Attended funeral prices by area and region

A traditional funeral with a service at a crematorium and mourners present. The published price covers the funeral director's charges only.

National cost guide

How much does a funeral cost in the UK? See the national average, the cost breakdown, and how prices vary.

What’s included

Funeral director's charges only — the hearse, professional fees, care of the deceased, and a coffin. Third-party fees like the cremation fee, doctors' fees, and clergy fees are paid separately as disbursements.

Funeral Cost Index compares this same published CMA price-list line across providers, so a direct cremation is compared with direct cremation, attended funeral charges with attended funeral charges, and burial charges with burial charges. This avoids treating a lower-scope service as if it were the same service as a fuller funeral.

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How to read these prices

Direct cremation is normally an all-in price that includes the cremation fee. Attended funeral and attended burial figures normally show the funeral director’s charges only, with crematorium, burial plot, minister, celebrant and other third-party fees shown separately by the provider.

Prices are captured from each funeral director’s published Standardised Price List where available. They are useful for comparison, but they are not quotes and may change. Always confirm the current price and what is included directly with the provider.

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Why local comparison matters

Funeral prices vary materially between providers in the same town because of collection radius, staffing model, premises, ownership group, coffin specification and local third-party fees. Comparing published price-list lines by location gives a fairer view than relying on national averages alone.