffolk
3 crematoria within 22 miles of Suffolk, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich CrematoriumIpswich | 11.9 mi | £865 |
| Bury St Edmunds CrematoriumBury St Edmunds | 12.8 mi | £1,425 |
| Seven Hills CrematoriumNacton | 16.3 mi | £1,065 |
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.
Suffolk vs UK
Median funeral director charges, like-for-like.
| Service | Suffolk median | UK median | Suffolk vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | £1,545 | £1,595 | 3% below UK average |
| Attended funeral (FD only) | £2,795 | £2,900 | 4% below UK average |
Direct cremation range in Suffolk: £1,025 to £2,050.
Published direct cremation prices in Suffolk
Five captured provider prices within 22 miles of Suffolk, ordered by published direct cremation price.
- 1.W A Deacon Funeral Services£1,025
- 2.J Edwards Funeral Directors£1,100
- 3.Thetford & District Funeral Services Ltd t/a Turner Funerals Ltd£1,100
- 4.Hyde Chambers Funeral Home Ltd£1,150
- 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 Suffolk
- Funeral directors indexed
- 73
- Independent vs chain
- 61 / 12
- Published-price coverage
- 44%
Within 22 miles
independents / chain branches
32 of 73 have a CMA SPL captured
Funeral directors near Suffolk
1.1 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.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service (Meredith Greengrass)
15 Ipswich Street, STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK · IP14 1AH
Independent / unclassified
1.1 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Andrew Bingham Independent Funeral Service
Unit 2, Charles Industrial Estate, Stowmarket, Suffolk · IP14 5AH
Independent
1.2 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,640
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,515
- Professional fee
- £810
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service (Meredith Greengrass)
Ground Floor, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK · IP6 8AS
Independent / unclassified
4.3 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
9.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,025
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,208
- Professional fee
- £863
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
9.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £2,050
- Attended (FD only)
- £3,425
- Professional fee
- £1,415
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
9.6 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,795
- Professional fee
- £750
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A E Thurlow and Son Funeral Service
1 High Street, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK · IP31 2HH
Independent / unclassified
9.6 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,795
- Professional fee
- £750
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service (Kingsbury and Saunders)
61 George Street, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK · IP7 5BW
Independent / unclassified
9.8 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
Alec Butcher Limousine Hire Ltd t/a Alec Butcher Independent Funeral Director
33 Meredith Road, Ipswich, Suffolk · IP1 6ED
Independent
10.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,150
- Professional fee
- £445
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
10.0 mi
Captured 12 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,430
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,340
- Professional fee
- £920
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
East of England Co-op Funeral Service
Chapel of Rest, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK · IP1 5BN
Independent / unclassified
10.6 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
10.6 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,645
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,795
- Professional fee
- £750
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
10.8 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.
Meredith Greengrass Funeral Service
2 Hospital Road, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK · IP33 3JT
Independent / unclassified
11.6 mi
No price list captured
- Direct cremation
- —
- Attended (FD only)
- —
- Professional fee
- —
11.6 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,545
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,795
- Professional fee
- £745
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Southgate & Roberts Funeral Directors
18-20 St Matthews Street, Ipswich, Suffolk · IP1 3EU
Independent
11.6 mi
Captured 12 Oct 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,695
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,995
- Professional fee
- £1,055
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Bury St Edmunds Funeralcare
11 Woolhall Street, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK · IP33 1LA
Independent / unclassified
11.7 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.
11.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,150
- Attended (FD only)
- £1,895
- Professional fee
- £494
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Armstrongs Funeral Service
24 St Andrews Street North, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · IP33 1TH
Independent
11.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
- Direct cremation
- £1,525
- Attended (FD only)
- £2,450
- Professional fee
- £675
Source price list captured from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Showing 20 of 73 providers within 22 miles. Use postcode search for the full list.
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What goes into a funeral cost in Suffolk?
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 Suffolk?
The median attended funeral in Suffolk is £2,795 for the funeral director's charges only, based on 32 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, Ipswich Crematorium (11.9 miles away), charges £865 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 Suffolk?
The median direct cremation price in Suffolk is £1,545 (all-in, including the cremation fee), ranging from £1,025 to £2,050 across 31 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 Suffolk has the lowest published direct cremation price?
W A Deacon Funeral Services publishes the lowest direct cremation price in the Suffolk area at £1,025, 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 Suffolk has the lowest published attended funeral price?
Hyde Chambers Funeral Home Ltd publishes the lowest attended funeral director's charges in the Suffolk area at £1,895, 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 Suffolk more expensive than the UK average?
Suffolk's median direct cremation (£1,545) is 3% below UK average (UK median £1,595). Both medians come from published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index.
Is Suffolk more expensive than the UK average for an attended funeral?
Suffolk's median attended funeral director's charges (£2,795) are 4% 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 Suffolk?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 73 funeral directors in and around Suffolk: 61 independents and 12 chain-owned branches (Co-op Funeralcare, Dignity, Funeral Partners), with chains making up 16% of local providers.
When was Funeral Cost Index's Suffolk pricing data last updated?
Funeral Cost Index last captured a price list from a Suffolk-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 Suffolk?
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 Suffolk 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.