Attended funeral in Preston
Compare attended funeral costs in Preston using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,900 to £3,265, with a median of £2,855 across 14 funeral directors with published prices within 8 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,900 at N & K Harvey Funerals Ltd (5.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £3,265 at Bretherton McKenna Funeralcare (5.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026). A traditional funeral with mourners present and a service at the crematorium — an attended cremation. The published price covers the funeral director's charges only.
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Price summary
Based on 14 published price lists within 8 miles of Preston.
- Median price
- £2,855
- Captured range
- £1,900-£3,265
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
n=14 priced providers
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Source
Service pages compare the same published CMA price-list line across nearby funeral directors. Price is only one factor and should be checked with the provider directly.
Freshness
Most recent price list captured 5 October 2026. Based on 14 published attended funeral prices within 8 miles of Preston.
Accountability
We do not arrange funerals, sell paid rankings, or accept commission for placement. Corrections are reviewed against the provider’s public price list.
Primary sources
Prices can change and packages differ. Always confirm the current price, what is included, availability, and any third-party costs directly with the funeral director before deciding.
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Published attended funeral prices
£1,900
Attended funeral
5.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,950
Attended funeral
4.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Northern Cremations Ltd t/a NC Funeral Directors - Preston
11 Langcliffe Road, Preston, Lancashire · PR2 6UE
Independent
£1,995
Attended funeral
2.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Clifford Ward Funeral Directors
Mount Pleasant Corporation Street, Preston, Lancashire · PR1 2UQ
Independent
£2,090
Attended funeral
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Simply Funerals by William Houghton Funeral Directors
219 Tag lane, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE · PR2 3TY
Independent or unknown
£2,700
Attended funeral
1.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,700
Attended funeral
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,714
Attended funeral
2.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
H Whalley and Sons Funeral Directors
94 Ripon Street, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE · PR1 7UJ
Independent or unknown
£2,995
Attended funeral
<1 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,995
Attended funeral
<1 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£2,995
Attended funeral
2.9 mi
Captured 5 Oct 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£3,265
Attended funeral
<1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£3,265
Attended funeral
1.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£3,265
Attended funeral
2.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£3,265
Attended funeral
5.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
What’s included in the attended funeral price?
Funeral director's charges only — the hearse, professional fees, care of the deceased, and a coffin. The crematorium's cremation fee, doctors' fees, and clergy or celebrant fees are paid separately as disbursements.
Frequently asked questions
How much is an attended funeral in Preston?
The median attended funeral price in Preston is £2,855, based on 14 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 8 miles. Prices range from £1,900 to £3,265. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,900 at N & K Harvey Funerals Ltd (5.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £3,265 at Bretherton McKenna Funeralcare (5.1 mi, captured 16 September 2026). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Preston Crematorium, about 3.2 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £994 (captured May 2026 from Co-op Funeralcare's published crematoria price list (secondary source)), a separate charge from the funeral director's. Every funeral director price is taken from the funeral director's own published CMA Standardised Price List, captured by Funeral Cost Index (most recent capture 5 October 2026).
What does the published attended funeral price include?
Funeral director's charges only — the hearse, professional fees, care of the deceased, and a coffin. The crematorium's cremation fee, doctors' fees, and clergy or celebrant fees are paid separately as disbursements. Each funeral director's CMA Standardised Price List sets out exactly what its own attended funeral price covers, in the same fixed format, so the figures for Preston compare like for like.
What can push an attended funeral price above the quoted figure in Preston?
The £2,855 median attended funeral price for Preston is the funeral director's published charge for the standard service. Costs commonly added on top are out-of-hours or non-hospital collection, collection from outside the funeral director's normal radius, an oversized coffin, removal of a pacemaker or other implant before cremation, hand delivery or tracked postage of the ashes, and any doctor's or registrar's fees not already bundled. The crematorium or burial authority fee, and a minister or celebrant, are separate third-party charges on an attended funeral. Each provider's own CMA Standardised Price List sets out its additional-cost options in a fixed format, which is what makes these comparable between funeral directors.
Other funeral costs in Preston
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.