Direct Cremation in Birmingham: Compare Local Prices
Compare direct cremation in Birmingham using published CMA Standardised Price Lists. Captured local prices range from £1,240 to £2,260, with a median of £1,545 across 45 funeral directors with published prices. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,240 at The Co-operative Funeralcare (incorporating N Wheatley and Sons) (2.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,260 at J R Jones & Co (Dudley) (7.9 mi, captured 16 September 2026).
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Price summary
Based on 45 published price lists within 8 miles of Birmingham.
- Median price
- £1,545
- Captured range
- £1,240-£2,260
- Most recent capture
- 5 Oct 2026
n=45 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 45 published direct cremation prices within 8 miles of Birmingham.
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Primary sources
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Published direct cremation prices
The Co-operative Funeralcare (incorporating N Wheatley and Sons)
Unit 3B, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS · B13 9EJ
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
2.8 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
The Co-operative Funeralcare
Enterprise House, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS · B76 9AG
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
The co-operative funeralcare
1735 Coventry Road, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS · B26 1DT
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
4.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
The co-operative funeralcare
359 High Street, WEST BROMWICH, WEST MIDLANDS · B70 9QG
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
5.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,240
Direct cremation
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
The co-operative funeralcare
24-26 Birmingham Street, OLDBURY, WEST MIDLANDS · B69 4DS
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Central England Co-operative
92-94 Whitehouse Common Rd, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS · B75 6HD
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
6.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,240
Direct cremation
7.1 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
A J Timmins & Son / Central England Co-operative
The Clock House, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS · B63 3UJ
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
7.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
The Co-operative Funeralcare
145 Hatherton Street, WALLSEND, WEST MIDLANDS · WS1 1YB
Co-op Funeralcare
£1,240
Direct cremation
7.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,350
Direct cremation
3.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Walsh Funerals & Memorials - Heath Lane
37 Heath Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands · B71 2BN
Independent
£1,395
Direct cremation
5.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Jennifer Ashe & Son Funeral Directors Ltd - Walsall
17 Liskeard Road, Walsall, West Midlands · WS5 3EY
Independent
£1,395
Direct cremation
6.4 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,400
Direct cremation
7.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Dean Harper Funeral Directors and Stonemasons Ltd
21 - 23 Lichfield Street, WALSALL, WEST MIDLANDS · WS1 1TJ
Independent or unknown
£1,400
Direct cremation
7.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Lilies Funeral Directors Ltd
10 Chester Road Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands · B73 5DA
Independent
£1,495
Direct cremation
4.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Daniel Ross Funerals Ltd
255 Eachelhurst Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS · B76 1DT
Independent or unknown
£1,495
Direct cremation
4.9 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,500
Direct cremation
3.5 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Gary Franklin & Andy Hawkins - Birmingham
Family Funeral Directors 50 Station Road Marston Green, Birmingham, West Midlands · B37 7AU
Independent
£1,500
Direct cremation
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Gary Franklin and Andy Hawkins Family Funeral Directors
50 Station Road, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS · B37 7AU
Independent or unknown
£1,500
Direct cremation
6.0 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,540
Direct cremation
4.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Ian Hazel Funerals Ltd
274 Lichfield Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS · B74 2UH
Independent or unknown
£1,540
Direct cremation
7.3 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
£1,545
Direct cremation
6.4 mi
Captured 2 May 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Stephen and Philip Painter Independent Family Funeral Directors
213 Yardley Road, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS · B27 6LZ
Independent or unknown
£1,595
Direct cremation
3.7 mi
Captured 16 Sept 2026
Source price list available from the funeral director's published CMA Standardised Price List.
Stephen and Philip Painter Independent Family Funeral Directors Ltd
213 Yardley Road Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands · B27 6LZ
Independent
£1,595
Direct cremation
3.7 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 Birmingham run from £1,240 to £2,260 across 45 published price lists captured by Funeral Cost Index up to 5 October 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 Birmingham?
The median direct cremation price in Birmingham is £1,545, based on 45 published CMA Standardised Price Lists from funeral directors within 8 miles. Prices range from £1,240 to £2,260. The lowest published price captured locally is £1,240 at The Co-operative Funeralcare (incorporating N Wheatley and Sons) (2.8 mi, captured 16 September 2026); the highest is £2,260 at J R Jones & Co (Dudley) (7.9 mi, captured 16 September 2026). The nearest crematorium with a captured fee is Perry Barr Crematorium, about 3.1 miles away, where the standard attended cremation fee is £998 (captured May 2026 from a funeral director'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 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 Birmingham compare like for like.
What can push a direct cremation price above the quoted figure in Birmingham?
The £1,545 median direct cremation price for Birmingham 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 Birmingham?
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 Birmingham
Prices sourced from each provider’s published CMA Standardised Price List, where available. Always verify directly with the funeral director before making decisions.