Funeral price comparison
Dignity vs Funeral Partners
Dignity’s median direct cremation is £1,645; Funeral Partners’s is £1,995 — 17.5% lower. Based on 630 published CMA Standardised Price Lists captured by Funeral Cost Index, up to May 2026.
Side by side
| Dignity | Funeral Partners | |
|---|---|---|
| Median direct cremation all-in, including the cremation fee | £1,645 | £1,995 |
| Direct cremation range | £25–£2,295 | £1,400–£2,272 |
| Median attended funeral funeral director charges only — excludes crematorium, doctors', and clergy fees | £2,795 | £3,490 |
| Indexed providers | 473 | 158 |
| With captured published prices | 472 | 158 |
Prices sourced from each provider’s own published CMA Standardised Price List. Latest capture: May 2026.
Dignity
Long-established national chain.
Funeral Partners
Multi-brand group; published prices vary by branch.
Common questions
Is Dignity more expensive than Funeral Partners for a direct cremation?
Dignity's median direct cremation is £1,645 compared to £1,995 for Funeral Partners — 17.5% lower. Both figures come from each provider's published CMA Standardised Price List, captured by Funeral Cost Index across 472 and 158 branches respectively.
Is Dignity more expensive than Funeral Partners for an attended funeral?
Dignity's median attended funeral director's charges are £2,795 compared to £3,490 for Funeral Partners — 19.9% lower. These are funeral director services only; third-party crematorium, doctors', and clergy fees are paid separately.
How many branches of Dignity and Funeral Partners are indexed?
Funeral Cost Index indexes 473 Dignity providers (472 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, “Dignity 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.