Direct Cremation in Berkshire: Compare Local Prices

Compare direct cremation in Berkshire using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £920 to £2,665, with a median of £1,645 across 96 funeral directors with published prices. The lowest published price captured locally is £920 at Debbie Collins Independent Funeral Director (13.5 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,665 at Lodge Brothers (Funerals) Ltd (17.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026).

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Price summary

Based on 96 published price lists within 18 miles of Berkshire.

Median price
£1,645

n=96 priced providers

Captured range
£920-£2,665
Most recent capture
9 Nov 2026

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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 9 November 2026. Based on 96 published direct cremation prices within 18 miles of Berkshire.

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

CMA Order · CMA checklist · Corrections · Dataset

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 direct cremation prices

  • Debbie Collins Independent Funeral Director

    Unit 44, Folly Farm Kingsdere Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire · RG26 5GJ

    Independent

    £920

    Direct cremation

    13.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    42 Church Street, READING, BERKSHIRE · RG4 8AU

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    <1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • JB Hall Funeral Directors

    142 Finchampstead Road, WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE · RG41 2NU

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    7.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • G Parker Funeralcare

    White Lodge Court, YATELEY, HAMPSHIRE · GU46 7RX

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    10.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Bracknell

    12 Rectory Row, BRACKNELL, BERKSHIRE · RG12 7BN

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    10.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    48 Bishopswood Road, TADLEY, HAMPSHIRE · RG26 4HD

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    10.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    4 Bullbrook Row, BRACKNELL, BERKSHIRE · RG12 2NL

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    10.8 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Camberley and District Funeral Directors

    337 Yorktown Road, SANDHURST, BERKSHIRE · GU47 0QA

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    11.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    27 High Street, MAIDENHEAD, BERKSHIRE · SL6 1JG

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    12.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • A Monger Funeral Directors

    The Old Forge, BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE · RG24 9LE

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    12.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    31a The Broadway, THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE · RG19 3HX

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    12.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-Op Funeralcare

    11 Park Street, CAMBERLEY, SURREY · GU15 3PQ

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    12.7 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Fleet

    287 Fleet Road, FLEET, HAMPSHIRE · GU51 3BT

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    13.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Lines Bannister Funeral Directors

    69 High Street, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE · SL5 7HP

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    13.5 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Farnborough

    68 Victoria Road, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE · GU14 7PH

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    14.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    85 Dedworth Road, WINDSOR, BERKSHIRE · SL4 5BB

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    14.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Howe and Son Funeral Directors

    Bear Hill, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE · RG20 5QA

    Independent or unknown

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    15.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Frimley Green

    3 Wharf Road, CAMBERLEY, SURREY · GU16 6LE

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    15.1 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - High Wycombe

    110 Dashwood Avenue, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE · HP12 3EB

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    15.2 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Basingstoke

    1 Buckland Parade, BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE · RG22 6JW

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    15.3 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Central England Co-operative

    6 Market Place, DIDCOT, OXFORDSHIRE · OX11 7LE

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    15.4 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Co-op Funeralcare

    91 Victoria Road, ALDERSHOT, HAMPSHIRE · GU11 1JE

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    17.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • The Co-operative Funeralcare - Ash Vale

    231 Shawfield Road, ASH VALE, SURREY · GU12 5DL

    Co-op Funeralcare

    £1,240

    Direct cremation

    17.6 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Jonathan Williams Independent Funeral Directors Ltd

    35-41 Essex Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire · RG21 7TB

    Independent

    £1,280

    Direct cremation

    13.9 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

  • Morse Funeral Services Ltd

    38 London End, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire · HP9 2JH

    Independent

    £1,327

    Direct cremation

    18.0 mi

    Captured 16 Sept 2026

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

What’s included in the direct cremation price?

The CMA Order requires the published direct cremation price to include the cremation fee, a simple coffin, transport, and the return of ashes.

Direct cremation, sometimes called cremation only or a no-service funeral, usually includes collection of the deceased, care before cremation, a simple coffin, transport to the crematorium, the cremation fee and return of ashes. It does not usually include a funeral service, procession, limousine, viewing or celebrant.

Captured direct cremation prices in Berkshire run from £920 to £2,665 across 96 published price lists captured by Funeral Cost Index up to 9 November 2026. The gap comes from funeral directors using different crematoria, collection areas, staffing models and service levels. Always check the source price list and ask the provider what is included before making a decision.

Frequently asked questions

How much is a direct cremation in Berkshire?

The median direct cremation price in Berkshire is £1,645, based on 96 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 18 miles. Prices range from £920 to £2,665. The lowest published price captured locally is £920 at Debbie Collins Independent Funeral Director (13.5 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,665 at Lodge Brothers (Funerals) Ltd (17.7 mi, captured 16 September 2026). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Bracknell Crematorium, about 1.5 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £1,095 (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 9 November 2026).

What does the published direct cremation price include?

The CMA Order requires the published direct cremation price to include the cremation fee, a simple coffin, transport, and the return of ashes. Each funeral director's CMA Standardised Price List sets out exactly what its own direct cremation price covers, in the same fixed format, so the figures for Berkshire compare like for like.

What can push a direct cremation price above the quoted figure in Berkshire?

The £1,645 median direct cremation price for Berkshire 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. A direct cremation price must already include the cremation fee under the CMA Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021, so that is not an extra. 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.

Is direct cremation the same as cremation only in Berkshire?

Yes. Searches for cremation only, simple cremation, unattended cremation and direct cremation usually refer to the same basic product: cremation without mourners present and without a funeral service. Providers may sell separate simple attended options, so always check what is included.

Other funeral costs in Berkshire

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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