Attended funeral in Southend-on-Sea

Compare attended funeral costs in Southend-on-Sea using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £2,598 to £3,365, with a median of £2,995 across 23 funeral directors with published prices within 6 miles. The lowest published price captured locally is £2,598 at Penrose Funerals Ltd (1.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £3,365 at Adam and Greenwood (4.6 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 23 published price lists within 6 miles of Southend-on-Sea.

Median price
£2,995

n=23 priced providers

Captured range
£2,598-£3,365
Most recent capture
5 Oct 2026

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Source

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Freshness

Most recent price list captured 5 October 2026. Based on 23 published attended funeral prices within 6 miles of Southend-on-Sea.

Accountability

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Published attended funeral prices

  • Penrose Funerals Ltd

    94 Bridgewater Drive, Westcliff on Sea, Essex · SS0 0DH

    Independent

    £2,598

    Attended funeral

    1.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • F P Guiver & Sons Ltd - Garage

    208 Southchurch Road, Southend, Essex · SS1 2LS

    Independent

    £2,655

    Attended funeral

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • F P Guiver & Sons Ltd

    641 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex · SS1 2PN

    Independent

    £2,655

    Attended funeral

    1.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • F P Guiver & Sons Ltd - Rochford

    52 Ashingdon Road, Rochford, Essex · SS4 1RD

    Independent

    £2,655

    Attended funeral

    2.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • F P Guiver and Sons Ltd

    416 Rayleigh Road, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS9 5PT

    Independent or unknown

    £2,655

    Attended funeral

    3.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • F P Guiver & Sons Ltd - Leigh on Sea

    416 Rayleigh Road Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, Essex · SS9 5PT

    Independent

    £2,655

    Attended funeral

    3.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Tanners Funeral Directors

    26 East Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS2 6LH

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    <1 mi

    Captured 2 May 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Prittlewell Funeral Directors

    26 East Street Prittlewell, Southend On Sea · SS2 6LH

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    <1 mi

    Captured 5 Oct 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Leigh On Sea Funeral Directors

    62 The Broadway, Leigh on Sea · SS9 1AE

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    2.1 mi

    Captured 5 Oct 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • W Thorp and Sons

    62 Broadway, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS9 1AE

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    2.1 mi

    Captured 2 May 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • J W Tate and Son Ltd

    20 North Street, ROCHFORD, ESSEX · SS4 1AB

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    2.6 mi

    Captured 2 May 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Canvey Funeral Directors

    29-31 High Street, Canvey Island · SS8 7RB

    Dignity

    £2,995

    Attended funeral

    5.1 mi

    Captured 5 Oct 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • T Cribb and Sons

    1565 London Road, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS9 2SF

    Independent or unknown

    £3,145

    Attended funeral

    2.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • T Cribb & Sons (Willows) Ltd - Leigh on Sea

    The Willows 1565 London Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex · SS9 2SF

    Independent

    £3,145

    Attended funeral

    2.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Rochford Funeral Directors

    20 North Street, Rochford · SS4 1AB

    Dignity

    £3,195

    Attended funeral

    2.6 mi

    Captured 5 Oct 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Abbey Funeral Services

    10 Benfleet Road, BENFLEET, ESSEX · SS7 1QB

    Dignity

    £3,195

    Attended funeral

    4.7 mi

    Captured 2 May 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Hadleigh Funeral Directors

    10 Benfleet Road, Hadleigh · SS7 1QB

    Dignity

    £3,195

    Attended funeral

    4.8 mi

    Captured 5 Oct 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    27 Glendale Gardens, LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS9 2AT

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £3,265

    Attended funeral

    2.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    28 High Street, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX · SS3 0EQ

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £3,265

    Attended funeral

    4.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    29A Spa Road, HOCKLEY, ESSEX · SS5 4AZ

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £3,265

    Attended funeral

    4.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    16 Furtherwick Road, CANVEY ISLAND, ESSEX · SS8 7AE

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £3,265

    Attended funeral

    5.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    104 High Street, RAYLEIGH, ESSEX · SS6 7BY

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £3,265

    Attended funeral

    5.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

    Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.

  • Adam and Greenwood

    Hockley, Essex · SS5 4AD

    Independent

    £3,365

    Attended funeral

    4.6 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 Southend-on-Sea?

The median attended funeral price in Southend-on-Sea is £2,995, based on 23 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 6 miles. Prices range from £2,598 to £3,365. The lowest published price captured locally is £2,598 at Penrose Funerals Ltd (1.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £3,365 at Adam and Greenwood (4.6 mi, captured 16 September 2026). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Southend-on-Sea Crematorium, about 1.4 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £880 (captured May 2026 from the operator's published fee list), 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 Southend-on-Sea compare like for like.

What can push an attended funeral price above the quoted figure in Southend-on-Sea?

The £2,995 median attended funeral price for Southend-on-Sea 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 Southend-on-Sea

Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.

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