Funeral price comparison
Co-op Funeralcare vs Funeral Partners
Co-op Funeralcare’s median direct cremation is £1,240; Funeral Partners’s is £1,995 — 37.8% lower. Based on 650 published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index, up to May 2026.
Side by side
| Co-op Funeralcare | Funeral Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| Median direct cremation all-in, including the cremation fee | £1,240 | £1,995 |
| Direct cremation range | £1,240–£1,240 | £1,400–£2,272 |
| Median attended funeral funeral director charges only — excludes crematorium, doctors', and clergy fees | £3,265 | £3,490 |
| Indexed providers | 494 | 158 |
| With captured published prices | 492 | 158 |
Prices sourced from each provider’s own published CMA Standardised Price List. Latest capture: May 2026.
Co-op Funeralcare
The UK's largest funeral chain by branch count.
Funeral Partners
Group of brands and acquired independents trading under group ownership.
Common questions
Is Co-op Funeralcare more expensive than Funeral Partners for a direct cremation?
Co-op Funeralcare's median direct cremation is £1,240 compared to £1,995 for Funeral Partners — 37.8% lower. Both figures come from each provider's published CMA Standardised Price List, captured by Funeral Cost Index across 492 and 158 branches respectively.
Is Co-op Funeralcare more expensive than Funeral Partners for an attended funeral?
Co-op Funeralcare's median attended funeral director's charges are £3,265 compared to £3,490 for Funeral Partners — 6.4% lower. These are funeral director services only; third-party crematorium, doctors', and clergy fees are paid separately.
How many branches of Co-op Funeralcare and Funeral Partners are indexed?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 494 Co-op Funeralcare providers (492 with captured published prices) and 158 Funeral Partners providers (158 with captured prices). Each provider's price comes from its own CMA Standardised Price List.
Are these prices the full funeral cost?
No. Direct cremation prices are quoted all-in (including the cremation fee), but attended funeral medians are funeral director's charges only — they exclude third-party crematorium fees (£900–£1,200), doctors' fees, and minister or celebrant fees. Adding those usually takes a full attended cremation funeral to £3,500–£4,500.
What is a CMA Standardised Price List?
Under the CMA Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021, every UK funeral director is legally required to publish a Standardised Price List in a fixed format covering attended funeral, direct cremation, funeral director's professional fees, transport, care of the deceased, coffin, and third-party disbursements. Funeral Cost Index captures these published lists; the fixed format makes like-for-like comparison reliable.
Cite this comparison
Suggested citation: Funeral Cost Index, “Co-op Funeralcare vs Funeral Partners”, based on published CMA Standardised Price Lists, last updated May 2026.
Funeral Cost Index does not recommend any specific provider. Price is one factor among many — always check the live source price list before deciding.